Yep an awesome point guard, small forward and center would annihilate teams with this system. I wish Miami Heat during the big 3 era would have run this with Wade in the point guard position. They would have 3 peated.
Hey Sports Fans! Here's *PART 2 of our TRIANGLE OFFENSE BREAKDOWN.* Coach Nick got on the court to go over the 4 basic options out of the triangle and how any type of player can thrive and dominate in it.
Hey Coach Nick, Your videos are amazing, our team has improved so much from watching your breakdowns. We'd really appreciate it if you could do an offensive breakdown against the 2-3 and 3-2 zone, as we play by FIBA rules. Also a breakdown on how to implement a full court press would be amazing. Thanks so much. Gordon
Hi Coach Nick, do you ever consider making a pdf of teaching the triangle offense with breakdown drills. The video makes it look so simple but I am afraid to teach it without fully understanding it myself. thanks. I love your channel, been a fan for a couple of years now, love all the insight that you have. Amazing resource.
Hey mate, I’ve been running this with my U14 boys State Representative team in Victoria Australia for the last 6 months. We have graded two pools higher than any team at our club before us and won 16 of our last 20 games. If you teach the 4 passes from the trigger correctly it gives young players structure and purpose on offence rather than running down screens all game. Luv your channel!
This would be very hard for that age group to defend! Great opportunity seized by you ~ and well done to your team for getting it! +++ I assume the defense is a 3-2 zone?
I love HORNS, but it's not as interchangeable as the ∆ IMO. I love that you can get players attacking from all 5 positions in triangle. I guess this could happen in HORNS, but doesn't
I would love to see the triangle used properly in today's NBA with the talented PGs we have today. The triangle has gotten a bad rap lately, and the biggest reason is the Knicks unwillingness to learn it. the triangle might be a little tougher to learn, but once u learn the basic principles, it's second nature
I was familiar with the Triangle Offense but your great video helped me realized that this strategy could be really devastating with a good PG and/or a great Center. Two types of personnel the Bulls, back in the 90', didn't have. That tells you a lot about the quality of this strategy.
ICYMI: Part 2 of our Triangle Offense On Court Demonstration: The Triangle Offense Part 2: How Chris Paul Would Dominate In It How CP3 Would Dominate In The ∆
Kel Nashi you have to know how to teach it (a video we'll get to) and the triangle has gotten a really bad rap because of Rambis and Cleamons and it's totally undeserved
Great Videos I have been looking for a clear and concise breakdown on triangle offense. What would you do if cannot feed the wing to get it initiated? Thanks!
What's good as well, is if you don't get anything from the initial option you run, at the very least you'll end up with a weakside pick and roll, because the spacing is perfect for it
6:24 was the first time in the whole video series that Kobe caught the ball and didn't force up a shot. He also threw the ball away and looked pissed off while he did it and didn't move afterward. Whenever the Laker offense is being discussed, I watch to see if Kobe will shoot every time he touches it or actually do something else. I'm rarely disappointed.
Thanks for the breakdown coach! I always remember loving to watch the triangle offense, but never really understanding what was actually going on. Wikipedia's explanations never really did it for me. Feeling under the weather? voice sounds a little hoarse during the intro there
I love this breakdown. For your next team breakdown, can you look into the Princeton Offense. Mike Brown tried to use it for the Lakers and it clearly was a disaster.
Love, love, love these videos. It would be cold to see some ran against a defense, sometimes I have trouble imagining where the defenders would be during these run-throughs.
I think what most people forget is that players can change roles depending on the situation (ex: MJ initiates triangle instead of Harper; Pau is on the strong side post instead of Bynum). If you have a player who doesn't fit that one particular role, u have the option of switching positions. It's also amusing that the four basic options out of the triangle are based on what pass is available after the initial G - F pass
Rakhunuhepp Taylor 1 second ago can you tell me if any college teams who run the triangle offense? trying to convince a highschool coach to run the triangle offense but I am wondering if it wwould directly result in scholarship oppurtunities Also do you think it would ttanslate to success in the NCAA tournament? inquiring minds want to know..
i dont get it how is the corner option good? if the big man's man hedges the pick at the corner, essentially making it a double team on the ball, and there's no baseline drive anyways since the forward is cutting through and there are too many people in the paint now. the guard is now trapped at the corner, isnt it?
