On Phil’s Insistence to Use the Triangle: Larry Brown Calls on Jackson to Coach Knicks

Phil Jackson's persistence to make the triangle a central element in the New York Knicks' offense has hit yet another nerve. It is apparent that former finals nemesis Larry Brown may have gotten irritated with the former Bulls and Lakers head coach's approach.

It is no secret that the current President of the Big Apple's NBA team wants New York's ball club to assume his winning system. It can be recalled that the triangle has been instrumental during the championship seasons of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant.

Following the discussions about reviving the triangle after the All-Star weekend, former Southern Methodist University mentor Larry Brown has stated that Phil Jackson must assume the coaching chores if the latter is serious about implementing his brand of basketball.

Brown has been critical about the way former Jeannie Buss's beau has been handling his team's coaches. According to the man who steered the Pistons to its 2004 crown, he doesn't get it if a mentor is being told to coach a certain style when in fact that person has his own brand of playing basketball.

Considering that Phil Jackson is presently the winningest coach in NBA history with the triangle being the focal facet of his game approach, Larry Brown may have a point to reiterate. The former Kansas University mentor has called on his former rival to coach the Knicks.

While it will be interesting to watch one of the best tacticians in the game, injuries have hampered Jackson from assuming the reins. Over the years, Jordan and Bryant's motivator has to deal with a troubling back, a disturbing knee and a bout against prostate cancer.

It is quite intriguing to note that Larry Brown has run into the same crisis which Jackson is now facing in New York. Along with their associated experiences to deal with the Knicks problems, the two former mentors have some history between them. The two have faced each other in the finals with Jackson's Lakers winning over Brown's Allen Iverson-led Sixers in 2001 and the college winning coach returning the favor three years later when he snared the title with the Pistons.