Triangle Offense

[Capital Edge]

Just a friendly troll who wanted to ask do you guys think it will ever work. I always hear it limits Flynn's game and sometimes can be very complicated? Thoughts

[walchy]

the triangle is only for when we slow it down, we're looking to become a running team. The offence is tough to learn, and flynn was used to having free reign at 'Cuse. He'll develop a jump shot soon enough tho, that will make it a lot easier for him to contribute, as well as becoming more accustomed to the NBA game. Most of the other players that we've aquired on the roster at the moment are good for the running game, but also can pass well and hit the mid range J, which is essential to the triangle.
If Rambis can teach the young guys the offence well enough, it will definitely be effective.

[auggie doggie]

Why are not more teams playing/using the triangle offense? Is it because only certain type of players will work or a certain high a BB IQ to run it or something else?

[mandurugo]

Why are not more teams playing/using the triangle offense? Is it because only certain type of players will work or a certain high a BB IQ to run it or something else?

The triangle offense is just too expensive for most teams to run. It involves a lot of cutting and passing options on every play, that means the coach goes through way more whiteboard markers than for any other offense. Those things don't grow on trees - over time most teams just find it financially crippling.

[Krapinsky]

It just takes time to implement. Once we settle with some players it will become second nature. The advantage is you can run 30 plays out of one set depending on what the defense gives you. That's good for a running offense because it allows the players to just play and doesn't require Rambis to holler out plays from the bench and slow the pace down.

[walchy]

its like a motion offence, but with so many more options. its unstoppable, if implimented correctly and everyone knows thier place.

[Vega06]

LOL walchy, that sig is great.

[revprodeji]

I think it moves beyond typical position def and set offenses. Unfortunately, american youth learn positional boxes and set plays. So it takes time to learn how to play this system.

Naturally, euro players will have an easier time with it because in parts of europe youth basketball it is illegal to call a set play. Everything is cut/circle so you learn BBall instincts.

Flynn will be fine, it is just a transition for him

[auggie doggie]

Is it "too expensive" because the pieces are hard to accumulate or the number of top players needed to run it. It seems from the Laker model or Chicago model that a superstar wing with a high basketball IQ is needed to initiate and do the decision making. It also appears stability in player personnel is needed and an issue in this era of free agency and being a smaller market in maintaining the required nuymber of pieces may be difficult.

[Dewey]

One key to the triangle is it also helps sustain floor spacing ... if you have perimeter shooters and big men that pass well, you should have some reasonable success.