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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