Derrick Rose: Knicks roster fits triangle ‘to a T’

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Yes, Derrick Rose made news by saying some people have referred to the New York Knicks as one of the NBA’s “super teams.” He also touched on several subjects that may have more relevance to the coming Knicks season in his recent interview with NBA.com.

Rose, the Knicks’ new point guard, said he thinks the club’s personnel fits the triangle offense “to a T.”

“Because you have [Carmelo Anthony], you have [Kristaps Porzingis] who can post up a lot. If they was to put me in that position, that would be my first time having an isolation at the elbow, or just having an isolation period. It can work that way,” Rose told NBA.com’s Lang Whitaker.

Knicks point guard Derrick Rose believes he, Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis are a perfect fit for the triangle offense. Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images

Rose added that new coach Jeff Hornacek told him the Knicks would add “a lot of pick-and-rolls in there at the top of the key or on the side.” This would be a welcome change for some of the Knicks who played in the offense last season.

Some complained the offense was too slow and predictable last season, and Hornacek has also said he wants the Knicks to increase their pace. Rose should help in that area. New York has been in the bottom third of the NBA in pace over the past two seasons.

“It’s really whatever they decide to do, and I have to find my way around it,” Rose said of the Knicks’ offense. “This is the first time I think the triangle will really ever have an athletic point guard in that position. So who knows? All I have to do is make sure my catch-and-shoot is …

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