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Coach Nick got on the basketball court to demonstrate the first two options out of the famed Triangle Offense. The offense, as designed and implemented by Tex Winter with both the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, was responsible for 11 titles in 20 years. Bringing order to motion, the Triangle offense allows an organic flow with multiple options that can be drilled so that any player with the skills to make an NBA roster can operate and utilize it to maximize his capabilities. Of particular note is how a ball dominant point guard like CHRIS PAUL can dominate in this offense, and Coach Nick shows you how.
In Part 1, Coach Nick goes over the first two options: The Low Post Entry and Pinch Post.

[@booboojuice44]

We all saw him miss that first lay up

[@ryanmagiera4402]

4:11 = redemption

[@caseyhargrove4360]

hahaha yes we all saw it .. thats always why he made sure he dunked the second one with 2 hands lol

[@alm5851]

Lmfao i saw that 😂

[@RandyBooker]

I'm sure I speak for many hoopers who played in high school or collegiality when I say: Watching your channel shows just how important it is to have a good coach...or/and how devastatingly bad your team will be without one (as TOO many of us REAL hoopers know..)

[@thomasovenshine2806]

so true

[@Khiljaeden]

yeah too many of us REAL HOOPERS can relate to that. bad coaching can be disastrous even for teams with great players.

[@nycnow811]

Gorgeous Execution OKC should know!

[@frankyboy7596]

I remember my highschool years where me and another guy on the team were beast, but we didnt have a single play on offence. Coach just said pass the ball to the post (me) and try to have mouvement...We were playing with 2 posts, one on each side, so it was really nice when everytime you try to post up a guy moved 2 feet to double you. Plus, the other good guy (SF) didnt have any room to drive since we were two posts waiting under the basket...

[@tahasiddiqui1351]

OMG EXACTLY, MY COACH LEGIT ONLY KNOWS ONE WORD AND THAT IS PLAY MAN ON MAN. LEGIT, THATS THE ONLY THING HE KNOWS. HE DOESNT EVEN KNOW WHAT A FRICKIN PICK AND ROLL IS.

[@bballbreakdown]

That's the goal when I coach - I don't ever want to call a play if I don't have to. I want the players, as a unit, moving in unison

[@theawesomewarlover1680]

Watching this the day after Kobe passed away, and he starts talking about Kobe. Literally, you can’t really ever talk about basketball offense without Kobe coming up

[@Blippy-hb4by]

theawesomewarlover same I feel terrible

[@NateTheMovieGuy]

this is a great offense to run for basketball when you think about it it always keeps the defense guessing and it gives the offense plenty of opportunities to score

[@creolecajun9988]

Phil Jackson won 11 NBA Championships runing this offense id say its ok

[@InTrevWeTrust]

3:29 lol come on man.

[@saulkyut]

lol epic fail

[@ryanmagiera4402]

except then 4:11 he makes it up. lol

[@dmohoops1119]

Trevy trev’s bio, Milestones: date unknown- deletes first official youtube video. Therefore erasing all youtube milestones

[@InTrevWeTrust]

@@dmohoops1119 .....okay?

[@dmohoops1119]

Trevy Trev all love bro don’t get upset

[@bballbreakdown]

It totally works against the zone - it basically forces a 2-3 zone to play man. The corner option is devastating since it can't cover all the options...

[@isoextreme]

I would love to see this vs a zone Def!

[@youngbillrussell34]

@@isoextreme it would kill a zone because it exposes the weakness in it. Mid post, 3 point, and cutting and moving.

[@eastoakland91]

Wow good stuff.. Damn if only cp3 would've gone to the lakers

[@bezzeler2000]

Kobe learned the post so he could be the first option out of the triangle.

[@LivinginFullEffect25]

Jordan also

[@BrodyMKramer]

RIP

[@pasqualinocuzzetto8964]

What are you talking about...Kobe ran the triangle...

[@rossmacfarlane6154]

@EveryDayIsAGoodDay nobody runs the triangle. the triangle runs you

[@jonathanlim7305]

My eyes are so used to defensive schemes I can't understand a thing about this triangle offense. Thank you Thibs!

[@bballbreakdown]

YES! It's hard due to time constraints to find enough good ∆ footage, but I was glad I came across that possession...

