In the 1988 Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Chicago Bulls would fall to the Detroit Pistons in five games, 4-1. The next year the Bulls would fall again to the Pistons, this time in the Conference Finals, 4-2. To counteract Detroit’s strategy of focusing their defense solely on Michael Jordan, new head coach Phil Jackson, alongside assistant Tex Winter, introduced the triangle offense and some new complementary players (e.g. Scottie Pippen). The move completely revamped the team’s style from Jordan shouldering the responsibility — to now sharing it.
Sound familiar?