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09-18-17 01:12 PM - Post#232933
In response to mrjames
Thanks for sharing this, David. I enjoyed the read. It's great to see how much Coach Amaker has embraced his role at Harvard. When Coach K retires I hope Amaker is the chosen heir - he has earned it.
I do agree with others - I don't get the notion that Harvard has somehow been an oasis of African American support and counter culture acceptance in a sea of conformity. You're also incorrect in stating Amaker was the only African American coach in the league when he was hired. Over half the league's coaches were African American at the time - Jim Jones, Craig Robinson, Terry Dunn, Joe Jones, as well as Amaker. So let's put aside the notion that concerns about Amaker's early recruiting had anything to do with racism.
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