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Report: Melo laid into Porzingis for openly praising Knicks' triangle offense

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The New York Knicks' trademark triangle offense during the Phil Jackson era was such a touchy subject at the time that merely expressing support for the system instantly led to derision.

Kristaps Porzingis reportedly learned that the hard way, because after praising the offense back in March, his All-Star teammate, Carmelo Anthony, got furious with the Latvian big man, an NBA source told The New York Post's Marc Berman.

"Melo really chewed him out, lit into him," the source told Berman.

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After pulling out a win on the road in Orlando on March 1, Porzingis came out in support of the triangle, and how the Knicks could thrive using it if everyone were to buy in.

"I like the triangle," said Porzingis. "My first season, the whole first season we played nothing but the triangle so I know it pretty well. I like the offense. It can only work if everybody believes in it and everybody executes it the right way."

It's hard to imagine the Knicks continuing to run the triangle moving forward, though, now that Jackson - who breathed down the necks of all of his past head coaches, and the team's current one in Jeff Hornacek, to utilize it - is no longer in the equation.

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