Oak says Knicks must ‘tri, tri’ again

CHARLES OAKLEY says the triangle offense isn’t advanced geometry, but the operative word is “try.”

“I don’t know what’ll work (for the Knicks), but players ought to give it a try,” said the former AllStar, who spent three years with the Chicago Bulls before kicking off his decade-long run with the Knicks. “No matter where you are, you have to learn the offense. The players gotta be accountable and you got to work.”

There’s only one way the Knicks will know if the triangle can work in New York.

“(The triangle is) not that hard: You go up, down, across — it’s not hard. It really ain’t but one play,” Oakley said. “It’s really easy. You’re either in the post, the corner or free throw line, making cuts or rotating. It’s like moving parts.”

Oakley, noted for his relentless work ethic, says the Knicks’ troubles won’t be fixed midseason.

“It’s a little thing, it’s practice. If you can’t fix it in practice, you can’t do anything,” he said. “You have to do that in training camp. When you’re there you gotta try. You can’t say ‘I can’t.’ Say I can’t play this, I can’t play that. You gotta try.”

Despite his understanding of the game, Oakley, who’s hosting a Thursday night party at HeadQuarters Gentlemen’s Club just steps from Madison Square Garden, doesn’t see himself coaching a team.

“It’s not coaching, it’s babysitting,” he said. “It’s a babysitting game.”

When the Knicks play in Utah Wednesday night, they’ll have the former power forward’s support.

“You always want the organization to be successful that you played for, but to be a major city, you should be better,” he said. “I don’t know what’s going on.”

Despite being seen courtside at Barclays Center when the Nets beat the Knicks last week, Oakley has no plans to become a Brooklyn fan.

“Nets? Come on,” he said. “How are you going to like the worst team in the league? That’s a dumb question.” SALT LAKE CITY — Jeff Hornacek wasn’t thinking lottery picks and minute restrictions on this night. Not with Jerry Sloan and John Stockton in the building.

Hornacek, who was honored at halftime with the rest of the Utah Jazz team that reached the first of