SALT LAKE CITY – His detractors have accused Knicks president Phil Jackson of being a fool for insisting on the triangle offense, but the host of “Shaqtin’ A Fool” credits his three Lakers titles to the system offense.
Shaquille O’Neal, in a stout defense of Jackson’s ridiculed offense, said Knicks players need to stop being “stubborn,’’ break old habits and move the basketball. He said the triangle didn’t succeed in Chicago and Los Angeles just because of Jackson’s four future Hall of Fame players.
“I have three championships because of the triangle,’’ O’Neal said late Monday night at Staples Center after calling the Knicks-Clippers contest for TNT alongside ex-Knicks coach Derek Fisher.