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February 10, 2004
Do players fail black coaches? : Interesting quote from Tim Hardawaywhere he states that black players respond to white coaches better.
posted by dales15 to basketball at 06:05 PM - 5 comments
That is some interesting shit. There have been lots of complaints here in Seattle about the way several of the Sonics (Jerome James, Rashard Lewis, Calvin Booth) don't seem to give their all for Nate McMillan. It was also (maybe) a problem last year between Gary Payton and McMillan, although Gary is just kind of wired that way and may have nothing to do with the Black/Black thing. Interesting premise and something to watch for.
posted by vito90 at 08:34 AM on February 11, 2004
But black players seem to play pretty well for Phil Jackson.
posted by rocketman at 09:04 AM on February 11, 2004
Its very interesting and controversial, and I don't really know how I feel about it. But does the theory just apply to basketball; Dungy, Edwards, Lewis all seem to have guys that love to play for them and totally respond to coaching.
posted by dales15 at 10:50 AM on February 11, 2004
This theory might have some truth, but remember the source: Stephen A. Smith, the most obnoxious man on ESPN. He's such an idiot that we stop listening to him, so he throws in a crazy idea once in a while to drag us back.
posted by dusted at 11:14 AM on February 11, 2004
I'm not really sure how to respond to this. How does someone quantify the effort being put out by black athetes for white coaches as opposed to black coaches? I suppose if Tim Hardaway says there is some difference, his word should carry some weight. Someone help me out here.