Knicks' Hornacek looking to 'blend' elements of triangle with new offense
The triangle offense hasn't completely flatlined in New York just yet.
With Phil Jackson no longer serving as president of the Knicks, it was safe to assume the triangle would walk out the door with him. Head coach Jeff Hornacek, however, has different plans, as he hopes to take certain aspects of it to create an offense that caters to the strengths of his roster.
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"We're going work on different things and add things, find an offense that fits," Hornacek said Thursday, according to ESPN's Ian Begley. "You guys probably made a huge deal out of the triangle options. If there's three guys on one side of the court, you're going to have one guy in the post area and two guys on the wings and then you're just playing ball.
"You watch Golden State, they hit those guys and then they split. They just do it better than everybody else. So there's those actions out there no matter what offense you have. We're going to do a lot of things from last year, some new things and we'll blend it. Maybe it gives us some more space."
The Knicks opened this past regular season running the triangle, but eventually switched over to a more up-tempo brand of basketball befitting of Hornacek, only to revert back to the triangle to close out the campaign.
Hornacek was even of the mindset - whether he truly believed it or not - that free agents would be excited about playing in a triangle offense, and that it would possibly entice them to call The Big Apple their home.
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All of the on-court changes didn't translate into success, as the Knicks ranked 18th in offense (104.7 points per 100 possessions) and also missed out on the playoffs for a fourth year in a row with a 31-51 record.