The corner triggers the most strong-side motion. The assumption is that the man guarding the screener is always trailing behind the play and that is where the Triangle can exploit.
The center has to stay low to help on the back screen which makes it hard for him to get up and trap the guard in the corner. @BBallbreakdown about personnel, I find it odd to not have a decent low post scorer in the triangle because that's your first option and after the cut through and cross screen, the only 2 options are to score or reset the offense. What are your thoughts?
To be honest, I'm an idiot in running plays and understanding the plays in basketball, but DAM I understood the offense sets in this video! Great video! Thanks coach!
That is only an accurate statement if the point guard in question is unwilling to run the offense. As Coach Nick showed, a point guard can get penetration or mismatches every time if the offense is run properly. CP3 might not get the same stats as his ball-dominant days, but it's likely to be a more efficient offense and he won't have to work nearly as hard to get good shots for his teammates. And even if the offense breaks down, it still has options for the SnR, which is a CP3 staple.
What if it's the WING player who gets denied? Ultimately, you'll be forced to sometimes give it to the guard on the quarterback's left. If that happens, I wonder what offense can we run from there? I can't seem to properly "space it out" when I try to run it on my own.
We push the wing guard down to the corner and the point guard is on the wing now. If they deny the top and opposite wing, have the opposite wing back screen the lag man and his man has to help on the back screen (or you have a lob) So now you have your opposite wing guy be the lag man and you can reverse through him and your original lag man who got back screened is now the guard in the pinch post. Hopefully I touched on what you were asking for. Have to have tough guards to handle the ball if they are denying like crazy.
So you are given the chance to either throw a lob, or allow the lag man to make plays on the post, am I right? And we can also switch their positions to make it look like they're running the same offense, just different player positions and it will be run on the opposite side. Thanks.
coach how come more coaches, in the nba especially don't run the triangle? I've heard that some coaches frown on or look down upon it. When Brian Shaw came to the pacers they ran some sets with triangle influence; but larry bird even told shaw he didn't want the team to run it. It makes no sense to me
I wonder if the Knicks will be able to run the Triangle like it's being suggested with Fisher being hired. Obviously if Carmelo stays he would work wonders for the offense. Calderon should be great too and Dalembert shouldn't have too much trouble as, like you said, all he needs to do is know when and where to pass. Then again, it is the Knicks after all. They probably will find a way of making it look like crap or something.
Coach, would it be viable to break down a solid press break and effective zone attacks against 2-3/1-3-1? I know it's veering out of NBA territory, but since your roots are as a HS coach, I would love to pick your brain on these.
Hey coach Nick, do you think denver nuggets will be dangerous this season because of their new coach brian shaw? he knows how to execute the triangle right?
what you consider a "mediocre" shot is a wide open look for most nba players. most shooters only need a good look at the basket and they'll hit that shot more often than not.
Nothing to discuss.. He absolutely right... The Triangle O is inside out basketball. Bulls Never had a penetrating guard really. Harper could but he wasn't the same harper from back in the day.
I'm not even a big OKC fan, yet I drool at the hypothetical prospect of KD, Westbrook, and the gang running the triangle... imagine how devastating of a 1-2 punch that team would have. If they install it and seriously buy into it, they'd win multiple championships for sure.
Damn after watching it makes me wish the Lakers went with Phil even more. Coach Nick talked a lot about Chris Paul but it really does seems like something that would open up options for Steve Nash to work his magic with too, without having to constantly have the ball in hands given his age and with his injury problems. Too late now =/
My friend and I are looking to coach a church team. I will be taking notes and using this as our offense, maybe mixed in with the horns if possible. If we can still be coaches
Coach, could you please tell me why my team keeps losing. These are the stats I average per game, 32.7pts 4.9asts. 4.2reb 53% FG 92%FT 44%3PT 1.7stls 2.3 blk 1.7TO. I am a 5'7 guard and my team is 7-12 win-lose. I have a power forward on my team that can't make the post shots that he made back then and when I pass to my WIDE open teammates and when I say wide open I mean that their man is helping out on the other side of them, but they won't make the shot. Please reply.
