At 27-49, the New York Knicks are having yet another disappointing season.

Overall, the state of New York’s franchise isn’t great either. The Knicks have won one playoff series since the turn of the century. They haven’t made the postseason since 2012-2013 and have gone 66-160 over the last three seasons combined.

The front office recently underwent an overhaul after the hiring and firing of legendary coach Phil Jackson. As a result, the concept of stability has seemed farfetched in the Big Apple recently.

Despite the team’s struggles on and off the court, head coach Jeff Hornacek has a theory as to why the team hasn’t been able to attract more free agents in the offseason over the past few years.

Essentially, he blamed Jackson without mentioning his name.

“I think it probably was,” Hornacek said when asked if the triangle was a road block for potential free agents last summer, per ESPN’s Ian Begley. “I think we truly believed that we could blend it [into Hornacek’s preferred offense]. And we found out that probably wasn’t great.”

Overall, he downplayed the idea that the triangle offense is much different than every other NBA offense. The label is what made free agents turn away in his mind.

“Most of the teams, if you look around the league, most of the teams play the same way. There’s not a lot of difference in how teams play,” Hornacek said. “It’s getting certain guys, with their abilities, to put them in those positions [to succeed].”

Heading into this offseason, the coach expects more players to be interested in joining the team for a couple reasons.

“You’ve got to look at, ‘Are we ready next year?’ With KP coming back probably a little later, no. But the pieces are being laid down,” Hornacek noted. “You have Porzingis, and a lot of guys around the league have talked about wanting to play with him. They know he’s a great player. And what we were able to do without him this year, getting a lot of guys experience, they see the pieces. And sometimes that’s all it takes is one guy, one year and then another guy another year, and then you’re all right. So I think that’s the selling point. ... I think it’s a great city to play in.”

Overall, despite the losses, he believes that the team is close to succeeding.

“I don’t think it’s a five-, six-year process,” Hornacek said. "If you look at down the road, I don’t think it’s that far off. You have a cornerstone piece in KP, you have some other really good players already on the team.”

There’s no guarantee that Hornacek returns as the team’s coach next season. But if he stays and if no high-profile free agents sign this summer, he won’t be able to blame the triangle anymore.

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