UNC Basketball Possible coaches - UNC hires ex-Nuggets HC Michael Malone

[Icky Mettle]

If he’s successful enough to get a new head coaching spot in the nba, that’s great for UNC.

I don’t know. Tim Floyd got a head coaching job with the Bulls after going 12-18 the season before at Iowa State.

 

[Willy]

Silver Lining

Nuggets coach Michael Malone counters Trump’s reported remarks with praise of MLK Day

The Nuggets gathered Monday for their first formal practice in more than a week, having won just once in their past five games. But that skid was moved to the margins, briefly, replaced by talk of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

www.denverpost.com

Yeah - good for him. And I mean that.

 

[Bigs23]

Silver Lining

Nuggets coach Michael Malone counters Trump’s reported remarks with praise of MLK Day

The Nuggets gathered Monday for their first formal practice in more than a week, having won just once in their past five games. But that skid was moved to the margins, briefly, replaced by talk of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

www.denverpost.com

Okay, I like him now.

LFG!!!

 

[mpaer]

Another concern of mine. Does he really want to be a college coach for the rest of his coaching career?

Oh hell its all a one year deal these days lol

 

[stankeylegjones]

Explains why they stopped convos with Donovan. Doesn't explain why the fuck they go with a guy who's never been a HC in college.

 

[farce©]

but the fact that ownership fired both of them days before the playoffs, in the middle of Jokic's prime, tells you that everyone was absolutely fed up with the leadership team not being able to get along.

Or that the owner was too chickenshit to figure out who was right and decided on the path that would assure both camps within the building were pissed off.

 

[mpaer]

Silver Lining

Nuggets coach Michael Malone counters Trump’s reported remarks with praise of MLK Day

The Nuggets gathered Monday for their first formal practice in more than a week, having won just once in their past five games. But that skid was moved to the margins, briefly, replaced by talk of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

www.denverpost.com

Thansk Donbosco
This is a gem

 

[Icky Mettle]

Only one coach has won both an NBA championship and an NCAAT championship. As it turns out, that coach was also a former head coach of the Denver Nuggets and also coached at UNC (as an assistant).

 

[stankeylegjones]

Just read that McCollum turned down an interview request from UNC.

 

[Enigma94]

First test of recruiting ability (or at least ability to sell his vision) - get Veesaar to stay on board!

 

[Peppers49]

Just read that McCollum turned down an interview request from UNC.

That stings lol. Getting turned down by Lloyd and May is completely understandable. Not getting reciprocated interest from guys in the McCollum tier raises eyebrows. I would have been very onboard with that type of hire.

 

[Zoo_View]

He did several assistant stints in college at the start of his career.

He worked for Pete Gillen.

I bet he knows how to call time-outs.

 

[dukeman92]

Just read that McCollum turned down an interview request from UNC.

 

[nycfan]

need some George Kar;l comments

George has taken more than a few swipes at Malone over the years, particularly after Malone was fired and subsequently said he agreed with the voters that SGA deserved the 2025 MVP over Jokic.

So far, Karl’s Twitter feed is silent. But he will almost certainly offer his take at some point soon since it involves the intersection of the Nuggets and Tar Heels.

 

[farce©]

wtf?!

what keeps him from bouncing for an NBA job when his daughter graduates?

Maybe we will be ready for him to bounce to the NBA in a couple of years. This might be a good thing!

 

[Zoo_View]

I can’t wait to get ZooView’s read on this.

 

[milom98]

 

[SnoopRob]

Explains why they stopped convos with Donovan. Doesn't explain why the fuck they go with a guy who's never been a HC in college.

Man, we are raining hell on GMs and ADs through this coaching search.

 

[1moretimeagain]

First test of recruiting ability (or at least ability to sell his vision) - get Veesaar to stay on board!

Also the incoming recruits committed/signed to UNC

Cole Cloer from Hillborough who signed and enrolled at NC State (HS class of 2026) has entered transfer portal. I assume it is to follow Wade to LSU, but someone I know in Hillborough says Cole is interested in UNC.

 

[NYCBlueBlood]

Well...errrrrrrr... ok. Step away for a couple hours to do some calls and come back to this. I don't really know what to say. He's so far off my radar, I don't have a clue what to think of him. It seems like it would be a good place to start with Veesaar that the last big he coached was Jokic... I need this to sink in a bit.