More teams I believe don't run it is because coaches in the nba already have there offense sceme and if try to run it and it fails really bad they would get judged of it
Coach, can u do a breakdown on how jack is useful in warriors and how hopeless warriors are gonna be this season? I think warriors are stupid to bring iggy in when they already got barnes who is a better scorer than iggy...
is the triangle offense still works when the opponent is defending with 2-3 zone? coz we have no defense 3-second violation here . And is it still working even my team's really do not have a big man?
Horns seems easier to teach and has a lot of variation.. The Triangle looks good, but I'm not sure it's that easy to teach. You pretty much have to spend a lot of time just running around to get used to the spacing. I think....
Hey coach I still think that a pass-first/pure pg wouldn't fit as easily as you make it sound in the triangle offense. The more I watch the triangle system's plays ran, the more I realize why neither MJ nor Kobe has played with a great pg and why Phil Jackson never coached one(to my knowledge). I also find justifiable, Jim Buss' decision to get Mike D'Antoni which would make Kobe more of the scorer he is and Nash the pure pg he is, at their age, D'Antoni was the right fit. They only lacked D.
The clips are all of semi-contested midrange jumpers. I don't get these elaborate systems designed to get mediocre shots, with the idea that if you happen to have Chris Paul on your team, well, he'll make more of those bad shots than average - Chris Paul would make any system look good.
Man he really wanted to see CP3 in the triangle offense
Yep an awesome point guard, small forward and center would annihilate teams with this system. I wish Miami Heat during the big 3 era would have run this with Wade in the point guard position. They would have 3 peated.
I was about to say this... Always CP3
so the "complicated" is basically just memorizing the rules. would be nice to have them listed
Hey Sports Fans! Here's *PART 2 of our TRIANGLE OFFENSE BREAKDOWN.*
Coach Nick got on the court to go over the 4 basic options out of the triangle and how any type of player can thrive and dominate in it.
Hey Coach Nick,
Your videos are amazing, our team has improved so much from watching your breakdowns.
We'd really appreciate it if you could do an offensive breakdown against the 2-3 and 3-2 zone, as we play by FIBA rules.
Also a breakdown on how to implement a full court press would be amazing.
Thanks so much.
Gordon
Coach Nick! Please do a breakdown on Pete Newell's "Reverse Action" play and his "California Weave". Thank you very much!!!
Jeffrey Wong Thanks! To do it right, it most definitely would need to be MUCH longer...
Hi Coach Nick, do you ever consider making a pdf of teaching the triangle offense with breakdown drills. The video makes it look so simple but I am afraid to teach it without fully understanding it myself. thanks. I love your channel, been a fan for a couple of years now, love all the insight that you have. Amazing resource.
BBALLBREAKDOWN
Hey mate, I’ve been running this with my U14 boys State Representative team in Victoria Australia for the last 6 months. We have graded two pools higher than any team at our club before us and won 16 of our last 20 games. If you teach the 4 passes from the trigger correctly it gives young players structure and purpose on offence rather than running down screens all game. Luv your channel!
This would be very hard for that age group to defend!
Great opportunity seized by you ~ and well done to your team for getting it!
+++
I assume the defense is a 3-2 zone?
What club mate?
how?
YES - did u see our "Don't Help 1 pass away" and ICE the Pick and Roll breakdowns?
Absolutely. So frustrating that people say a dominant PG couldn't attack out of this...
I love HORNS, but it's not as interchangeable as the ∆ IMO. I love that you can get players attacking from all 5 positions in triangle. I guess this could happen in HORNS, but doesn't
No problem. We'll keep doing it better and better!
I would love to see the triangle used properly in today's NBA with the talented PGs we have today. The triangle has gotten a bad rap lately, and the biggest reason is the Knicks unwillingness to learn it. the triangle might be a little tougher to learn, but once u learn the basic principles, it's second nature
I was familiar with the Triangle Offense but your great video helped me realized that this strategy could be really devastating with a good PG and/or a great Center. Two types of personnel the Bulls, back in the 90', didn't have. That tells you a lot about the quality of this strategy.
