Jaylen Brown: It’s about time the NBA has 15 black head coaches

OkcSinceSGA · Post #1 » by **OkcSinceSGA** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 8:53 pm

Does anyone actually believe that forced diversity of coaching (which oddly excludes Latino and Asian community in pro sports) is some sort of NBA win?

I would think instead of players celebrating how many black coaches make the league, they would be more focused on getting the absolute best coach in the NBA (who just may be black).

This is weird to me that the league and its players have this quota mentality of representation. Especially that it’s specifically only to black coaches and not other cultures.

ADMVP · Post #2 » by **ADMVP** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 8:55 pm

It's probably because the league is like 80% black.

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payton2kemp · Post #3 » by **payton2kemp** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 9:00 pm

OKCfanSinceSGA wrote:

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Does anyone actually believe that forced diversity of coaching (which oddly excludes Latino and Asian community in pro sports) is some sort of NBA win?

I would think instead of players celebrating how many black coaches make the league, they would be more focused on getting the absolute best coach in the NBA (who just may be black).

This is weird to me that the league and its players have this quota mentality of representation. Especially that it’s specifically only to black coaches and not other cultures.

First of all there is no quota. You're making stuff up in your own head. Second of all it makes sense by default that there will be more black coaches as most players are also black. Hockey has more white players and pretty much all the coaches are white.

At the end of the day most coaches in sports are former players so in the NBA they are probably black.
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SelfishPlayer · Post #4 » by **SelfishPlayer** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 9:03 pm

Yeah there is this denial of the value of NBA playing experience that is at the core of it all these days. People want coaching diversity to extend to people who never played the NBA game because that's the way it has always been. There have always been head coaches that have never played the NBA game. Phil JACKSON, Kerr, Pat Riley are amongst the goat head coaches/leaders for a reason. I think people hate Doc Rivers because he played the game well, is a champion head coach and exhibits everything they don't want to continue forward.

Potential_64 · Post #5 » by **Potential_64** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 9:03 pm

I don't think its appropriate to compare numbers based on skin color. Each coach is an individual.

Statlanta · Post #6 » by **Statlanta** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 9:05 pm

Do black guys want that position of power? I wouldn’t want to see guys treated like Frank Vogel. Are guys passionate for that role like Steve Kerr was when he was broadcasting?

Tor_Raps · Post #7 » by **Tor_Raps** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 9:07 pm

ADMVP wrote:It's probably because the league is like 80% black.

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Why stop at only making 80% of coaches black? Lets get 80% of NBA owners to be black too. Oh and let's ensure that viewship is 80% black lol.

SelfishPlayer · Post #8 » by **SelfishPlayer** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 9:07 pm

Statlanta wrote:Do black guys want that position of power? I wouldn’t want to see guys treated like Frank Vogel. Are guys passionate for that role like Steve Kerr was when he was broadcasting?

What does that mean? How was Mark Jackson and Brian Shaw treated?

OrlandoSaban · Post #9 » by **OrlandoSaban** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 9:11 pm

OKCfanSinceSGA wrote:

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Does anyone actually believe that forced diversity of coaching (which oddly excludes Latino and Asian community in pro sports) is some sort of NBA win?

I would think instead of players celebrating how many black coaches make the league, they would be more focused on getting the absolute best coach in the NBA (who just may be black).

This is weird to me that the league and its players have this quota mentality of representation. Especially that it’s specifically only to black coaches and not other cultures.

It's about time for 15 Black Coaches to step up and become legit NBA coaches

Lockdown504090 · Post #10 » by **Lockdown504090** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 9:12 pm

there isnt forced diversity in the NBA, so why make a post about it?

lambchop · Post #11 » by **lambchop** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 9:13 pm

OKCfanSinceSGA wrote:
Does anyone actually believe that forced diversity of coaching (which oddly excludes Latino and Asian community in pro sports) is some sort of NBA win?

I would think instead of players celebrating how many black coaches make the league, they would be more focused on getting the absolute best coach in the NBA (who just may be black).

This is weird to me that the league and its players have this quota mentality of representation. Especially that it’s specifically only to black coaches and not other cultures.

This is definitely only about having more black coaches. I doubt NBA players are interested in diversity aka having asian, female and transsexual coaches.

Post #12 » by **bisme37** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 9:14 pm

The reporter Mark Spears specifically works for ESPN's "Andscape" which is a "Black media platform dedicated to creating, highlighting, and uplifting the diverse stories of Black identity."

So it's his job to ask questions about stuff like this and Jaylen answered the question. It's not like this was the 1st thing on Jaylen's mind on the eve of the Finals and he busted out with this comment for no reason.

Imo it does seem weird that it took so long for half the teams to have a Black coach when the players are predominately Black. That's the only point here as far as I can tell. No one really weighed in on making some kind of judgment about whether it's good or bad or whatever.

But of course this type of comment is always going to upset the people who want to be upset about it.

SelfishPlayer · Post #13 » by **SelfishPlayer** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 9:15 pm

lambchop wrote:
OKCfanSinceSGA wrote:
Does anyone actually believe that forced diversity of coaching (which oddly excludes Latino and Asian community in pro sports) is some sort of NBA win?

I would think instead of players celebrating how many black coaches make the league, they would be more focused on getting the absolute best coach in the NBA (who just may be black).

This is weird to me that the league and its players have this quota mentality of representation. Especially that it’s specifically only to black coaches and not other cultures.

This is definitely only about having more black coaches. I doubt NBA players are interested in diversity aka having asian, female and transsexual coaches.

Diversity doesn't mean fewer white males?

Jfh20 · Post #14 » by **Jfh20** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 9:16 pm

as if i needed more reasons to root against the Celtics.

Jellybeans · Post #15 » by **Jellybeans** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 9:16 pm

This sounds like something Steven A Smith would say.

jc23 · Post #16 » by **jc23** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 9:16 pm

im surprised nobody ever brings up this point, but its not black coaches we are talking about, its really former players getting NBA head coaching jobs. Of which around 70% are black men. It makes alot of sense when you figure the time in sport and connections and familiarity NBA players have in the league.

The true minority coach has always been Coach Spo, his ethnicity and how he became a head coach doesnt get brought up enough.

sp6r=underrated · Post #17 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 9:16 pm

I understand were the players are coming from. And the NBA should prioritize making sure black coaches are represented in numbers similar to their representation among players.

The NFL is gross with how few black coaches there are despite a mostly black workforce

Letsgokings · Post #18 » by **Letsgokings** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 9:18 pm

SelfishPlayer wrote:Yeah there is this denial of the value of NBA playing experience that is at the core of it all these days. People want coaching diversity to extend to people who never played the NBA game because that's the way it has always been. There have always been head coaches that have never played the NBA game. Phil JACKSON, Kerr, Pat Riley are amongst the goat head coaches/leaders for a reason. I think people hate Doc Rivers because he played the game well, is a champion head coach and exhibits everything they don't want to continue forward.

Jackson, Kerr & Riley all played in the nba at some point.

NyKnicks1714 · Post #19 » by **NyKnicks1714** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 9:18 pm

OKCfanSinceSGA wrote:

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Does anyone actually believe that forced diversity of coaching (which oddly excludes Latino and Asian community in pro sports) is some sort of NBA win?

Source?

Letsgokings · Post #20 » by **Letsgokings** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 9:19 pm

sp6r=underrated wrote:I understand were the players are coming from. And the NBA should prioritize making sure black coaches are represented in numbers similar to their representation among players.

The NFL is gross with how few black coaches there are despite a mostly black workforce

I think all coaching positions should go to people who are qualified. Race should have absolutely nothing to do with it.