Tex Winter was the architect behind the famed Triangle offense. The Triangle was the primary operating system Phil Jackson used to help Michael Jordan win six championships and Kobe Bryant five.

The triangle offense, designed by Tex Winter and famously run by Jackson, was meant to be a fluid system of movement and passing, but O'Neal’s sheer size and dominance made him an exception.

The Chicago Bulls' vaunted triangle offense can be like learning a foreign ... of the Bulls squads coached by Phil Jackson and Tex Winter. However, this feat proved easier said than done, and ...