YES - we'll get to this as soon as we can...
ICYMI: Part 2 of our Triangle Offense On Court Demonstration:
The Triangle Offense Part 2: How Chris Paul Would Dominate In It
How CP3 Would Dominate In The ∆
Awesome stuff Coach! It is not as complicated as I thought. So why does only Phil Jackson used this system?
Kel Nashi you have to know how to teach it (a video we'll get to) and the triangle has gotten a really bad rap because of Rambis and Cleamons and it's totally undeserved
easy to teach, hard to learn.... am i right coach?
damn if the Lakers got chris paul in 2012 I think, they would've been great
Far too rushed. Knowledgeable, but poor execution of passing on that knowledge.
To be fair, Phil, Pau, Odom are all gonna be gone if that trade went thru. It’s hard to say.
How's the teaching video coming along? This was useful but I want more lol
All 30! But Warriors would be devastating, I mean unbelievable
please do a defensive breakdown on double teams, expecially in the post
Coach this was a great two part series. Keep these type of videos coming.
If there's one team that can really benefit from running the triangle offence, it's OKC. I would love to see them run it.
Fr boss
Great idea. We'll definitely get to it this year!!
Hey Coach Nick, can you do a breakdown on the Knicks Summer League to see how they are using the triangle?
Great stuff coach nick i totally 💯 agree anyone can learn the best offense to run 🏃♂️ in basketball 🏀 at any level
Great Videos I have been looking for a clear and concise breakdown on triangle offense. What would you do if cannot feed the wing to get it initiated? Thanks!
What's good as well, is if you don't get anything from the initial option you run, at the very least you'll end up with a weakside pick and roll, because the spacing is perfect for it
6:24 was the first time in the whole video series that Kobe caught the ball and didn't force up a shot. He also threw the ball away and looked pissed off while he did it and didn't move afterward. Whenever the Laker offense is being discussed, I watch to see if Kobe will shoot every time he touches it or actually do something else. I'm rarely disappointed.
Do you think you could do a Bballbreakdown of Coach Carter?! That would be awesome!
coach can you make a break down on how to use the high low offense to beat a zone?
Thanks for the breakdown coach! I always remember loving to watch the triangle offense, but never really understanding what was actually going on. Wikipedia's explanations never really did it for me.
Feeling under the weather? voice sounds a little hoarse during the intro there
would this work against a 2-3 zone defense?
I think you should do a personal defense vs zone defense breakdown coach!
I love this breakdown. For your next team breakdown, can you look into the Princeton Offense. Mike Brown tried to use it for the Lakers and it clearly was a disaster.
Hey Coach, can you breakdown a game that YOU coached with your team? :)
Hey Coach, you think Chris Paul can average 20 points and 13 assists with the triangle offense?
I didn't see many mediocre shots, though. And certainly throughout the ∆ years, it generated great shot after great shot.
Love, love, love these videos. It would be cold to see some ran against a defense, sometimes I have trouble imagining where the defenders would be during these run-throughs.
I think what most people forget is that players can change roles depending on the situation (ex: MJ initiates triangle instead of Harper; Pau is on the strong side post instead of Bynum). If you have a player who doesn't fit that one particular role, u have the option of switching positions.
It's also amusing that the four basic options out of the triangle are based on what pass is available after the initial G - F pass
I think you should do these examples with defenders also. I think it would help out even more.
great breakdown coach, can u do coach rick adelman's motion offense next time? thanks and keep up the good work! :)
Can you do a breakdown for the princeton offense?
So... why don't more NBA coaches run the triangle offence?
It's hard to really teach the fundamentals especially if your team trive off iso ball
u got that right ;) and running in spaces between players does the trick too - but it would be nice to have a set to play :P
Rakhunuhepp Taylor
1 second ago
can you tell me if any college teams who run the triangle offense? trying to convince a highschool coach to run the triangle offense but I am wondering if it wwould directly result in scholarship oppurtunities Also do you think it would ttanslate to success in the NCAA tournament? inquiring minds want to know..
