So Phil Jackson a racist
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Just because he coaches black players doesn't mean he can't be racist. If you believe there aren't racist basketball players, owners, etc out there you are mistaken friend. He shouldn't have opened his mouth.
There my be. But Phil Jackson is hands on with players . I bet 78% of his players have been black . If he was racist it would of came out. That simple .
Nobody sets picks in pickup basketball.
people can interact with a racial group they have prejudices against, sometimes very productively, and still harbor deep racial resentment towards said group simultaneously. Winning was in Phil's interests, so he had to work with black people in order to further those goals and self-interest. It doesnt mean that he cant be a racist. Racism isnt just saying I hate niqqers, and Ill never associate with them.
These arent isolated comments --- he has a history of negatively stereotyping and criticizing black athletes as a whole. Your hypothetical stating "if he were black" is completely unnecessary and ridiculous.
I doTHE MACHINE
night owl
Some of our coli brethren are extremely racist against white people on here and probably in their home but do you think that is the same behavior in the workplace.
Tommy Knocks
retired
So if I look at the assist leaders it will be dominated by white players right
The best player in the world is often criticized for being too passive.
He, if he said it, is having trouble seeing the league as a whole instead of allowing a few players to cloud his judgement which is unacceptable from a person of his magnitude.
those assists are individual stats. in fact one could argue they assist to get the assist stat thus proving his point. He's talking about playing as a collective team, a unit.
Some of our coli brethren are extremely racist against white people on here and probably in their home but do you think that is the same behavior in the workplace.
It pissing me off because. Someone can't state the facts without being called racist. He's being honest with a opinion like everyone else in the world
kermit da hustla
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nikkas in here defending this shyt? How is this not racist?
it's the coli. cacs and c00ns abound. of course this is racist. it's merely a more polite way of saying whites are smarter than their black counterparts on the court. whites, unlike blacks, can grasp the fundamentals and intelligently take to the court. on the other hand, blacks have raw physical prowess, but their intellect is too low to effectively run plays and appreciate team work.
This shyt got moved to The Locker Room... 
Tommy Knocks
retired
You're trying to prove a TEAM plays collectively by highlighting an individual's assist record.
Magic Johnson can pass his ass off, but if the team isn't playing collectively it doesn't mean shyt.
This was said during the 70's when it rang true for the nba/aba
The reality is during that time and its somewhat true today, there is a cultural divide among races for the most part. Whites often went to nicer schools, more likely to have both parents and also more likely to have people around them that were in the position to help them to suceed. From that stand point they probley developed a better sense of community and what not. Whites often had many oppurtunites avalible to them and probley occupided there time with things other than basketball. It was often the opposite for blacks and was often a "survival of the fittest environment and due to the lack of oppurtunties, you breath and sleep basketball if thats your craft (which was one of few options that most blacks saw for themselves at the time).
The idea of making it in the NBA for many whites was seen as an option where as for blacks, making it to the nba was often seen as a neccessity. You have to look out for yourself and your families best interest so you do develop selfish tendancies. You do have to work on being the best player you can be individually because there so many people that can go to the NBA (or ABA). Once you make it to the NBA, then you probley feel like you made it and accomplished the goal of providing for your family (and fame .. all that stuff that comes with it). Many black players are living it up and not thinking much about the future because they didn't have many oppurtunities growing up so they are trying to make the most of it while its still there and couldn't picture achieving that without basketball. Many whites on the other hand experienced and were exposed to many things growing up, plus they were probley handed oppurtunties that most blacks were not. This led to them thinking theres a life beyond basketball and if they were not playing basketball then they could be doing well doing somthing else.
Overall, I think theres something to what he said and people shouldn't get offended by it because its just his observation at the time. Its really a cultural thing and not specifically a race thing but it just so happens theirs a cultural gap among races that still lies today for the most part but it is closing and hopeful will continue to close.
The reality is during that time and its somewhat true today, there is a cultural divide among races for the most part. Whites often went to nicer schools, more likely to have both parents and also more likely to have people around them that were in the position to help them to suceed. From that stand point they probley developed a better sense of community and what not. Whites often had many oppurtunites avalible to them and probley occupided there time with things other than basketball. It was often the opposite for blacks and was often a "survival of the fittest environment and due to the lack of oppurtunties, you breath and sleep basketball if thats your craft (which was one of few options that most blacks saw for themselves at the time).
The idea of making it in the NBA for many whites was seen as an option where as for blacks, making it to the nba was often seen as a neccessity. You have to look out for yourself and your families best interest so you do develop selfish tendancies. You do have to work on being the best player you can be individually because there so many people that can go to the NBA (or ABA). Once you make it to the NBA, then you probley feel like you made it and accomplished the goal of providing for your family (and fame .. all that stuff that comes with it). Many black players are living it up and not thinking much about the future because they didn't have many oppurtunities growing up so they are trying to make the most of it while its still there and couldn't picture achieving that without basketball. Many whites on the other hand experienced and were exposed to many things growing up, plus they were probley handed oppurtunties that most blacks were not. This led to them thinking theres a life beyond basketball and if they were not playing basketball then they could be doing well doing somthing else.
Overall, I think theres something to what he said and people shouldn't get offended by it because its just his observation at the time. Its really a cultural thing and not specifically a race thing but it just so happens theirs a cultural gap among races that still lies today for the most part but it is closing and hopeful will continue to close.