Knicks · Thibs IS a Triangle Capable Coach! (page 1)

Just watched a great video by Coach Daniel NICK on how Thibs quietly ran the Triangle for years in Chicago and no one talked about it.
This could be a very positive development if Phil gets to talking with Thibs and his people.

I'm all aboard for Thibs. Choo choo, baby.

Good stuff

Truthfully i dont care about the triangle, i just want the best coach available. Thibs is high on the list

What is this "Tri-ang-le" you speak of?

The problem with Thibs is that Dolan hates him because he was Frank Isola's source for years and had an ugly exit. Dolan would have a hard time okaying it. Phil Jackson also hates Van Gundy and Thibs is from the JVG/Riley tree.

StarksEwing1 wrote:Truthfully i dont care about the triangle, i just want the best coach available. Thibs is high on the list

Well the point is that Phil is in charge and he is dead set on a coach having a system and so it's GREAT NEWS that Thibs actually knows the Triangle among other things. It's a GOOD THING that he knows the offense that our President loves. The President that will be deciding on who the next coach is.

crzymdups wrote:The problem with Thibs is that Dolan hates him because he was Frank Isola's source for years and had an ugly exit. Dolan would have a hard time okaying it. Phil Jackson also hates Van Gundy and Thibs is from the JVG/Riley tree.

Also, I have heard rumors/speculation that Thibs wants control of personnel like SVG.

CrushAlot wrote:

crzymdups wrote:The problem with Thibs is that Dolan hates him because he was Frank Isola's source for years and had an ugly exit. Dolan would have a hard time okaying it. Phil Jackson also hates Van Gundy and Thibs is from the JVG/Riley tree.

Also, I have heard rumors/speculation that Thibs wants control of personnel like SVG.

All of these things could be true or just rumors or exaggerations. It's just good to know that one critical criteria is a check in the box for Thibs.

We of course still have to see how things end this season and after that you could have a coach search and interviews. If Walton doesn't want the job then it's a good thing that Thibs could go into his interview and talk shop with Phil about the Triangle and system ball in general and i'm sure Phil would be impressed by that.

nixluva wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

crzymdups wrote:The problem with Thibs is that Dolan hates him because he was Frank Isola's source for years and had an ugly exit. Dolan would have a hard time okaying it. Phil Jackson also hates Van Gundy and Thibs is from the JVG/Riley tree.

Also, I have heard rumors/speculation that Thibs wants control of personnel like SVG.

All of these things could be true or just rumors or exaggerations. It's just good to know that one critical criteria is a check in the box for Thibs.

We of course still have to see how things end this season and after that you could have a coach search and interviews. If Walton doesn't want the job then it's a good thing that Thibs could go into his interview and talk shop with Phil about the Triangle and system ball in general and i'm sure Phil would be impressed by that.

No, it's not really a rumor about Dolan hating Thibs. It's pretty well known.

Did you see Phil's reaction when he was asked about Thibs? He practically hissed.

I want Thibs and think it's the right basketball move. But the politics of MSG make it tough.

crzymdups wrote:

nixluva wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

crzymdups wrote:The problem with Thibs is that Dolan hates him because he was Frank Isola's source for years and had an ugly exit. Dolan would have a hard time okaying it. Phil Jackson also hates Van Gundy and Thibs is from the JVG/Riley tree.

Also, I have heard rumors/speculation that Thibs wants control of personnel like SVG.

All of these things could be true or just rumors or exaggerations. It's just good to know that one critical criteria is a check in the box for Thibs.

We of course still have to see how things end this season and after that you could have a coach search and interviews. If Walton doesn't want the job then it's a good thing that Thibs could go into his interview and talk shop with Phil about the Triangle and system ball in general and i'm sure Phil would be impressed by that.

No, it's not really a rumor about Dolan hating Thibs. It's pretty well known.

Did you see Phil's reaction when he was asked about Thibs? He practically hissed.

I want Thibs and think it's the right basketball move. But the politics of MSG make it tough.

Well the Phil thing was mostly about the media trying to rush the process. He just named Rambis the Interim coach and wants to give him a shot. No way he wants to have it seem like he's actively soliciting for another Head Coach while his buddy is in the job. I don't believe he hates Thibs, just trying to manage rumors and expectations.

Dolan is another matter entirely. I don't know if he'd veto Phil if he felt Thibs was the right man for the job.

nixluva wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:Truthfully i dont care about the triangle, i just want the best coach available. Thibs is high on the list

Well the point is that Phil is in charge and he is dead set on a coach having a system and so it's GREAT NEWS that Thibs actually knows the Triangle among other things. It's a GOOD THING that he knows the offense that our President loves. The President that will be deciding on who the next coach is.

tell phil i would be very happy with Thibs i think he is a great coach

That was excellent.

Thibbs might very well be the right coach if you believe this video. Still there would be a built in conflict with hiring Thibbs. We want to bring respect and winning culture back. Thibbs loves the Knicks so there might be a mutual intrest to work together to bring about a winning tradition.

it's worth an interview at the very least

Meh, triangle sucks.

TPercy wrote:Meh, triangle sucks.

That's cute but why not explain why you feel that way and why do you think that Thibs used it as does Popovich?

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nixluva wrote:Just watched a great video by Coach Daniel on how Thibs quietly ran the Triangle for years in Chicago and no one talked about it.
This could be a very positive development if Phil gets to talking with Thibs and his people.

I just hope Phil gives Thibs and other "non triangle" coaches a chance and at least bring him and others in to talk to them and then it's on Thibs and the others to sell Phil on them.

crzymdups wrote:

nixluva wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

crzymdups wrote:The problem with Thibs is that Dolan hates him because he was Frank Isola's source for years and had an ugly exit. Dolan would have a hard time okaying it. Phil Jackson also hates Van Gundy and Thibs is from the JVG/Riley tree.

Also, I have heard rumors/speculation that Thibs wants control of personnel like SVG.

All of these things could be true or just rumors or exaggerations. It's just good to know that one critical criteria is a check in the box for Thibs.

We of course still have to see how things end this season and after that you could have a coach search and interviews. If Walton doesn't want the job then it's a good thing that Thibs could go into his interview and talk shop with Phil about the Triangle and system ball in general and i'm sure Phil would be impressed by that.

No, it's not really a rumor about Dolan hating Thibs. It's pretty well known.

Did you see Phil's reaction when he was asked about Thibs? He practically hissed.

I want Thibs and think it's the right basketball move. But the politics of MSG make it tough.

Why would Thibs want the Knicks job so badly and would take the Knicks job if he knows the owner (J.Dolan) hates him so much??

What a revelation! Whoever put that montage together must be a supporter of Thib. Well done

So that is how the triangle looks when ran by a good coach with good players. I love all the movement that Thibs had his players doing to disguise that they were running the triangle. My number 1 pet peeve with the Knicks is that everyone goes straight to the triangle. Teams then know what to expect and they counter it easy. I was also amazed at all the drives to the hoop I seen in that video. It means that the system is not what is wrong with the Knicks and their lack of drives but it is the players.

newyorker4ever wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

nixluva wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

crzymdups wrote:The problem with Thibs is that Dolan hates him because he was Frank Isola's source for years and had an ugly exit. Dolan would have a hard time okaying it. Phil Jackson also hates Van Gundy and Thibs is from the JVG/Riley tree.

Also, I have heard rumors/speculation that Thibs wants control of personnel like SVG.

All of these things could be true or just rumors or exaggerations. It's just good to know that one critical criteria is a check in the box for Thibs.

We of course still have to see how things end this season and after that you could have a coach search and interviews. If Walton doesn't want the job then it's a good thing that Thibs could go into his interview and talk shop with Phil about the Triangle and system ball in general and i'm sure Phil would be impressed by that.

No, it's not really a rumor about Dolan hating Thibs. It's pretty well known.

Did you see Phil's reaction when he was asked about Thibs? He practically hissed.

I want Thibs and think it's the right basketball move. But the politics of MSG make it tough.

Why would Thibs want the Knicks job so badly and would take the Knicks job if he knows the owner (J.Dolan) hates him so much??

Maybe he doesn't hold grudges the way Dolan does? I dunno. I hope Dolan would be able to move past his prejudices and see what is best from a basketball stand point. Same with Phil. We shall see.