[@noxzorz]

Thanks coach Nick! This is explained really well, I never completely got what the triangle offense is, now I see that one of my old coaches had us running this 24/7 every game. It was one of my better basketball years, a lot of fun. And like you said, it's not very complicated, just keep doing the same over and over again and you will always have options.

[@refuse2lose1985]

THAT WAS RIDICULOUSLY GOOD! I really started to understand the triangle a little! :) Especially cool when I could see what you were talking about on the last play where they transitioned back to the first option. Watching your vids have definitely increased my basketball IQ.

[@s1lenzeify]

I started watching basketball around 1-2 years ago and your videos have incredibly helped me understand the game and even get better in pickup games in my free time :D I cant wait for the season to start and for you to make more breakdowns, love 'em

[@MrYoumitube]

There is good triangle & bad triangle offence, like you said coach when it is flowing into 1st into 2nd,3rd option it's pretty to watch.

[@WeArePharmers]

Thanks, Coach Nick. This is an excellent and easy-to-understand tutorial. I've always wondered how The Triangle works.

[@Snownom]

Love the video Coach! So excited for the new season, which also means more Coach Nick videos!!

[@rakhunuhepptaylor2135]

your explainations for the triangle offense are the best that I have come across , and I havebeen looking consistently for awhile, because you stress the rules the things you always do. . Umpteenth time I have watched this video. thanks again.

[@KiDarkness]

Great video! It was a little difficult to understand it explained (conceptually) at first, but once it was shown in real-time, it made perfect sense. The clips where the Lakers run it made it instantly recognizable. I'll definitely be able to tell from watching when teams are running it now. Thanks Coach!

[@vietbballsk8er]

Very informative video, and easy to learn as well. Hopefully you do more for the triangle as well as other offenses too, maybe even defense?

[@kham_forshort]

Kobe and Gigi's Memorial brought me here. Rest in Peace to the Bryants 😢

[@OBODZ1]

Love this channel. I'm not really into basketball but all these breakdowns are so resourceful. I wouldn't have known all these plays and just randomly drive or shoot or dunk in NBA 2K.

[@illusioniser]

That was probably the best basketball video I have ever seen, and not just from you, the best ever...

[@LenardSmith]

Thanks for that! That was great! Looking forward to part 2

[@TangoffalsUTD]

Great video, Coach Nick! Keep up the good work!

[@Blhitelikesnba2k]

Thanks for this video Coach! You have amazing pedagogic skills. Keep up with the good work!

[@billbahr]

Very nice!! BTW, the Bulls' triangle offense is outlined as one of many strategies in the book "Strategic Advantage: How to Win in War, Business, and Life."

[@bballbreakdown]

Thanks! I certainly love coaching - or teaching, as I call it :)

[@yoghrut]

coach i have to say you do an outstanding job in trying to improve the world's understanding of basketball. i admire that. if you had planned by any chance to bring out an app that would dynamically show step by step different things (e.g. screens, pick and roll/pop, offences, zone defences, etc.) i'd really appreciate it and even pay for it, you can't deny the knowledge and passion you have for the game. keep it up!

[@ExceedtheHypecom]

Carmelo on the pinch post every play. Lol next level indeed

[@killumminati9587]

coach, you deserve at LEAST 2 million views on each video with over 2 million subscribers. your stuff is awesome, i dont know how its not viral yet.

[@akifislam4464]

Great video! Will definitely integrate these tenets into our team sets. Thanks!

[@Noah3112]

Great job Coach! Looking forward to see the next part . .Greetings from Germany :)

[@DaMonstaMasta]

Awesome breakdown couldn't wait for it.

[@raygoldman9538]

Informative breakdown thanks my virtual coach!

[@bballbreakdown]

Awesome - glad you followed along. Stay tuned for part 2!

[@bballbreakdown]

Absolutely! Pinch post can be a screen of the weakside guard, and corner option (which is on Part 2) is deadly

[@IcantThinkOfAname9]

Been waiting for this for sooooooooooooo long.

[@PR0BY717]

Coach Nick i respect you and i love your videos so much, i learned so much about the plays running offence, helping one pass away, and different type of defenses im watching you 2 years keep up the great work we cant find better basketball couch than you im sure that if you coached some teams like the thunder they would win the 2012 championship because it was simple, double team lebron and im sure you can coach every team in the nba and make them even better

[@Lyvetacus]

Another good breakdown Coach Nick!

