Spurs' Becky Hammon interviewing for Blazers and Magic openings

[NatiboyB]

I’d really like to hear what these interviews for coaches and recruitment pitches for players are really like. It’s no way someone can tell me that some of these dudes interview bad every time they look for a head coaching job. But other coaches soon as they hit the market are scooped up ASAP.

teams like the pelicans hiring van Grundy, Celtics have an opening, pacers, maybe bucks, twolves?, magic open, Portland, and the kings and wizards should be opening but they aren’t. So if another offseason goes by and guys like cassell, udoka, billups dont End up with front office jobs I will be surprised. I know all don’t want to be coaches but some of these teams need to reset at GM/Team President also.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

My fault but the point still stands. A majority black sports that prides itself of being understanding and at the forefront of issues but only 6 head coaches are black. I don't see anymore than maybe 2 of the vacant spots going to a black coach so now we our up to 8? Stan Van Gundy got off the couch somewhere and was gifted a team with one of the league most talented young players. When was the last time a black coach was able to do that? No offense to Hammon but I has a lot of work to do when it comes to their diversity and hiring practice.

It's actually 7 lol but you're right I wish it was more. I remember a few years ago almost half the coaches were black (at a time when there were only like 2 black coaches in the NFL), now it's shifted in the other direction for some reason.

 

[Hersh]

whose gon end up smashing her?

 

[OSUBaneBrowns]

Men aren't trying to be led by a woman.

Half of you guys have female managers at your current occupation as it is right now . Change is coming and there will be a woman NBA head coach. I do agree that she would need to go to a team that is rebuilding and grow from there. She needs a long leash before a team can justify cutting her over performance.

 

[CHICAGO]

LMAO @ THE IDEA OF
A WHITE WOMAN
COACHING BLACK MEN.

THAT LIL ASSISTANT ROLE
IS CUTE, BUT IT STOPS THERE.

THE WNBA IS THAT WAY.

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[holidayinn21]

In 2013, there were 15 black coaches. There's only 7 today(4 of them are still in the playoffs)

Until the NBA fixes the black coaching issue, White girl Becky needs to wait her turn.

This push she's getting doesn't feel organic whatsoever.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

How would most of us even know the answer to this question?

I honestly never know how good an assistant coach is outside of reputation/word of mouth. And even then, plenty of good assistant coaches make shytty head coaches (i.e. - Mike Brown).

 

[tremonthustler1]

I’d really like to hear what these interviews for coaches and recruitment pitches for players are really like. It’s no way someone can tell me that some of these dudes interview bad every time they look for a head coaching job. But other coaches soon as they hit the market are scooped up ASAP.

teams like the pelicans hiring van Grundy, Celtics have an opening, pacers, maybe bucks, twolves?, magic open, Portland, and the kings and wizards should be opening but they aren’t. So if another offseason goes by and guys like cassell, udoka, billups dont End up with front office jobs I will be surprised. I know all don’t want to be coaches but some of these teams need to reset at GM/Team President also.

Billups has turned down some jobs. He’s just really selective about what he wants (and there’s nothing wrong with that. Not every job is a good one. The Trail Blazers job is only a good job as long as Lillard is there. Once he ain’t, that becomes the job you DON’T want someone you like to get.)

Too many times we just look at the job title instead of the actual vacancy.

 

[Piff Perkins]

Who cares if she sat the bench for 7 years. Pat Ewing was an assistant for over 10 years in the league and Juwan Howard was an assistant with the Heat for 5 or 6 years. These are FORMER NBA players that had to go the college route to get a head coaching job..Why doesn't she have to go the college route to get a head coaching job? Its clearly an agenda when it comes to Hammon. There are several black assistants that have put in work that never gets the chance at a job but just because shes a white women that sat on the bench with POP she is suppose to be guaranteed an NBA Head coaching job? If she was black, they wouldn't be saying shyt.

You bring up two coaches who didn’t get a shot. And? Monty Williams and Jason Kidd became coaches, so what’s your point. And Nate McMillan. And Doc Rivers. And Tyrone Lue.

Plenty of coaches go from assistant to HC. So again, you have no point why she shouldn’t get a HC job. And let’s not forget…this is the second or third time she’s been up for HC spots. Truth be told she’s probably not going to get a job next season, either. A lot of assistants are worthy of jobs and don’t get a job…she’s on the list. And anyone who denies that has an agenda.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Men aren't trying to be led by a woman.

Men aren’t tryna be losers either.

 

[NatiboyB]

Billups has turned down some jobs. He’s just really selective about what he wants (and there’s nothing wrong with that. Not every job is a good one. The Trail Blazers job is only a good job as long as Lillard is there. Once he ain’t, that becomes the job you DON’T want someone you like to get.)

Too many times we just look at the job title instead of the actual vacancy.

I assumed that billups was looking for a front office job I remember my cavs wanted him.

 

[HandyWithTheSteel]

Half of you guys have female managers at your current occupation as it is right now . Change is coming and there will be a woman NBA head coach. I do agree that she would need to go to a team that is rebuilding and grow from there. She needs a long leash before a team can justify cutting her over performance.

Yeah, and they’re all fukking terrible.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Yeah, and they’re all fukking terrible.

Do all y'all keep these opinions to yourselves when you step outside your basement or are you shook when you ain't anonymous? Cause I don't hear as much women-hating shyt in a year of real life as I do in a single day here.

 

[OSUBaneBrowns]

Yeah, and they’re all fukking terrible.

I will give you $100 if you tell your female boss that she is terrible . Let see how that goes .

 

[who_better_than_me]

All just say that there are 4 black head coaches in the NBA and one of them is interim but the "NBA Cares"

Monty, Lue, McMillan, Bickerstaff, Silas Jr, Doc,