UNC signs Malone to 6 yrs $50M
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That hire is going to be a trainwreck IMO
Jury is out on this guy Imo. And I hear he has a very crappy temperament at times. His Denver team wins a franchise record 57 games, an NBA title and he gets fired just a year and a half later??? With one of several reasons being cited as “locker room concerns” Hmmmmm….
At least he’s won something as a head coach.
Unlike our current coach.
With the rumor of his temper and Pope’s silent time routines, maybe Pope can join him in Chapel Hill to balance things.
Unlike our current coach.
With the rumor of his temper and Pope’s silent time routines, maybe Pope can join him in Chapel Hill to balance things.
Complete debacle, the guy doesn't have to achieve anything, if he absolutely sucks after 1-2 seasons, he'll walk away with tens of millions of dollars, that's why I refuse to go see any games live or to pay for them anymore. This **** has gotten out of control, IMO.
Terrible hire, UConn lost, and we’re 11 months from moving on from Pope. Things are looking up!
Coaching pros like Gordon, Murray, and Jokic is much different than college kids.
Wow, didn't see that coming. But I'm pretty sure Hubert was getting paid like $3m or less so maybe they had cash to burn...?
8 before April 1 2027,, decreases by 1.5 annual after..
Did they at least go hard after guys like McCasland or Shertz? Seems like a lot for an unproven “college” coach.
Between this and the Belichick hire, UNC’s AD is giving our AD a run for his money in terrible decisions.
I would’ve given Shertz an opportunity before some other major program nabs him if all the other coaches turned you down. High risk, high reward kind of coach.
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And denver didnt become a title threat until Joker turned into a generational talent.
I had Joker two years in a row in fantasy basketball (got lucky).. he scored about an additional 15% more in fantasy points as the #2 best player on his title team. It is unheard of how good he has been the last 4-5 years. I dont think theres anything like it in football either.. maybe Ladanian Tomlinson years ago did something similar. But Joker in 2024 was THAT much better than everyone else.
Another indicator of this: His BPM (box plus minus) has hovered in the 13 to 14 range during this time. For reference, anything over a 10 is considered MVP-level to the likes or Jordan and LeBron top seasons. Thats how good hes been.
Denvers success and title is primarily due to Joker, with Mike Malone being a far distant 2nd (heck Jamal Murray might be #2.).
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Read on another site that he did not like working with the young players in the NBA and preferred veteran players, really just didn’t have the patience to deal with rookies. Not sure if it’s true, I had never heard of the guy before this hire, if true, it may be a huge issue coaching college players.
I know he's got an NBA championship but honestly has a coach actually mattered since the 90s? Obviously a better hire then we made 2 years ago but I have doubts this is gonna be a success...
We put the new $1 billion arena on hold to get a coach, staff, and get them the roster needed to put UNC back on top.
We've only done step 1 so far. Boosters are spending a lot this offseason. But you can't fill a new arena if the team is playing the way Hubert had them playing.
UNC's AD didn't get Belichick. A rogue member of the Board of Trustees (a group of political cronies hired by the gerrymandered NC Legislature) went behind the AD's back to get Belichick. That Trustee was forced to resign.
And Joker was a fat 2nd rounder averaging 8 points per game in summer league when Mike Malone began coaching him.
That will be the UNC fan’s way to justify the hire.
Malone is a huge jerk. This will be fun to watch.
No pope fanboys need to laugh at this post. It reads exactly like something one of them would say.
But congratulations on hiring the guy who found a way to turn a bum like Joker into an NBA juggernaut. How did he do that? And do you think he could also turn a guy like Garrison into Kevin Durant? How does he turn bums into NBA hof’s?
NBA is a different game. Different business.
Don’t have to recruit. Don’t have to schmooze boosters. Fans have 0 affect on things. Play your highest paid star and that’s about it.
People in big destination cities like Denver have other sh&@ to do and other teams to cheer for. Most of the population is from somewhere else. Dyed in the wool blood lines aren’t as thick.
Hell the league business model is about everywhere else. They’re more concerned about China sales and fans.
College fans, especially those of blue blood programs in states like Ky, Bama, NC, etc take things personally. We’re still bitchi$& about a non call from 40 years ago. Some still complain about former coaches.
Bet you a random sampling of folks in Colorado couldn’t name Mike Malone or any coach good or bad before him.
This board knows details of assistants on other teams.
Most of the regular season doesn’t matter. Some times losing is acceptable and even encouraged for a better draft pick.
Don’t have to recruit. Don’t have to schmooze boosters. Fans have 0 affect on things. Play your highest paid star and that’s about it.
People in big destination cities like Denver have other sh&@ to do and other teams to cheer for. Most of the population is from somewhere else. Dyed in the wool blood lines aren’t as thick.
Hell the league business model is about everywhere else. They’re more concerned about China sales and fans.
College fans, especially those of blue blood programs in states like Ky, Bama, NC, etc take things personally. We’re still bitchi$& about a non call from 40 years ago. Some still complain about former coaches.
Bet you a random sampling of folks in Colorado couldn’t name Mike Malone or any coach good or bad before him.
This board knows details of assistants on other teams.
Most of the regular season doesn’t matter. Some times losing is acceptable and even encouraged for a better draft pick.
Wait till you find out what UNCs football coach did with a skinny backup QB from Michigan….
This guy's really going to try and sell people on Mike Malone "creating" Joker. That is.. something lol.
Our rival fans never cease to amaze me. Coming to a Kentucky forum to brag about how a coach they didn't know existed a week ago, put Joker on some strict diet to turn him into what he is today... You couldn't make this up.
Our rival fans never cease to amaze me. Coming to a Kentucky forum to brag about how a coach they didn't know existed a week ago, put Joker on some strict diet to turn him into what he is today... You couldn't make this up.