So Taylor Jenkins never even played college ball...

[staticshock]

I think basketball is probably the only sport where you don’t necessarily have to a ton of playing experience to coach or you don’t need to have played organized ball for a while.

you can go hoop anytime and day of the year for as long as you’re alive. Can’t do that with football or baseball because you’ll need way more folks, room and equipment.

a dude playing pickup his whole life can know just as much about the game as someone riding the bench in college

 

[mastermind]

a dude playing pickup his whole life can know just as much about the game as someone riding the bench in college

Nah

 

[MJ Truth]

I think basketball is probably the only sport where you don’t necessarily have to a ton of playing experience to coach or you don’t need to have played organized ball for a while.

you can go hoop anytime and day of the year for as long as you’re alive. Can’t do that with football or baseball because you’ll need way more folks, room and equipment.

a dude playing pickup his whole life can know just as much about the game as someone riding the bench in college

Exactly. You don’t need to play basketball at it’s highest level to understand the game of basketball.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Exactly. You don’t need to play basketball at it’s highest level to understand the game of basketball.

The nerve of you posting this.

 

[Karume]

The nerve of you posting this.

what he said is essentially true. there is of course rule differences that affect strategy as well.

 

[JJ Lions]

Didn't they used to say that about Chuck Daly too.

1 site said he played college ball, the rest don't. I never thought he did. That one site might be off.

As far as Jenkins, they're winning, that's what matters. Looks like he played some HS ball/captain.

 

[#1 pick]

Taylor Jenkins always showed tremendous potential when he was with the Hawks

 

[KING WILL]

Not necessarily playing a sport at its highest level as a precursor to be a good coach is true in all sports.

At least the majors one I follow.


Being athletically gifted, while understanding your team's concept and playbook are totally different from managing a bunch of grown man, and implanting game plans week in and week out.

 

[concise]

Let your black ass try to get a pro coaching job when you never even played college ball. Ya'll gotta stop giving passes and excuses for the privilege.

posted this in another thread, I'll post it here too

Taylor Jenkins has a story and it’s not one you hear every day in professional sports. The new head coach of the Austin Toros got a foot into the Spurs organization not because of a glittering resume or because of glowing recommendations. A door opened for Jenkins because a relative knew the chairman of the board.

“Connections,” Jenkins says, “are a big thing in this business.”

It happened at the University of Pennsylvania. As Jenkins pursued a degree in business management, he contemplated life after graduation. A career in basketball, he thought, would be cool. But he hadn’t played the game since high school and didn’t know how to break into the business. “I know Peter ****,” his grandmother said.

An introduction was made. **** asked Jenkins what he’d like to do. Jenkins expressed a desire to learn the business operations of basketball. **** phoned Spurs general manager RC Buford. Jenkins landed an internship.

In the summer of 2006, right before his senior year, Jenkins stepped into a whirlwind. The Spurs were making final preparations for the NBA Draft. Coach Gregg Popovich and his assistants needed last minute video edits of prospects. Jenkins went to work. “It was an amazing feeling,” Jenkins says. “For RC to welcome me and throw me in and give me access to everything they were doing. … To be in the same room as Pop as a young guy. I was in awe.”

After the draft, Jenkins sat in on free agent deliberations with Buford and a staff of assistants who became general managers: Sam Presti (Oklahoma City), Dell Demps (New Orleans) and Rob Hennigan (Orlando).

 

[MJ Truth]

The nerve of you posting this.

You’ve got to be kidding me. You have never seen a basketball court in your life that wasn’t on a TV screen. Do you even leave the house??

 

[Trojan 24]

posted this in another thread, I'll post it here too

That being said, the old looking Creh doing a nice job

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

35?

white ppl age like milk left out in the sun

 

[im not you]

he's doing a nice job but bickerstaff is coach of the year

 

[Osmar]

I think basketball is probably the only sport where you don’t necessarily have to a ton of playing experience to coach or you don’t need to have played organized ball for a while.

you can go hoop anytime and day of the year for as long as you’re alive. Can’t do that with football or baseball because you’ll need way more folks, room and equipment.

a dude playing pickup his whole life can know just as much about the game as someone riding the bench in college

Todd Haley didn't play the sport and made it as a NFL coach but he was through nepotism

 

[Juggalo Fred]

You’ve got to be kidding me. You have never seen a basketball court in your life that wasn’t on a TV screen. Do you even leave the house??

That's not true


He also saw one at the movie theater when he went to see Above the Rim