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Gary Payton said he didn't bother learning Phil Jackson's triangle offense with the Lakers: "I wanted to play the way I wanted to play"
Gary Payton's brief stint with the 2003-04 Los Angeles Lakers is not recognized in the record books. There are several ...
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"The Triangle won't work without a Michael Jordan or a Kobe Bryant" - Michael Jordan on the effectiveness of the triangle offense
Jackson, alongside assistant coach Tex Winter, brought the triangle offense into the fold as a way to distribute touches, ...
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Gary Payton on not fitting in with Phil Jackson's triangle offense while with the Lakers
One of the other issues it dealt with was Payton not fitting into head coach Phil Jackson's triangle offense. He told Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson that it simply didn't work for him. “It wasn’t ...