There is a story in The Athletic talking about the hire of Malone at North Carolina. I'm on record questioning the choice before today. Well, now I'm doubling down. Malone turned them down .... a week or so ago...said he wanted to coach in the NBA. Then Lloyd, May, McCollum and who knows who else turned them down and the hiring group left with none of their first choices told Malone they wanted to come out to his house in Colorado and visit with on Easter Sunday. They offered him 6 years and $50 million dollars and he said yes. There was no buyout with Malone.
Think about PJ and Niko...you don't need to talk either of them into wanting to be the Gopher coach. I cannot imagine a coach being successful coaching for money somewhere he's not all in at. The first NBA coach who is fired he's going to evaluate the opening....is it the right organization for me? He'll send out the smoke signals and see if he can get the job...all the while with one foot hanging out the NC wheel barrow...he ain't all in at North Carolina. His wife liked the idea of the $50 million.
Think rival recruiters aren't saying the same thing to recruits? "He won't be there..."
