The New York Knicks and the the triangle offense will be linked until the day Phil Jackson departs. Though some have there reservations, Jackson has maintained that the system can flourish in the modern NBA.
Accusations of how dated a system it is have been combatted by many who analyze basketball beyond the numbers.
The modern NBA is one of isolation basketball and up-tempo offense. There are obvious exceptions to that rule, and the teams that run motion offenses tend to be the most efficient in the Association.
According to Jackson’s confidant, Charley Rosen, The Zen Master believes that the NBA has become far too interested in isolation basketball (h/t Jason Patt of Today’s Fastbreak).