Lately, the NBA has four black head coaches: Lloyd Pierce in Atlanta, J. B. Bickerstaff in Cleveland, Monty Williams in Phoenix and Dwayne Casey in Detroit.
And Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday before the first NBA Finals game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat that they would minimize in the number of black coaches everything the NBA needed to improve:
Silver is sure whether a Rooney rule would work with the NBA or if it would be necessary. You need to see what those groups do first with the vacancies.
That number may increase when groups with vacant head coach positions – the Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, and New Orleans Pelicans – fill their positions. Doc Rivers is expected to emerge with a team after splitting from the Clippers this year. Tyronn Lue, Sam Cassell, Wes Unseld Jr. and Stephen Silas, among others, toured as potential recruits.
Two black head coaches, Nate McMillan in Indiana and Alvin Gentry in New Orleans, were fired this off the season.
Even if the five vacant groups hired a black head coach, less than part of the NBA would have black head coaches. This is only an appropriate number for a league with a player base composed of 80% blacks.
“Some guys are frustrated,” said an assistant coach at NBC Sports’ Monte Poole.
“The list of qualified black assistants, guys who put their time and don’t go anywhere, is getting longer and longer,” added the assistant technician.
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr agreed.
“We have to do better in NBAArray . . . I think the NBA is doing a smart job, but like the rest of society, there are inherent benefits when you’re a white person,” he said earlier in September. By Jon Becker of The Mercury News. ” It’s just that white people are aware of the lack of opportunities faced by many black people, and we want to confront them. “
The NBA, in particular, faces the challenge in its head training ranks.
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