1. 03-28-17 06:28 PM #1
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    Adam Silver Wants First Female NBA Head Coach

    Not only does NBA commissioner Adam Silver “definitely” think his league will feature a female head coach someday — a concept New York sports talk radio host Mike Francesa and other like-minded regressive folks find “impossible” — he would like to “ensure that it happens sooner rather than later.”

    As part of the NBA’s partnership with LeanIn.org to promote gender equality, Silver spoke with ESPN.com’s Ohm Youngmisuk candidly about the future of women in the league. In addition to taking steps toward increasing the number of females “in the pipeline” for both coaching and officiating jobs, the commissioner didn’t mince words when asked about the potential of a woman head coach.

    “There definitely will,” Silver told ESPN.com. “And I think it is on me to sort of ensure that it happens sooner rather than later.”

    Now, there will be those who might counter Silver’s statement with something like, Well, how can you “ensure” there will be a female head coach? Shouldn’t the job just go to the best possible candidate? That would be a fine sentiment in a world where women were given equal opportunity to land such a role, but the landscape of coaching men’s professional sports hasn’t historically been such a place, and the NBA is an arena in which Kurt Rambis gets three kicks at the can while others get none.

    What Silver seems to be saying is that he’d like the NBA to be an environment where it’s possible.

    “It is just a question of insuring that we have more women in the pipeline, that is one of the critically important issues,” the commissioner added in his interview with ESPN.com. “In the old days, almost virtually all of our head coaches were former NBA players and that’s obviously no longer the case now. That used to be another barrier to entry.”

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  2. 03-28-17 06:30 PM #2
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    Pat Summit passed away

    not going to happen
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  3. 03-28-17 06:33 PM #3
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    Liberal garbage
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  4. 03-28-17 06:50 PM #4
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    Adam Silver knows what he's doing
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  5. 03-28-17 06:55 PM #5
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    Don't we constantly hear how college coaches, or coaches who never played have a hard time getting the respect of their players ?

    So, Demarcus Cousins is gonna let Becky Hammond shout at him ? Lebron is gonna let Becky tell him what to do ?
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  6. 03-28-17 07:48 PM #6
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    I think a transgender should be coach and figure out what bathroom to use
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  7. 03-28-17 07:57 PM #7
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    Spurs Assistant Becky Hammon was offered the Florida Women's head coaching job yesterday and she turned it down...not that I blame her
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  8. 03-28-17 07:59 PM #8
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  9. 03-28-17 08:00 PM #9
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    Kim Mulkey would be a riot.
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  10. 03-28-17 08:00 PM #10
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    I'd actually be more interested in the first player to screw a female head coach.
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  11. 03-28-17 08:12 PM #11
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    Broads need to stick to being cheerleaders and waitresses. The men will do the real work.
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  12. 03-28-17 08:29 PM #12
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    Adam Silver should join ESPN; he'd fit right in.
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  13. 03-28-17 08:46 PM #13
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    would have to be a butched-up bull dyke to get the guys respect
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  14. 03-28-17 08:55 PM #14
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    Sounds like something he is just obligated to say
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  15. 03-28-17 09:00 PM #15
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    Maybe get some women to play since the men are always tired.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lakerboy View Post
    Maybe get some women to play since the men are always tired.
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  17. 03-28-17 10:46 PM #17
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    Guy is a genius. A real out of the box thinker. Wish I could be as smart and foreword thinking...
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    Sports has been a form of political control at times for a while now, you should know who's behind this.
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  19. 03-28-17 10:54 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dirty Sanchez View Post
    Spurs Assistant Becky Hammon was offered the Florida Women's head coaching job yesterday and she turned it down...not that I blame her
    She wants to head coach men Im sure and she has the perfect coach to leave her the job once he's gone.
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  20. 03-28-17 10:57 PM #20
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    He was under pressure when answering that question obviously best person for the job seriously think a bunch of rich young black men are going to listen to a women she better be black
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    I dont see it happening.
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  22. 03-29-17 12:04 AM #22
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    Unbelievable! Things should always stay the same forever.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GUMMO77 View Post
    Unbelievable! Things should always stay the same forever.
    Changes shouldn't be made just for the sake of change, especially when it goes against natural order. 14 men being be told what to do by a woman in an athletic contest cannot be optimal for many reasons.
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  24. 03-29-17 01:46 AM #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr KLC View Post
    I'd actually be more interested in the first player to screw a female head coach.
    bang
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  25. 03-29-17 05:47 AM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by DrunkHorseplayer View Post
    Adam Silver should join ESPN; he'd fit right in.
    Every person who has cable pays like $40 a year for the NBA through espn whether they watch it or not. Silver knows where his bread is buttered
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    How is he going to ensure it? Incriminating himself as a meddler, it's not his decision to make.

    I don't like Silver, he's sentimental to the degree of nausea.
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    Now we know why Doris Burke has a job doing basketball games at ESPN. I don't mind though if it's good for ratings. Ratings = liquidity.
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    Quote Originally Posted by VeggieDog View Post
    Broads need to stick to being cheerleaders and waitresses. The men will do the real work.
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  29. 03-29-17 09:07 AM #29
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    Can´t wait until all teams are required to have at least 1 tranny and 2 gay men

    The idiocy of liberals is f-ucking astounding

    it needs to stop
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr KLC View Post
    I'd actually be more interested in the first player to screw a female head coach.
    would only be a matter of time before the coach was on maternity leave with an unnamed daddy
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    I think it would be fun to watch.

    NBA is just entertainment, bring it !
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    Quote Originally Posted by brooks85 View Post
    would only be a matter of time before the coach was on maternity leave with an unnamed daddy
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  33. 03-29-17 11:29 AM #33
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    pass

    Silver a jerkoff

    killing league actually

    Stern was so much better
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Odom View Post

    would have to be a butched-up bull dyke to get the guys respect


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  35. 03-29-17 04:23 PM #35
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    Quote Originally Posted by pilebuck13 View Post
    He was under pressure when answering that question obviously best person for the job seriously think a bunch of rich young black men are going to listen to a women she better be black
    This
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