Post#214 » by drekwins » Sun Apr 17, 2016 12:43 am
What's so frustrating about Phil is that he fails to recognize that the game has changed. The triangle made perfect sense when there wasn't as much freedom of movement. Hand checking and physical play made penetration much more difficult. However, those days are long gone. Dribble penetration is easier than finding 5 high IQ players that can learn a system that's different than they've ever played in before.
I'm not saying that the triangle is a bad thing or that it doesn't have a place. All that I'm saying is that it's insane to dismiss the idea of dribble penetration. The whole point of an organized offense is to create double teams, then move the ball like hell until you find an open guy. Alternatively, when you have a superstar, you try to create situations where they can succeed and get open. The triangle works by creating spacing/movement and then moving the ball once a double team is created via the post. The problem is that this requires a big time post guy that can also pass, a bunch of unselfish players, high IQ and very good shooters. Not to mention, these players also have to play defense (ala why calderon doesn't work).
Dribble penetration, on the other hand, automatically sinks the defense in and creates double teams. Then, the ball must move and/or make its way to your best player. This way of playing is so much easier to excel at with the given talent pool in today's NBA. This is also why nearly every PG drafted in recent years 15 or higher has panned out well (except johnny flynn). Penetration is just so easy nowadays. Yet, the Knicks don't embrace it.
