GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Derek Fisher knows some people think Carmelo Anthony is too selfish to fit into the triangle offense.

He knows others believe there’s no way J.R. Smith can thrive in an offense that’s so heavily predicated on ball movement.

“A lot of people question or doubt a lot of these guys’ ability to do that and [their] willingness to be unselfish and play for their teammate,” Fisher said on Tuesday.

But so far Fisher has had no reason to complain.

One of the bright spots for the Knicks in the preseason has been their ability to move the ball and find quality shots.

On Monday, New York had 26 assists on 35 made field goals. In the previous game, the Knicks had 22 assists on 30 made field goals.

“These guys deserve a lot of credit for what they’ve done,” Fisher said. “We’ve continued to share the basketball, continued to have a high number of assists, percentage of our made field goals.”

Overall, 64 percent of the Knicks’ preseason field goals have been assisted on. For a reference point, that assist rate would have been the second-highest in the NBA last season.

"So far it's been good," Jose Calderon said of the team's ball movement.

That’s a good sign for the Knicks in their attempt to learn the triangle offense on the fly.

The assisted field goal is one of the tenets of the triangle. Phil Jackson’s team finished in the top 10 in total assists in 18 of his 20 seasons on an NBA bench.

The Knicks had been the polar opposite of Jackson's teams for much of the Mike Woodson era.

Just 54 percent of New York's field goals were assisted on last season -- the third-lowest rate in the NBA. They ranked 30th in points generated from an assist and 29th in touches per game. They were 25th in assists per 100 possessions.

These types of numbers led many to question whether Anthony and his teammates could make the transition to the triangle offense.

Those questions are still out there, of course. But so far in a small sample, the Knicks have shown that they can move the ball well enough.

Question: Do you think the Knicks will be able to move the ball enough to make the triangle offense work?

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