The award is named after iconic nba coach tex winter, a longtime assistant who has been an integral part of the coaching staff of 10 nba championships teams, the 2009 recipient of the national basketball coaches association chuck daly lifetime achievement award and the 2011 naismith memorial basketball hall of fame inductee. Hes also usa womens basketball head coach since 2009. Triangle basketball is an inspiring story of overcoming hardship to develop the attitudes and relationships for success at home, school and career. He is also a triangle offense guru who will soon be offering an instructional video on how to implement this system of offense. 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. 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. The triangle is introduced by coach winters exploration of his seven principles of a sound offense. Our offense comes from the book that tex winter wrote in the 1960s and from watching a. Phil jackson and tex winter discuss the triangle offense free download as pdf file. Reviewed in the united states on december 22, 2008. Contains 160 fullcolor pages of news clips, personal notes, photographs, and texs chalkboard sayings.
From my research, in the mid 90s he ran a three post offense triangle offense that was inspired by coach tex winter. It is a quick hittino attack that is based upon the ability of the offensive players to read and react to the defense they are facing. If i talked only about his relationship with the lakers, i would demean his contribution to the sport. Remembering sam smiths scandalous, detaillaced, seemingly impossible chronicle of michael jordan and the chicago bulls in. Coach angeli uses whiteboard diagrams and player demonstrations for the post, wing and dribbles entries into the offense that starts in the 14 set and culminates in the sideline triangle and 2man game set made famous by tex winters offensive system. 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. What resulted was an awakening belief in the coordinated efforts of family members to work together as a team. There is a chapter in this book written by former kansas state coach tex winter about the triangular sideline series. The encyclopedia of the triangle offense basketball. There is a book in my library, published in 1962, titled. Morice fredrick tex winter february 25, 1922 october 10, 2018 was an american basketball coach and innovator of the triangle offense.
Oktober 2018 in manhattan, kansas war ein usamerikanischer basketballcoach. Experience the remarkable life story of legendary coach tex winter in this best books usa book news awardwinning title. The triangle offense was born on the hardwood courts of the university of southern california in the 1940s, the offspring of the universitys innovative basketball coach. Tex states that offensive rebounding and defensive balance is a vital part of this offense. Having had the opportunity to have coach winter as an instructor while at kansas state, i feel the book describes him very accurately. The triangle offenses appeal has waned in american basketball, but, in the philippines, tim cone, the head coach of barangay ginebra san miguel. She makes links between interesting people and unusual events with her nonfiction stories. 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. Morice fredrick tex winter february 25, 1922 october 10, 2018 was an american retired basketball coach, and innovator of the triangle offense. His system was later refined by former houston rockets and kansas state university basketball head coach tex winter, who played for barry in the late 1940s. It was quintessential tex winter, but also a metaphor for the art of basketball.
Kstate basketball tex winter triangle offense youtube. Marquette 2525, kansas state 261118, washington 4535, northwestern 4289 and cal state long beach 7869 conference champion. Phil jackson triangle offense pdf this pdfpidief generic basketball article presents the famous triangle offense. The triangle post offense was created, developed and refined over the years by tex winter. Printable basketball stat sheet to keep track of players, points and scores. Tex winter was one of sam barrys players and believed in the offense so much that he would later expand and improve the system while coaching various roles at. Coach nick sits down with the inventor of the triangle offense, longtime bulls and lakers assistant coach tex winter.
Coaches, i am proud to present the triangle offense playbook to you. This story was written in 2011 prior to tex winters enshrinement into the naismith basketball hall of fame. 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. It contains 160 fullcolor pages of news clips, personal notes, photographs, and texs chalkboard sayings. 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. Very interesting and informative book that captures coach winter as a coach and as a person. Legendary kstate mens basketball head coach fred tex winter teaches the fundamentals and principles behind his triangle offense. Coach nick is a basketball historian as well, amassing exclusive interviews with some of the great minds of the game, including tex winter, pete newell, pete carril, and dean smith. Basketball offense tgame triplepost offense, coachs. 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. Tex winters basketball philosophy and triangle offense products of equal opportunity winters triangle offense was flexible enough to adjust for individual brilliance within the team concept. Fred tex winter, as he is identified in black on the books cover, was the head basketball coach at kansas state in 1962 when he published the triplepost offense. 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. The triangle halfcourt offense was originated by sam barry at the university of southern california many years ago.
Fusion offense with jamie angeli basketball coaching. Tex winter, the architect of the triangle offense and one of the great minds in basketball history, passed away wednesday at the age of 96 scottie pippen and. Ann parr believes writing is about making connections between what writers know and what readers want to read. 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 triangle offense, also known as the triplepost offense, is an offensive strategy in basketball. In our business, tex winter is an icon at a level that transcends professional basketball or any level for that matter. Winter, who has been coaching for close to 50 years, has been jacksons assistant throughout jacksons nba coaching career. 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. Tex winter assistant coach award the official website of. From the coachs clipboard basketball playbook, phil jackson teaches triangle offense winter went on as assistant coach to phil jackson and the triangle offense was. Winter also served as an assistant coach for the chicago bulls in the 1980s and 1990s and was also an assistant coach. At the age of ten, tex experienced the untimely death of his father. He was born in wellington, texas winter served as an assistant coach to the chicago bulls from the 198586 season through the 199899 season, during which time the team won six nba championships. Southern california 1947 career record major schools.
He was a head coach in college basketball for 30 years before becoming an assistant coach in the national basketball association nba. 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. 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. Includes quotes from family, friends and legends such as kobe bryant, phil. Here are the notes on it when tex winter was coaching with the chicago bulls and michael jordan was playing there. It was further developed by former kansas state head coach tex winter, who had played under barry. 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. Later winter became assistant coach to phil jackson and. Leave a comment basketball offenses by coach peterman todays basketball coaching clinic notes are on tex winter and his chicago bulls triangle offense. Tex winters basketball philosophy and triangle offense.