I'm just spouting out thoughts here. I think most resistance to a female coach would be that players wouldn't respect the coach. I think there are settings where that could be the case. But a lot of the successful coaches in the NBA never made it there as a player. So that alone can't be how respect comes. Moreover, the "man" aspect of relating may be overrated. Men, especially in the younger and upcoming generations, have become so emasculated and women have become so much more empowered that it might actually be better for a team to have a female coach over a male coach, assuming equal knowledge of Xs and Os. A lot of young men are standing around looking for women to tell them what to do in our society. That's why women go to college more and are more gainfully employed than men.
And also who do the players thank and respect in the post conference after the game? Their moms. I have a feeling more of them would play harder and behave with the right at ude if they were coached by their moms. It would be an interesting experiment to see what happens. Maybe Becky Hammons will be the one to give us some insight on how this dynamic would work. I don't really care who coaches the Portland Trailblazers or the Orlando Magic. I'm more interested in the Spurs tanking and getting a lottery pick that changes the direction of the franchise. If a team has a legit superstar players, then the coach hardly matters. We've seen that time and again.