Howard Beck: NBA Has Had 50 Percent Drop In Black Coaches From Three Years Ago

[Drones]

This isn't particularly surprising given how many unqualified cac coaches we've seen come up in the last few years, looking at you Fred Hoiberg/Billy Donovan. Don't forget Dave Joerger and Steve Kerr, who replaced black coaches that had brought their teams up from the trash heap.

There has been a 50 percent drop in black head coaches in the NBA from three years ago, the lowest total in 16 years.

"That's not enough," said Paul Silas, who is now retired after three decades in the NBA coaching ranks. "There are more guys that understand how to coach basketball. And they should have a chance."

From 2001-2014, the NBA averaged 11 black head coaches per season. On opening night in 2012, half of the NBA's 30 head coaches were people of color, including an all-time 14 black coaches.

The number has been declining ever since.

"I think it bears watching, to see what happens," said Alvin Gentry. "Five years from now, where are we going to be, from a numbers standpoint?"

Mark Tatum, the NBA's deputy commissioner, dismissed the downturn as "cyclical."

Over the last 10 years, white head coaches have lasted 3.2 seasons, on average, while black coaches have lasted just 2.85 seasons, according to a study of coaching tenures by Bleacher Report.

Turnover has been especially heavy in the last two-and-a-half years, with 29 coaches hired since the end of the 2012-13 season. Just 11 of those hires were black.

Where Are All the Black NBA Coaches? Examining a Sudden, Silent Disappearance | Bleacher Report

 

[42 Monks]

I cannot understand all this caping for Mark Jackson... Did he bring that team out the trash? Or did his players just get better? Dude had some of the most important Warriors players nailed to the pine and was calling ISOs for guys who shouldn't have been anything more than a 3rd of 4th option on the regular. He sucked. Curry ain't even give him a shoutout and all through the Finals Jackson was in his feelings about it too. fukk em

And did you really want Mike Brown as a coach? Vaughn? Shaw?

Some of these dudes just sucked. Monty Williams may deserve an argument - but that team needs a new everything from players to management.

Hoiberg never even needed to coach at the college level as he was groomed for years as an assistant coach in the NBA. He was supposed to take over for the Wolves. Meanwhile, an immediate coaching opportunity for Fisher was there right away. That never would've happened in the NBA a few years ago. I'm also not going to really blast Donovan because he's had an outstanding career as a college coach with looks from the NBA in the past.

The amount of black coaches in the NBA is not really a direct sign of how things are progressing, at least not over the past 3 years. I think that, for once guys are getting not just better shots, but they're getting gradually better job security as well.

Biggest thing is that people should be caping for guys other than Mark and Monty though. Gentry never should've got screwed over by PHX. Silas got a raw deal in Cleveland. Larry Drew got fired and didn't even know it. Those are the real crimes.

my thoughts at least