Tex Winter and his band bought some of the first "Nudie suits."

It was around this time that he met Tex Winter and became a devotee of Winter's triangle offense.

The assistant coach, Tex Winter, said he thought Jordan was trying too hard win by himself, and that became a Chicago tabloid's back page.

He brought along assistant Tex Winter and they installed Winter's version of the triangle offense.

After the game, Jordan apologized to (a) one of his coaches, Tex Winter, and (b) to the players, for taking over the game.

"I've got a mentor over there in Tex Winter," he said to the longtime assistant.

Trial by Basketball: The Life and Times of Tex Winter.

"Tex Winter has a solid offensive system, but let's face it, any offense that gets the ball in Jordan's hands is a good one," Daly said.

Tex Winter will tell you we ran the triple-post offense better than ever, and that it was the most fun we've ever had.

Thomas referred to the triangle offense, a system developed by Tex Winter, a longtime assistant for Jackson.