Watching ESPN First Take. Steven A Smith says Nets

[muntrv]

hiring Steve Nash is an example of white privilege. He adds that the Nets passed on Tyron Lue, Mark Jackson, Sam Cassel. Steve Nash has no coaching experience.

What's your take DUers?

[snowybirdie]

1. With

Covid, economic distress, crazy loon in the WH, etc., Honestly, I don't give a damn.

[jayfish]

4. Well, We Have This "Race Issue" Going On Too.

The NBA has become a pretty big player in that discourse.

[Johnny2X2X]

2. Stephen A is an idiot

But Nash doesn't have the chops for the job that Lue or Jackson do. He was a hall of fame player, but he has zero coaching experience.

I don't think race played a factor at all though, this is just ownership trying to do something different.

[padah513]

5. Agree that Stephen A is an idiot

I'd like to see Jackson get the nod in Philly though. We could use him. Maybe he can get Embiid to post up more instead of slinging threes all game and get Simmons to develop a jump shot.

[jayfish]

8. Video

EDIT: I guess KD and KI did sign off on it.

[jayfish]

3. Just From A Basketball Perspective...

Dude has ZERO coaching experience and I can't imagine KD and KI signed off on this. Tyronn Lue not having a head-coach job in the league unexplainable. I also think the Pelicans firing Alvin Gentry was a load of shite.

EDIT: My, new, understanding is that KD and Nash are tight.

[dawg day]

6. Also Nate McMillan

recently fired by the Pacers.

[Buckeyeblue]

7. He's a young former player (MVP winner) so I think that complicates the question

I think the better question is why do some of the white journeyman coaches who are older continue to get hired over African American candidates?