Posted by sebstar:

Posted by toodarkmark:



Sebstar: I don't want to start a fight or nuthin' but.....if you think a black coach is more qualified to be a coach because a lot of the players are black, then you're a racist. ]

C'mon bro, I never even came close to suggesting that in any of my posts.

Sorry, I got confused on who said what. Still don't want to start a fight with anyone :)

Posted by Knicksfansince94:

Posted by nyk4ever:

Bip stop being a racist hatter.

Stop posting, dude. You have nothing else to add.

Dude, you don't need the last word in here. End it with this thread. You said your piece.

Dude, nyk4ever, who the **** made you the authority on who has the last word, and if you're so against last words, why would you go out of your way to deliver one upon me? Get over yourself and go on living your miserable life.

I believe that a lot of Coaches had fathers who were coaches. Those opporunities weren't there for Black fathers 50 years ago to pass onto their sons. If just for fun we assume that racism officially doesn't exist anymore now that we've got Obama, it still could take 50 years for things to change and "normalize".

I think we are wrong to look at one 6 week period in the NBA and conclude anything. In the last 20 years, the number of non-white coaches has steadily increased. Not all were qualified and many were ex-players. When we get the first non-white Jeff Van Gundy / Lawrence Frank, we will know that we've climbed the mountain.

Bip,

Good stuff.

The school thing is not just being able to coach. Coaches have to go out in the offseason and mix with Alumni, and give many speaches. They are also motivational speakers and very often are looked upon to raise money. Fund raising is not easy.

I would think in a school search for a coach it would want one with a degree and perhaps one that graduated from that school. If a grad rates are less than 100%, say 70%, and even worse for black players, that will take out a big slice.

ALso, many coaches are rarely NFL players, but ones that stay on as unpaid graduate assistants to either finish school, or get an MBA in administration.

So lets take out race here but say that an undereducated man usually does not have all the communication and people skill that the job requires. The NFL head coach does not need all those skills on top being a good football mind.

I can see where there would be more black coaches in the NFL but not in the college game.

The more black players that graduate, the larger the pool of qualified candidates will come thru the system.

Thats how college coaches become. Remember a few years ago there were firings or guys not taking the job after they were found to have padded their resume to include degrees they did not earn? They lied because the powers that be want these guys to have degrees. Even if a sham (re:"the plantation"), they have to appear to be academically oriented!

I don't know if Charles Barkley got his degree from Auburn, but if he ever really wants to be governer, someone is going to look at his transcrips, and the gambling thing will be an issue. If he just wants to be a mouthpiece on TV thats one thing, but enter the arena of politics he will face a whole different set of paremeters by which he will be judged.

Auburn, Alabama, Notre Dame, etc, all have ass hole alumni who kick the coaches out on a whim and are not patient. Type A money when emotional acts irractionally.