[@jimmyroberts4425]

Awesome channel. Thanks coach Nick

[@bballbreakdown]

Awesome. I can't wait too! Two more days!!

[@AyoRhymer]

i love you Coach. this helped me understand the triangle so much more than those vague websites with poor diagramming

[@padolph007]

I am attempting to teach this to middle school girls...We ran it a little with our AAU team and they kept getting better as the season progressed.

[@rakhunuhepptaylor2135]

so are you still running it? how well did it go long term if you did?

[@w1ldm4n82]

Hearing Kobe's name and seeing him in this video makes me so sad again. Still can't believe the legendary dude is gone already until now. 😿

[@TearyFlow]

nice video yet again coach nick

[@bballbreakdown]

When you see part 2 - the 3rd option - this is what the Bulls used to break presses - just extending the action farther out on the floor.

[@TheHarpo0n]

Love the breakdown, coach!

[@lilfella2012]

it amazes me how things work, you know.. to watch basketball games and have no idea of what's going on or what play there running or what they're trying to setup and then watch it here and have it broken down into almost a complete science lol keep it up this stuff is very interesting!

[@bballbreakdown]

YES! Pinch post is great against it- as is the corner option...

[@ryanspicer312]

Nice layup bro hahah

[@bballbreakdown]

Awesome. Keep me updated. Don't miss part 2 - it's up now!

[@karkitliu9951]

Coach Nick always make great videos! Anyway if possible in the next video, will you be able to also explain why such a greatly designed offense is no longer popular in the league? I remember reading about some GMs doesn't like it, but why? Too difficult to implement? Too organized that it cannot let individual players stands out (this may sound crazy consider MJ and Kobe) and sell tickets?

[@TheAdidaskicks23]

thanks a lot for the video. well done. still wonder coaches are reluctant to use this in the nba

[@bballbreakdown]

Great idea, we'll keep adding to this.

[@christianhoej2916]

Great vid and walk through. I would like you to focus on Rodman - limited offensive skills, but perfect in running these sets. Some of the passes he drops to the cutters are crisp.

[@nguyentran378]

i think you guys deserve more subscribers and views :)

[@Chavanun555]

Yeah I had been waiting for this for years since you first start talking early in your old vids.

[@bballbreakdown]

Then the guard on top can flash to the wing and get a little 15 foot pass from him. But you can train your center to take one dribble away from the pressure and throw the skip pass. It might take several games and practices, but they'll get it..

[@up1kg]

Thank you for these breakdowns

[@pastorwademorris2492]

Great offense i simply love it. Thankful to D, Fish for running it again in New York

[@publicitytheory]

Thanks for the response! Precisely, flexible yet structured - able to adapt to the play on the floor but structured enough for there not to be that awkward stagnation in an offense when adjusting, wasting valuable seconds, one of the biggest issues in basketball (at the level I played, at least). I've just followed you on Twitter, but I don't use it much. You should get on Facebook, even if it's just reposts from Twitter. I'd like, share, etc :).

[@hansflorentino8505]

Phenomenal explanation!!!

[@xmykro]

Awesome breakdown.

[@captainkirrahe]

TFW you watch the 2013 breakdown of an offense based on a lot of mid range and post plays in 2020. So many mid range shots taken instead of the potential threes. Damn the game has changed.

[@deomartinez77]

I am going to favorite both these videos so i can really study them because the triangle offense always confused me before.

[@Sajmcal]

Great video Coach! One question: Can you use the triangle against the 2-3 zone?

[@DemiRonin]

LOVE this video! Learning!

[@bballbreakdown]

Tex Winter's book is the definitive book - available on Amazon

[@SkylineJet]

I still watch you Coach Nick

[@larschristianalm]

I like the pinch post action where the post comes up to the high post, but how about making the passer basket cut before filling to the corner? In my opinion I would like more pressure on the basket. When passing to the pinch post the empty space where you should get the ball is in front of the basket. I think the the "pinch post cut" as it is in the original Triangle is kinda akward in some way

[@lykigos]

fantastic video

[@Amir883]

I remember there were some extended rules for breaking the press that I saw Phil Jackson talking about. Will you go over that? I'd love to see how it translates into the offense in the half court.

