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WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHITE COACHES AND BLACK COACHES? A new study found that black NBA coaches whose teams have losing records are fired more quickly than white coaches whose teams have losing records. Interestingly, the study also found that racism was not a factor in the firing of coaches. [ER]

May 15, 2008 · posted by Lauren Williams, Stereohyped · Link · 7 Responses

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Comments (7)

No. 1 · Chic Noir

(':shock:')

You Don't Say

Posted: May 15, 2008 at 5:32 pm

No. 2 · Chic Noir

(:shock:')

You Don't Say

Posted: May 15, 2008 at 5:33 pm

No. 3 · daria of Gorgeous Black Women

Coincidence, I'm sure. How very LAPD of them.

Posted: May 15, 2008 at 5:44 pm

No. 4 · Shane

I'd have to see a list of all fired coaches from the past few years…

However, it's amazing that Doc Rivers still has a job in Boston.

Posted: May 15, 2008 at 6:45 pm

No. 5 · divaliscious11

Thats true in both the NBA as well as the NCAA

Posted: May 15, 2008 at 7:39 pm

No. 6 · SweetDiva

@Shane - Boston has one of the best teams in the league. Beantown would have to try real hard to convince folks that Doc needs to go. But let them drift back to the Pitino era Celts and he'll be on the first Amtrak outta there.

And the NBA is slower to promote black coaches through the ranks.

Posted: May 16, 2008 at 10:40 am

No. 7 · Shane

Boston has one of the best teams in the league because McHale gifted them Garnett. Doc's trying his best to "coach" Boston out of the playoffs.

Also, last season was FAR worse than any under the Pitino era (which in no way defends Pitino), if you'll remember…Doc should have been gone long ago.

Posted: May 16, 2008 at 12:58 pm

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