Hey Coach,
I imagine you do coaching in games. Do you run the triangle or other systems?
Coach! could you do a video for 1 on 1 defense? if you haven't already
i dont get it
how is the corner option good?
if the big man's man hedges the pick at the corner, essentially making it a double team on the ball,
and there's no baseline drive anyways since the forward is cutting through and there are too many people in the paint now.
the guard is now trapped at the corner, isnt it?
The corner triggers the most strong-side motion. The assumption is that the man guarding the screener is always trailing behind the play and that is where the Triangle can exploit.
if the post's man hedges hard then he doesn't move out of the post and its a simple bounce pass to him
The center has to stay low to help on the back screen which makes it hard for him to get up and trap the guard in the corner.
@BBallbreakdown about personnel, I find it odd to not have a decent low post scorer in the triangle because that's your first option and after the cut through and cross screen, the only 2 options are to score or reset the offense. What are your thoughts?
A breakdown for different screens and cuts!
where is the how to teach the triangle offense video at? Or is it not made yet?
Emmanuel mudiay in the triangle would be interesting
Metta World Peace is wide open in that play at 6:10
To be honest, I'm an idiot in running plays and understanding the plays in basketball, but DAM I understood the offense sets in this video! Great video! Thanks coach!
How about that teaching video coach?
`Hey coach im a great fan of yours, can you give us some defensive plays breakdown? just for a change :)
That is only an accurate statement if the point guard in question is unwilling to run the offense. As Coach Nick showed, a point guard can get penetration or mismatches every time if the offense is run properly. CP3 might not get the same stats as his ball-dominant days, but it's likely to be a more efficient offense and he won't have to work nearly as hard to get good shots for his teammates. And even if the offense breaks down, it still has options for the SnR, which is a CP3 staple.
Hey great posts!
Can you explain the Princeton attack?
He's so in love with CP
great job coach .......... we can't thank you enough .
coach i was always wonder , is triangle offense a one kind of motion offense?
What if it's the WING player who gets denied? Ultimately, you'll be forced to sometimes give it to the guard on the quarterback's left. If that happens, I wonder what offense can we run from there? I can't seem to properly "space it out" when I try to run it on my own.
We push the wing guard down to the corner and the point guard is on the wing now. If they deny the top and opposite wing, have the opposite wing back screen the lag man and his man has to help on the back screen (or you have a lob) So now you have your opposite wing guy be the lag man and you can reverse through him and your original lag man who got back screened is now the guard in the pinch post. Hopefully I touched on what you were asking for. Have to have tough guards to handle the ball if they are denying like crazy.
So you are given the chance to either throw a lob, or allow the lag man to make plays on the post, am I right?
And we can also switch their positions to make it look like they're running the same offense, just different player positions and it will be run on the opposite side.
Thanks.
That's great!
Did they make a shot in the video?
niceeeeeee.breakdown oscar robertson s or pete maravich s game
Can you do a breakdown of UCLA high post offense?
Thanks for these vids coach. Really appreciate it
While you wait for our Lakers Clippers breakdown, watch our on court demo of the Triangle Offense:
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Nice Live Action shot at 2:14 - I love it!
bballbreakdown makes my day
coach how come more coaches, in the nba especially don't run the triangle? I've heard that some coaches frown on or look down upon it. When Brian Shaw came to the pacers they ran some sets with triangle influence; but larry bird even told shaw he didn't want the team to run it. It makes no sense to me
I wonder if the Knicks will be able to run the Triangle like it's being suggested with Fisher being hired. Obviously if Carmelo stays he would work wonders for the offense. Calderon should be great too and Dalembert shouldn't have too much trouble as, like you said, all he needs to do is know when and where to pass. Then again, it is the Knicks after all. They probably will find a way of making it look like crap or something.
iCanHazit Looks like you got your answer with them running it under Phil Jackson
Coach, would it be viable to break down a solid press break and effective zone attacks against 2-3/1-3-1? I know it's veering out of NBA territory, but since your roots are as a HS coach, I would love to pick your brain on these.
