The Knicks sidestepped plunging into 13th place in the East on Carmelo Anthony’s last-second shot Saturday. They face a week that starts Monday with one of the best teams in the East, Toronto, and ends Sunday with the best team in the West, Golden State.
So naturally a big topic of conversation was the triangle offense.
Two weeks ago, owner James Dolan announced his full-fledged support of president Phil Jackson, stating, “Phil has two more years after this to work and develop and I’m going to honor my deal with him.” Jackson, of course, is the planet’s leading triangle proponent, leading a gang of like-minded supporters that roughly numbers the total of Knicks victories.