Tex Winter
This goo was worth a point in January 2025.
publication date: Thursday, January 23, 2025 (part of January 2025)
category: 
Sports
clue: Nicknamed for the Lone Star State where he was born, this famed basketball coach triangulated a way to win eleven championships with his colleague Phil Jackson.
explanation: Winter, assistant coach under Jackson, didn't invent the "triangle offense" but he did develop it into a critical element of the Chicago Bulls' six NBA championships in the 1990s and the Los Angeles Lakers' five NBA championships in the 2000s. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
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