Beilein says Cavs “no longer playing like a bunch of thugs”
During a film session Beilein said the team was “no longer playing like a bunch of thugs,” only to backtrack and say he meant slugs. Yikes. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28450077/john-beilein-apologizes-cavs-says-meant-call-players-slugs-not-thugs
Im guessing Beilein wished he stayed at Michigan right about now.
January 9th, 2020 at 11:55 AM ^
Totally possible, but I find it unlikely that a man who has spent as much time as he has around young, black men didn't understand the connotation of that word for them.
January 9th, 2020 at 12:10 PM ^
John Beilein May have been born at night but it wasn’t last night! He’s been in the homes of multiple black young men. He’s been around black players and has heard their insight on plenty of matters including those that they may feel is racially sensitive. He is fully aware what “thug” may mean to some. He made a slip of the tongue, apologized and made amends to those he may have offended.
January 9th, 2020 at 9:42 AM ^
Interesting he used "thugs" given the fact Beilein is the only one to bring a (water) gun into the Michigan locker room.
;)
January 9th, 2020 at 10:01 AM ^
Out of respect for Watersmeet High, he refrained from saying they aren't playing like Nimrods an longer.
Guys have made worse decisions to cash a big paycheck. So the Cav's fire him after one season and pay him to be retired for a few more years.
January 9th, 2020 at 10:04 AM ^
In this thread a whole bunch of white people get upset that they can't just keep saying whatever they want that hurts other people and get upset about it.
January 9th, 2020 at 11:10 AM ^
Whatever words mean nothing apparently...or everything if it fits your persuasion
January 9th, 2020 at 11:36 AM ^
so you're judging people's race based on typed comments? that sounds like a racist thing to do
January 9th, 2020 at 12:11 PM ^
Not at all, that’s his perception! Totally different from being racist.
January 9th, 2020 at 10:24 AM ^
Yikes
January 9th, 2020 at 10:30 AM ^
Richard Sherman says that thug is the new N word and all the sudden a guy like John Beilien is a racist because he says it once.....I am waiting for the next wave of outrage because John refered to them as "guys" without confirming they want to be identified that way.
January 9th, 2020 at 12:09 PM ^
Richard Sherman didn’t co-opt the word... he merely pointed it out. It was coded long before he mentioned anything. Just bc you’re out of the loop doesn’t mean the rest of us are.
January 9th, 2020 at 10:50 AM ^
Trick Daddy sees no issue here
January 9th, 2020 at 10:53 AM ^
A couple of updates (if people are reading this deep into the thread)
When he said it they were reviewing getting back on defense and the fact that they were doing much better recently in that area. So the comment that they are "no longer acting like slugs" isnt crazy in that context.
The GM Koby Altman has gone up to Detroit this morning. My guess is he's going to talk to the players directly and see what the general consensus is in the locker room. Could very well be John's last day here sadly.
January 9th, 2020 at 12:20 PM ^
Tell Koby while he’s here to trade us Osman/Nance Jr. for Thon Maker/Galloway and a 1st!
January 9th, 2020 at 2:25 PM ^
That would be a really sad ending for John.
He certainly deserves better and earned more than a benefit of doubt.
January 9th, 2020 at 12:22 PM ^
...and the irony of this all happening when he was back on Michigan soil
January 9th, 2020 at 12:26 PM ^
I'd imagine the venn diagram of people who think saying thug about a group of black people is fine and just social justice warrior bullshit and people who called kaepernick a thug for kneeling during the national anthem is more or less a perfect circle.
January 9th, 2020 at 2:48 PM ^
...and this might be the comment of the year so far. Couldn’t have been more spot on.
January 9th, 2020 at 2:18 PM ^
I said it then Ill say it now Belien leaving Michiogan was a big mistake...He just doesnt seem like the type to deal with all the NBA prima donnas and all there baggage
January 10th, 2020 at 2:42 AM ^
I can see wanting to go to NBA to "see if you can coach at the highest level" but going to a team with ZERO talent (Cavs had maybe 3-4 NBA guys on their roster when he took the job) why not take a job with a few decent NBA players like Minnesota Memphis and some other teams John B couldve landed with
No coach in the history of the NBA is going to win with the line up the Cavs put on the floor