Knicks Morning News (2017.03.12)

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — On the surface, Carmelo Anthony is trying to be the perfect soldier.

DALLAS — The Nets played eight straight road games in four time zones and spent a total of 17 days on the road counting takeoff and their landing in the wee hours Saturday morning. Their record was a modest 2-6, but those two road wins matched their previous season total, and they were competitive into the fourth quarter in all but two of those games.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — It looks as if Phil Jackson will hold additional triangle tutorials as the season winds down.

The Knicks may be trying to win games, but they haven’t been successful doing that. They might be better off putting their trust in the Ping-Pong balls.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Carmelo Anthony didn’t make the Knicks’ last trip to The Palace a memorable one. In fact, the only thing memorable was Anthony’s growing disengagement as the Knicks move full bore on the triangle. Anthony entered Saturday’s affair just 16 points away from achieving 10,000 points as a Knick, but he couldn’t…

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Phil Jackson isn’t done holding triangle seminars. Derrick Rose, part of the six-guard contingent lectured by Jackson during the secret Thursday session, revealed the Zen Master will continue to teach the triangle as the season winds down. According to Rose, Jackson not only added a couple of new options to his…

The Knicks take on the Pistons in Detroit at 5 p.m.

Phil Jackson’s vision with the Knicks has been questionable from the get-go.

Anthony Donahue and Moke Hamilton are officially in the dog days of the season as the guys discuss what Knicks fans can look forward to for the rest of the year.

Westbrook took sole possession of second place on the list of players with the most triple-doubles in a season, behind only Oscar Robertson.

Staley, the women’s basketball coach at South Carolina, will not bring a new philosophy to a United States team that has won six consecutive gold medals.

De’Aaron Fox had a career-high 28 points and Malik Monk broke out of a scoring slump for 20 points as the Wildcats beat Alabama.

The Spurs characterized the problem as minor, but San Antonio also is without its other star forward, Kawhi Leonard.

Phil Jackson began his mini triangle clinic on Thursday by explaining the basics of geometry.

The Knicks never found the perfect mix on the court of Kristaps Porzingis and Carmelo Anthony.

If you are a fan of the Jets or the Knicks where is the hope for you these days?

Phil Jackson not only imparted triangle lessons to the Knicks guards, he also attempted to re-teach their passing techniques.