Phil Jackson Hints He Might Not Require Next Knicks Coach To Run Triangle Offense
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Maybe Phil Jackson isn't such a stickler for the triangle offense after all.
His attachment to the scheme that helped him win 11 world titles as a coach certainly appeared to factor into his first search for a head coach after taking over as Knicks president in 2014.
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He ultimately hired Derek Fisher, who was fired Monday after a year and a half, and replaced him with Kurt Rambis in the interim.
On Tuesday, Jackson tweeted out a typewritten note that he said should shed some light on his thought process as the organization searches for a new coach. In it, he may have indicated he's willing to hire a coach who isn't married to the triangle offense.
Jackson wrote that the style of leadership he values "has more to do with the group goals and the esteem of an individual led by the group achievements.
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"This is also a clue for people that inquire about who might work as a leader for this Knick team," Jackson wrote. "Inside that style of play for that leader is the idea that there should be a system of play that includes the group. How that is done can include using the Δ system of basketball, but doesn't exclude other systems that include group play."
The top coaching candidate on the market is former Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau, but he doesn't run the triangle. Some possibilities who have experience with the triangle are Warriors assistant Luke Walton, former Nuggets coach Brian Shaw and Rambis.
