New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony admitted he's still struggling to adjust to the triangle offense. On another front, it's reportedly only a "matter of time" before Knicks owner James Dolan begins to interfere with president Phil Jackson.
Jackson's triangle offense is far different from the style of play - namely isolation plays - that Anthony is accustomed to. While the perennial All-Star is excited about the new offense, he acknowledged he's still adapting to it.
"It's an adjustment," Anthony said Saturday, via ESPN. "It's an adjustment because I'm used to taking my time and seeing where the defense is coming from. And even now, it's a medium that you've got to play with. Sometimes you can hold it a little, sometimes you don't have it, (you have to) get it out quickly. So it's an adjustment for me."
First-year Knicks coach Derek Fisher agreed Anthony was still learning how to thrive in the new system, but he commended the small forward for his defense in Saturday's preseason win against Boston.
"His defensive activity on the weak side was really great tonight," Fisher said. "That's something we've talked about - not leaving the two or three guys (defending) the pick-and-roll to do all the work. The players on the weak side have to join the party and come play defense. Tonight Carmelo had several of those plays."
While the Knicks' roster continues to transition into the offense, Basketball Insiders' Steve Kyler believes it's inevitable Dolan will begin interfering with the team at some point.
"Dolan will sit on the sidelines until it doesn't go as he expects," Kyler wrote Monday. "So that's simply a matter of time."
