Brandon Jennings didn't understand triangle offense with Knicks

The triangle offense has not been received well by the Knicks players since the beginning of the season.

Brandon Jennings made the most of his opportunities after being waived by the New York Knicks, landing in a potential Eastern Conference contender, the Washington Wizards. But during his stint as a Knick, there were many things the Compton dimer just didn't feel at ease with.

“It was a dream come true for me to be a Knick and to play in Madison Square Garden every night,” Jennings told Stefan Bondy of The New York Daily News. “It was just too much going on behind the scenes that I didn't understand.”

One of those main problems for Jennings was Phil Jackson‘s unrelenting obsession with the triangle offense — a system the organization tried to simplify at the beginning of the year, but ultimately failing to bring the desired results. The Knicks later shifted to a more conventional pick-and-roll style of offense, only to later change it back to the triangle in the last third of the season, this time with Jackson giving point guards hands-on lessons on the now-defunct rotational gameplay.

“I think what just happened was they were just going in a different direction. I wanted to play fast. I didn't really understand the triangle,” Jennings said. “I think that was my biggest thing. I really didn't understand it. I'm not saying it doesn't work. I just felt like the way the game is being played today, I just felt like you got to score. You got to score. You got to get up shots. When I came to New York, I wanted to put on a show every night. I wanted to put up shots with nice passes and things like that. So I guess it just wasn't the right timing.”

Jennings is a speed demon on the court, always aiming for a run-and-gun style of play. His breakneck speed and shifty handles are one of the best at his position and one that caught most opponents by surprise when he came off the bench.

“It was just different. Every day it was just something different,” Jennings said. “It was just like, if we could just stick to what we could do, we'll be fine. So at times, you'd just come into practice and you didn't know what was going on.”

Though a reserve, Jennings was never shy about voicing his opinion on the court and on the locker room, a trait that has made him an asset in his 13 games with the team.