11-14-2023, 02:47 AM
From what little I know, that sounds right.
I read up a little bit on the Triangle back when the team was primarily running it, and I remember a few tidbits.
The name Triangle comes from (often) having three players on one side of the court who work together. In some actions the triangle rotates, with each player winding up in a different position. This puts a premium on versatile players.
In these formations, sometimes the ball is passed over to the two players on the other side and they can work together on "two man game" actions.
Of course sometimes the triangle is on one side of the court and sometimes the other.
The original Triangle offense predated the 3-point shot, so all modern versions are adapted quite a bit to take advantage of the 3-point line.
Some of the Warriors' system has roots in the Triangle.
I'm sure both what Stanford ran in the Jayne Appel days and what they run now has roots in some of the original Triangle but differs in a lot of ways, with elements and plays modified, added, and removed.
I read up a little bit on the Triangle back when the team was primarily running it, and I remember a few tidbits.
The name Triangle comes from (often) having three players on one side of the court who work together. In some actions the triangle rotates, with each player winding up in a different position. This puts a premium on versatile players.
In these formations, sometimes the ball is passed over to the two players on the other side and they can work together on "two man game" actions.
Of course sometimes the triangle is on one side of the court and sometimes the other.
The original Triangle offense predated the 3-point shot, so all modern versions are adapted quite a bit to take advantage of the 3-point line.
Some of the Warriors' system has roots in the Triangle.
I'm sure both what Stanford ran in the Jayne Appel days and what they run now has roots in some of the original Triangle but differs in a lot of ways, with elements and plays modified, added, and removed.