Hey coach Nick, do you think denver nuggets will be dangerous this season because of their new coach brian shaw? he knows how to execute the triangle right?
look at that guy with arm sleeve at 1:19
what you consider a "mediocre" shot is a wide open look for most nba players. most shooters only need a good look at the basket and they'll hit that shot more often than not.
Nothing to discuss.. He absolutely right... The Triangle O is inside out basketball. Bulls Never had a penetrating guard really. Harper could but he wasn't the same harper from back in the day.
It is finally here! Thanks Coach :-)
I'm not even a big OKC fan, yet I drool at the hypothetical prospect of KD, Westbrook, and the gang running the triangle... imagine how devastating of a 1-2 punch that team would have. If they install it and seriously buy into it, they'd win multiple championships for sure.
hey coach - plays against zone defence? suggestions?
Damn after watching it makes me wish the Lakers went with Phil even more. Coach Nick talked a lot about Chris Paul but it really does seems like something that would open up options for Steve Nash to work his magic with too, without having to constantly have the ball in hands given his age and with his injury problems. Too late now =/
My friend and I are looking to coach a church team. I will be taking notes and using this as our offense, maybe mixed in with the horns if possible. If we can still be coaches
What about the Heat, can they benefit from this type of offense without having a Big Center that can score or pass?
3:05 corner option 👨🏾🍳
Can't see how the roll man is going to be open on that free throw hand off. The center is just standing in the way and spacing is off in my opinion
Best team that must use the triangle next season?
Does the triangle work against a zone defense?
Coach, could you please tell me why my team keeps losing. These are the stats I average per game, 32.7pts 4.9asts. 4.2reb 53% FG 92%FT 44%3PT 1.7stls 2.3 blk
1.7TO. I am a 5'7 guard and my team is 7-12 win-lose. I have a power forward on my team that can't make the post shots that he made back then and when I pass to my WIDE open teammates and when I say wide open I mean that their man is helping out on the other side of them, but they won't make the shot. Please reply.
More teams I believe don't run it is because coaches in the nba already have there offense sceme and if try to run it and it fails really bad they would get judged of it
How does horns fit into the triangle?
Answer: Scottie Pippen, Point Forward. Discussion over.
Hilarious, and awesome!
Coach, can u do a breakdown on how jack is useful in warriors and how hopeless warriors are gonna be this season? I think warriors are stupid to bring iggy in when they already got barnes who is a better scorer than iggy...
AreUScareOfMe lol
So bright !!!
is the triangle offense still works when the opponent is defending with 2-3 zone? coz we have no defense 3-second violation here . And is it still working even my team's really do not have a big man?
Nicholas the triangle does work on all zones and even more effective against them because of the action in the corner
YES YES YES!!!!!!!
does it works against zone?
I can tell you right now: TEX NEVER SAID THIS.
Complete nonsense...
Coach, If you could pick any team to coach, which team would you pick? And why?
K....time for me to go to the park and play basketball at 1am.
I HATE 5 out
Horns seems easier to teach and has a lot of variation.. The Triangle looks good, but I'm not sure it's that easy to teach. You pretty much have to spend a lot of time just running around to get used to the spacing. I think....
Hey coach I still think that a pass-first/pure pg wouldn't fit as easily as you make it sound in the triangle offense. The more I watch the triangle system's plays ran, the more I realize why neither MJ nor Kobe has played with a great pg and why Phil Jackson never coached one(to my knowledge).
I also find justifiable, Jim Buss' decision to get Mike D'Antoni which would make Kobe more of the scorer he is and Nash the pure pg he is, at their age, D'Antoni was the right fit. They only lacked D.
wooooow - freaky backgroud coach :D
The clips are all of semi-contested midrange jumpers. I don't get these elaborate systems designed to get mediocre shots, with the idea that if you happen to have Chris Paul on your team, well, he'll make more of those bad shots than average - Chris Paul would make any system look good.
that is someone else's interpretation of the principals of the triangle; not from anything that Tex Winter himself has said.