Former Knicks coach Mike Woodson was heavily criticized for running too many iso plays for Carmelo Anthony. He also seemingly had a problem with Iman Shumpert and didn’t utilize the young guard up to his full potential. Well Woodson has since been fired and the Knicks new coach Derek Fisher along with new president Phil Jackson are going to implement his infamous triangle offense, something Shumpert is excited about.
via ESPN:
“The way it’s set up, you can start three guards, it really doesn’t matter. Everybody’s going to get touches, everybody gets opportunities to cut,” Shumpert said of the triangle offense. “It’s constant action going on. So I think that I’ll be able to capitalize on that and I’ll be able to use my athleticism a lot more than standing in the corner.
“I know this year in the offense I will have a lot more opportunities to cut and get to the basket,” he added. “I just want to work on the strength of my leg. Been working on that and being able to pull up off one or two dribbles [and working] on corner [3-pointers] and open 3s.”
