franco12 wrote:GoNyGoNyGo wrote:franco12 wrote:GoNyGoNyGo wrote:I am getting a bit tired of the bashing of the system thing. the only guy ruining the system is Melo. That is why everyone who tries to run a motion offense with NY and Melo, they fail. The solution to making it work is to remove Melo. Simple. I believe that without Melo, the ball will move freely and the team will adapt to the "system" very easily. They have shown it every time the guy sits out a game.
BTW, SA, GS, Cle, Utah, Boston and others run a motion offense. The ball moves, the players move. That is all the "triangle" is. They are sets to start with and get motion going. These teams also run variations of the triangle.
With those organizations you mentioned, is it the front office of SA or Golden State telling Popovich or Kerr what offense/system to run, or are they free to implement what they want, and the FO supports them???
I am sure there is agreement between the FO's and the coach. Jeff ran a similar offense in Phoenix already. He knew the deal and agreed to run his system and incorporate the triangle sets too.
But how does that agreement flow? If Popovich woke up and said - wow, MDA's offense is the way of the future, would the FO then go out and balance the roster to run that, or would they tell pop no?
Better example is Kerr - clearly there was agreement, but did he have to accept a certain way of doing things, or did the FO like his vision for how he wanted to run things?
Yes, Jeff knew the deal- but that doesn't make it right. And the fact is, towards the end of the season, things changed up, Jeff had to run the triangle more vs. what he was doing at the start of the season- why?
I am not privy as to how things work in any organization. My guess would be in most cases, the FO and coach would pursue the players that fit their idea of how they will play the game.
Pop has always looked for fundamental basketball players and good shooters.
Kerr inherited 3 great players. He fined tuned them, not unlike Phil did in Chicago.
Pjax did say that he talked to Jeff about running more cowbell, i mean triangle, at the end of the year. To me, the triangle is an avenue to change the culture of the team. That is how Phil sees it in one aspect. The triangle offense is a bunch of sets to start the offense. IT is very similar to the way the early 70's Knicks played. Phil searched for something that fit that ever since he left and when he found it, he bought in 100 percent because it fit his vision. It is a TEAM oriented system. Yes, MJ, Kobe, Shaq made it work. Just like Clyde, Reed, Monroe and Debusschere made the champion Knicks work. My 2 cents.