If you have read tex winters book the triple post offence published in 1962,then this 3 dvd set will be a great help in understanding how to run and implement the offense. Winter himself was a consultant to jackson during the bulls and lakers years. The triangle offense is an offensive strategy used in basketball. It is a near relative of tex winter s triplepost offense, featuring a threeman triange game on the strong side and a twoman game on the weak side. From 1990 to 2010, the triangle offense also known as the triple post. Triangle offense highlow this potent offense is a variation of the renowned triple post attack and a continuity offense. Triangle offense basketball playbook for elementary. It can also be used with just one or two post players but maybe you have one or two players with average. You must penetrate the defense, and the best way to do this is the fast break, because basketball is a full court game, from baseline to baseline. Morice fredrick tex winter february 25, 1922 october 10, 2018 was an american basketball coach and innovator of the triangle offense. Tex winters basketball philosophy and triangle offense products of.
In this video i show some basic triangle basketball plays that you can run with an elementary school basketball team. Later winter became assistant coach to phil jackson and the triangle offense was instrumental in the chicago bulls michael jordan, et al winning a number of nba championships. Related searches low post offense basketball hi low offense in basketball. From my research, in the mid 90s he ran a three post offense triangle offense that was inspired by coach tex winter. The triangle basketball offense breakthrough basketball. Winter later served as assistant coach for the chicago. Legendary kstate mens basketball head coach fred tex winter teaches the fundamentals and principles behind his triangle offense. The triangle offense, also known as the triplepost offense, is an offensive strategy in basketball. In 1993 when passing out of the triangle the player in the corner recieved a number of screens as he worked his way towards the top of the. It was then raised and refined by one of barrys many acolytes, morice fredrick tex winter, who attempted to capture its many mysteries in a book called the triplepost offense. Fred tex winter the triplepost offense fred tex winter beautiful.
Todays basketball coaching clinic notes are on jerry petitgoue and his triple post offense for youth basketball and high school. First, this triple post offense is not the same and is not to be confused with the triple post offense or triangle offense, originated by sam barry and refined by tex winter and phil jackson. Last, but certainly not least, is original bible on the offense published in 1962 by the innovator of the triangle himself, tex winter. Its basic ideas were initially established by hall of fame coach sam barry at the university of southern california. Page 04 27 2007 fiba assist magazine fiba europe coaches fundamentals and youth basketball after a good playing career ncaa champion in 1982 with north carolina, then a brief nba experience, he started. Price new from used from hardcover, january 1, 1962 please retry. Part i diagrams and discusses the drills necessary to develop the offense and the offense itself with all of its options. So if you are in a situation where you will have the same core group of players for a few years, it might be a good system for you. Coaches, i am proud to present the triangle offense playbook to you. Jerry petitgoues triple post offense coach jacksons.
The triangle is described in painstaking detail along with diagrams for every option of the offense at that time. The desired initial option in the offense is to pass to the strongside post. Triangle basketball, a usa best book awards winner, is a story that highlights winters original triple post offense, that led him to develop a believer in phil jackson. Kstate basketball tex winter triangle offense youtube.
Geno auriemma 14 high offense complete guide coachbase. Tex winter, the creator of the triple post offense that has since become the triangle, and phil jackson both agree, it takes several years to really master the. The triplepost offense hardcover january 1, 1962 by tex winter author 4. His system was further developed by former houston rockets and kansas state university basketball head coach tex winter, who played for barry in the late 1940s. Tex winters basketball philosophy and triangle offense. Tex winter, the creator of the triple post offense that has since become the triangle, and phil jackson both agree, it takes several years to really master the offenses.
