Stephon Marbury has a problem with analysts that never played pro basketball

[Noriega]

I understand what he means but I disagree. That's like saying you can't be a great coach if you never played the sport.

Most of the GOAT coaches played at least at the D1 level tho...Riley, Jackson, Tomjanovich, Pop, Sloan etc

 

[premier58]

Dumb analogy. Bron was speaking on social issues which we all deal with and experience. He wasn't talking about the ins and outs of diplomacy or making treaties. If that was the case then your analogy might hold water.

Marbury is right. Unless you played in the NBA you shouldn't be an analyst. You don't have the experience or knowledge to talk about the game.

95% of the analysts are former NBA players, though.

 

[Da King]

 

[Justise M]

Dumb analogy. Bron was speaking on social issues which we all deal with and experience. He wasn't talking about the ins and outs of diplomacy or making treaties. If that was the case then your analogy might hold water.

Marbury is right. Unless you played in the NBA you shouldn't be an analyst. You don't have the experience or knowledge to talk about the game.

Ok so I better not ever see you talking sports in the coliseum again.

 

[cobra]

But numbers don’t lie

Nba analysts make statements based on the numbers the players generate

 

[THEREALBRAND]

How many GMs and head coaches actually played in the league though? It’s ridiculous to try to hold analysts to a higher standard than the people actually running the teams.

 

[Jamal514]

You don’t have to have played in the NBA, but you should have played at least some level of competitive ball in order to get paid to analyze it.

 

[MJ Truth]

It's funny but I can't really rock with this. Literally EVERYONE has played basketball at some point in their lives, and anyone who became an analyst likely played a lot of basketball even if they didn't play it at the high level.

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

The game has changed a lot since Marbury was playing... I'm not saying his opinion isn't valuable but what exactly can he talk to us about the modern game?

have you ever set foot in The Garden and done...anything?

 

[staticshock]

OP worded his title wrong. Starbury said if you haven’t played at this level then you can’t talk to him, not if you’ve never played basketball period

 

[Based Lord Zedd]

Bill Belichick is a great football coach (and would also be a good analyst) he did not have any real football career.
Same with Mike Tomlin, Andy Reid, Pete Carroll, etc.

These are football references but the same would be true for basketball. Being a former player helps and is a benefit, but not a requirement.

 

[premier58]

OP worded his title wrong. Starbury said if you haven’t played at this level then you can’t talk to him, not if you’ve never played basketball period

Just about all the analysts are former players, though.

 

[Loose]

I mean it's a funny quote that makes some sense.

But athletes who can't speak or make sense bother me as analysts and announcers too.

Athletes are some of the WORST announcers, players only is auto mute

 

[SadimirPutin]

Complete nonsense

 

[Mr. Jack Napier]

95% of the analysts are former NBA players, though.

He's not talking about them...