[Thamel] Sources: North Carolina intends to hire longtime NBA coach Michael Malone as the school’s next basketball coach. He’s an NBA Championship coach with the Denver Nuggets in 2023 and won 510 games as an NBA head coach.

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1. saw this on my lunch break and crossposted since some fans are/were hoping we’d fire Keefe and hire Malone in the next year or two

2. No more Malone posts in here, but once the next batch of HC’s with any type of success gets fired… those new posts will hit the sub

3. Phew, glad he’s not an option for the Wizards. This is not a guy known for playing or developing youth, he would not be a good fit. And he seems like an asshole. Good coach though.

4. All Hail Coach Keefe

   Long May He Reign…

5. Malone is a great coach but also a toxic ass dude

6. Thank God, didn’t want him anywhere near the Wizards

7. Very interesting selection. He can coach but can he develop??

8. Is he bringing Jokic?

9. I hope this is as entertaining as UNC hiring Belichick

10. Keepin with Keefer.

11. I don’t care that much about dropping Keefe immediately. I’m fine with giving the young guys some continuity next season. We’re not actually gonna contend after all, just hopefully be decent. One year of that should be enough to know where are our major flaws that we need to start addressing, including with the coaching staff.