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It’s all about the triangle.

“It shouldn’t be a balance (between finding players to fit a system and building a system around the players). It’s whatever decision you want to make,” Kurt Rambis said. “The decision with management is to get players who fit into the system. Neither way is wrong. It’s about your mindset and what you want to do. And I think the whole process has been to get players who we feel will fit into the system. No team stays pat except the exceptional teams. Everybody is trying to improve and find ways to get better. Naturally, we’ll be one of those teams.”

Many NBA teams work vice versa and build a system around its players, with the Spurs’ evolution serving as a shining example. For the Heat to be successful with LeBron James, it required a system change from Erik Spoelstra to fit the personnel.

But the talk lately from Rambis has indicated the Knicks are locked into the triangle, a system that may prove a tough sell in free agency. Of course, Rambis’ own future in New York is tenuous by definition as the interim coach.

“I think I’ve got good communication with the players. They understand what I want,” said Rambis, who has a good chance to land the permanent gig as Jackson’s preferred choice and friend. “We’re not anywhere near where I would like them to be in terms of how we function at either end of the court. But we are moving in that direction. Getting up and playing the aggressive defense that I would like them to play. But again, that takes practice time, competive scrimmages. We haven’t had enough of those.”

PornDoc wrote:The Triangle can blow me.

mpharris36 wrote:honestly what player does that mean we will no longer go after.

If it means we wont go after that empty stat loser Rondo then I am all for it.

Triple C wrote:

It’s all about the triangle.

“It shouldn’t be a balance (between finding players to fit a system and building a system around the players). It’s whatever decision you want to make,” Kurt Rambis said. “The decision with management is to get players who fit into the system. Neither way is wrong. It’s about your mindset and what you want to do. And I think the whole process has been to get players who we feel will fit into the system. No team stays pat except the exceptional teams. Everybody is trying to improve and find ways to get better. Naturally, we’ll be one of those teams.”

Many NBA teams work vice versa and build a system around its players, with the Spurs’ evolution serving as a shining example. For the Heat to be successful with LeBron James, it required a system change from Erik Spoelstra to fit the personnel.

But the talk lately from Rambis has indicated the Knicks are locked into the triangle, a system that may prove a tough sell in free agency. Of course, Rambis’ own future in New York is tenuous by definition as the interim coach.

“I think I’ve got good communication with the players. They understand what I want,” said Rambis, who has a good chance to land the permanent gig as Jackson’s preferred choice and friend. “We’re not anywhere near where I would like them to be in terms of how we function at either end of the court. But we are moving in that direction. Getting up and playing the aggressive defense that I would like them to play. But again, that takes practice time, competive scrimmages. We haven’t had enough of those.”

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Priggy Smalls wrote:

mpharris36 wrote:honestly what player does that mean we will no longer go after.

If it means we wont go after that empty stat loser Rondo then I am all for it.

if we're going off last summer it means seraphin(after we already signed a million bigs) instead of lin, shved or any other guard.

mpharris36 wrote:

Priggy Smalls wrote:

mpharris36 wrote:honestly what player does that mean we will no longer go after.

If it means we wont go after that empty stat loser Rondo then I am all for it.

if we're going off last summer it means seraphin(after we already signed a million bigs) instead of lin, shved or any other guard.

I disagree. Seraphin was signed because no one including every fan on this board knew what KP was going to give us year 1. I think Phil saw Calderon/Grant AA/Gallo as a decent 4 man rotation at guard. At the time Melo and the team wanted him strictly to play the 3. So there were a ton of minutes at the 4 which needed to be distributed.

KP's yearly development basically eliminated any chance of Seraphin playing which was a good thing but it was hard to determine how much KP was going to play and help early.

moocow007 wrote:Seriously though basically they need some of the best players in the NBA. Those types will fit any system.

moocow007 wrote:Maybe they can get a time machine or some sort of genetic re-engineering machine and get themselves a new Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan?