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None of Jackson's championship teams had even an average point guard. The Bulls started Paxson, B.J. Armstrong and Ron Harper at 1 during their championship years. Harper was not a floor spacer.
In fact, the triangle is known for being an offense that you don't need a point guard to run because of its reliance on team ball movement and spacing. In theory, any player can be your focal point from any position within the offense.
It is also true, however, that Jackson did not win those titles because of the triangle. He won them because he had Jordan, Pippen, Shaq and Kobe. Many other teams have tried to run it over the years, none have been successful. Great players make any offense look good. The Knicks don't have great players. I think it is likely true that Jackson would like to see his next coach implement the triangle, but that is kind of silly. No coach is going to duplicate Jackson's success in NY, so he should not try to force them to run his offense.
we'll have to agree to disagree..and that's all good....but those teams pretty much won their titles mainly by playing stellar defense, as well as having great scoring combos....and solid coaching.