The definitive triangle offense resources list the triangle offense. The seven principles of sound offense these are the seven principles of a sound and effective offense. The triangle halfcourt offense was originated by sam barry at the university of southern california many years ago. In this post, i attempt a solution to the following problem. We went to the open post offense and we had no shot clock. Tex winters triple post offense the triple post offense or. Triple post offense click on book cover for more information available in ebook format only the triple post offense is just the offense you are looking to find if you have those three post players that you need in the game at one time. The systems most important feature is the sideline triangle created between the center, who stands at the low post. The triple post offense, by fred tex winter diagrams involving the. The triangle offense also allows guards to get into the low post. Need another excuse to treat yourself to new book this week. Tex became famous for popularizing the triplepost, sideline triangle, or simply, triangle offense, a basketball system based on equal opportunity. For example, as the point guard 1 passes to small forward 3, the center 5 pops out to the corner, allowing the off guard 2 to move into low post. It was further developed by former kansas state head coach tex winter, who had played under barry.
See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Its not a triangle like the chicago bullstex winter triangle. Triangle offense complete coaching guide basketball for coaches. The encyclopedia of the triangle offense on july 1, 2018. How to run the triangle offense breakthrough basketball. Originally written in 1968 and reprinted in 1997, the triple post offense sideline triangle by tex winter contains everything you need to know to run the offense that made the chicago bulls sixtime nba champions. In 1985, and after many more years of coaching college basketball and perfecting the offense, tex winter accepted an assistant coaching role with the chicago bulls where he would eventually team up with phil jackson to install the triangle offense on a bulls team that. The basic setup for the triangle involves putting a big man in the post, a forward on the wing, and a guard in the corner. Triangle offense basketball playbook for elementary basketball teams. Triple post offense coach jacksons pages basketball. Jerry petitgoue simplified triple post offense for youth.
Our offense comes from the book that tex winter wrote in the 1960s and from watching a lot of films of the bulls, auriemma said. Tex winter used this offense with the chicago bulls to perfection. Its basic ideas were initially established by hall of fame coach. The cross screen, down screen is the main action of the offense. Winter valmensi yliopistojoukkueita vuosikymmenien ajan. This entry was posted in offense and tagged basketball offense, coaching basketball on may 2, 2014 by admin. By going away from your best post player, they stay block to block. Video of phil jackson and tex winter teaching the triangle offense at the staples center. It is more of a triple post offense that includes some very nice inside movement. It is a system of defensive recognition and execution consisting of a sideline triangle on one side of the court and a two man game on the other. Tex winter, the former long beach state head basketball coach who led the team for five seasons and created the triangle offense, died wednesday, oct. Tex y71nters triple post offense the triple post offense or triangle as it is called by some coaches is an effective offensive attack that primarily uses the give and co concept of offensive movement.
He was a head coach in college basketball for 30 years before becoming an assistant coach in the national basketball association nba. Tactical analysis of tex winters and phil jacksons triangle offense. This book is divided into the following three parts. Again, there are several ways to get into this offensive look. Long time coach and present laker assistant, tex winter, has not only brought the importance of court spacing along with the triangle post offense into the game, but he has also coined the phase line of deployment which assists players and coaches in reading and countering defensive post deployment. Fred tex winter the triple post offense fred tex winter beautiful. Kobe bryant the most comprehensive system ever devised for playing basketball. Tex became famous for popularizing the triple post, sideline triangle, or simply, triangle offense, a basketball system based on equal opportunity. A book just as famous as it has been until now nearly impossible to find. The ucla high post offense can be run to both sides of the court, and has a variety of options or reads. Last, but certainly not least, is original bible on the offense published in 1962 by the innovator of. Inspired by our own fansided networks buckets over broadways post from yesterday, i dug deeper and found. Given 5 players on the court, how can one determine x,y coordinates for each player such that the spacing distance between each.
The encyclopedia of the triangle offense basketball. The triangle post offense was created, developed and refined over the years by tex winter. This tgame offense we are discussing here was developed by legendary hall of fame coach dean smith. It functions a little more like a zone offense, but works nicely if you have the players with inside and high post skills to. That strong professional relationship would put winter in the seat beside jackson for many seasons with the bulls, lakers and the players who are now. In 1985, and after many more years of coaching college basketball and perfecting the offense, tex winter accepted an assistant coaching role with the chicago bulls where he would eventually team up with phil jackson to install the triangle offense on a bulls team that was in desperate need of a teamfocused offense. Basketball offense tgame triplepost offense, coachs.
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