Basketball is one of the most creative and continuously evolving sports ever known. There are thousands of offensive set plays, tactics and schemes that have been used by coaches and teams all throughout the history of the sport. One of the most popular, if not the most popular, offensive systems ever created is the Triangle Offense that became synonymous to basketball championships especially during the 1990’s. No less than His Airness himself, the great Michael Jordan, who’s still widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, owed part of his basketball immortality to the Triangle. Scottie Pippen too, Jordan’s sidekick, and later on Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. All four National Basketball Association (NBA) legends had been among the thousands that thrived in the game with this offensive system. And the man credited for the creation of the Triangle Offense is Fred “Tex” Winter, a highly regarded hoops mentor and tireless student of the game.