[@starkk19]

Coach, you have to breakdown that Lakers and Clips game. even as a laker fan, that was a surprise.

[@rossselection1032]

Coach are there more pointers in defensive drills in your on court demonstration? Please make more videos

[@cgswindles576]

from watching the bulls, i've seen the option for when the guy gets the ball on the free throw line from the post and the backdoor cut isnt there. the corner that went to the wing gets a dribble hand off from the free throw line and the free throw line guy goes to screen for the corner for the skip pass option.

[@bballbreakdown]

Rodman ran ∆ in 1992 with Pistons, and I have no doubt when he got to the Bulls, and got to see how he could attack offensive rebounds from the weakside, he was ecstatic

[@MatthewMoscotto]

Great stuff here !!!

[@11lesdoon]

great video! one thing coach nick fails to address is the continuity aspect of the triangle offense. making the rule of always screening down in the corner after the wing passes back up top doesnt agree with the continuity portion of this offense. Would love to get his opinion on that. But still, great video!

[@bballbreakdown]

Wow - Part 2 is coming up now!

[@chitownmo]

in the college game many programs do use various sets but the game is adapting more to the pro game year after year due to various schemes used by opposing defense that minimize off ball movement to create shots. even with the longer clock there are more PnRs and Iso executed than before. part of this is due to coaching restrictions set by the NCAA. the other is maximization of time by the staff with the players depending on what they are attempting to run.

[@Famous1MB]

My favorite action in the triangle favorite is the guard around... How would you run the triangle vs a full court press?

[@bballbreakdown]

YES - there are a number of actions that resemble the triangle in D'Antoni's offense.

[@chitownmo]

basketball is a player's game. even phil stated that in One Love. most coaches overcoach a relatively simple game where only a few tactics are consistently effective while others are obsolete due to changing nature of game of the game's natural selection(such as the increased focus on ball handling to improve a player's ability to create their own shot(which is the most valuable skill to have in the game) and use of the 3 point shot).

[@rakhunuhepptaylor2135]

if you did a video or even a series of videos thoroughly breaking down the triangle and how to teach it for high school and college I would definitely purchase it for a coaching friend of mine who is just starting out his first year as a head coach at a high school. you can put it on youtube and limit it to people whom pay for it and you give them the code or you can put it on a DVD. let me know if you decide to do so.

[@bballbreakdown]

It's about the process for me. You have a good grasp of certain things, but there should be ideals that coaches strive for and I take those very seriously..

[@mynamerockybalboa]

It's a great job coach congratulations

[@orisphere]

Good stuff. But for clarity purposes, you should really have a better way to IDENTIFY the Y offensive player vs the X defensive player. Visually, it is easier to understand (ie RED & BLUE would be great Red for Defense and Blue for offense)

[@oldweng]

Very nice video!

[@Tommie22x]

hey +BBALLBREAKDOWN nice on court demo, but it would be nice when u use different colour rings or use pg,sf or pf position( representing the players) in the over head diagram. just to make it easier to see the different cuts. cause a lot of things are happening at once. it would be easier to track

[@bballbreakdown]

That's awesome. We should get to some more NBA2K too!

[@CorSubzero]

Thanks alot coach it helped me understand it way better.

[@videogamejo]

That's a beautiful offense.

[@CyanJimbo]

I had to watch this a few times but i think i understand it now >.< so much better than the offense my coach runs

[@miket6068]

C@ 10:37 Thank you guys for your time and knowledge

[@bandass]

My goodness, this is devastating when run perfectly. When ur done with this will u be doing counters?

[@Taildog]

What are the best options against the Zone? The center opposite and UCLA high post series didn't work well against PHO in 2010 or DAL in 2011

[@janmichaelsantiago8582]

Will the triangle be effective when you're facing a zone defense? A very big help for me if ever I get a response. Thanks!

[@MTGguides]

Lol I havent even started the video but I know it'll be great. Thumbs up

[@timothywashington1602]

Hey Coach do you agree that OKC and IND need to install this system or another one similar. I just think they can benefit from having more of an equal opportunity offense so the defenses don't always lock in on one or two guys.