"I'm not only taking this job, I'm attacking this job"

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After listening to these stories, it makes me wonder if Hubert kind of sensed this could potentially be his last year as coach. He seems to have paved the pathway to embracing Malone and giving him an avenue inside the program. I wonder if there was any intention to that or if just a big coincidence.

You dont shy away from that, (dook) You run towards it. He killed his presser for sure.

Hinshaw said:

After listening to these stories, it makes me wonder if Hubert kind of sensed this could potentially be his last year as coach. He seems to have paved the pathway to embracing Malone and giving him an avenue inside the program. I wonder if there was any intention to that or if just a big coincidence.

I don't think so but I think most of us can agree Hubert is a class act and a good dude, so he was happy to invite a guy with Malone's background to view things. Hubert loves Carolina.

Moneyman67 said:

Stone Cold Stunner. Killed It!

Me in my family room when he said that

So, am i right to read between the lines and infer that this job was offered to Malone first? After he initially turns it down, they move on to others on the infamous Tiered list? As the declines get louder, they go back to Malone again and again? Does anyone else think that's what happend?

MichelleHillison said:

I don't think so but I think most of us can agree Hubert is a class act and a good dude, so he was happy to invite a guy with Malone's background to view things. Hubert loves Carolina.

The Hubert hate is beyond toxic. He is a Tar Heel legend and family. Let's focus on the future.

Ehaus57 said:

So, am i right to read between the lines and infer that this job was offered to Malone first? After he initially turns it down, they move on to others on the infamous Tiered list? As the declines get louder, they go back to Malone again and again? Does anyone else think that's what happend?

That’s exactly how it sounded to me! I mean, Malone said Newmark was persistent, and he’d said No a few times, only for Newmark to fly to his house on Easter Sunday (two days ago) and convince him.

UofNattyChamps said:

That’s exactly how it sounded to me! I mean, Malone said Newmark was persistent, and he’d said No a few times, only for Newmark to fly to his house on Easter Sunday (two days ago) and convince him.

I don’t think that’s the case. I think we were in dialogue with him and trying to talk potential terms, and he said he wasn’t interested. But we kept those lines of communication open during the period when Lloyd and May said no, at which point was we shifted to high gear.

Ehaus57 said:

So, am i right to read between the lines and infer that this job was offered to Malone first? After he initially turns it down, they move on to others on the infamous Tiered list? As the declines get louder, they go back to Malone again and again? Does anyone else think that's what

calebjordan said:

The Hubert hate is beyond toxic. He is a Tar Heel legend and family. Let's focus on the future.

So is Sully.

Nothing turns me on like a woman that can drop a Commando reference!!

It's time to unite the fanbase behind Coach Malone! Sadly, Hubert's hiring was divisive for fans from the get-go and never resolved. Here's hoping the doubters, the disappointeds, and the cynics come around to supporting Michael Malone. I look forward to a more civil IC if that happens. Channel your hate towards dooook!!!!

CharHeel said:

I don’t think that’s the case. I think we were in dialogue with him and trying to talk potential terms, and he said he wasn’t interested. But we kept those lines of communication open during the period when Lloyd and May said no, at which point was we shifted to high gear.

It is interesting that he may not have been interested in this job at first.

UNCLife said:

It is interesting that he may not have been interested in this job at first.

I agree. If you watch the press conference, he said that this is the only job he would’ve been interested in. But he wasn’t, initially. That may be because of his daughter, or maybe he thought that he wasn’t going to get paid enough to make it worthwhile. And it also may have been that he knew he was behind a couple of college coaches that he probably views as his inferior from a pure coaching standpoint. Once the deck was cleared, things changed.

CharHeel said:

I agree. If you watch the press conference, he said that this is the only job he would’ve been interested in. But he wasn’t, initially. That may be because of his daughter, or maybe he thought that he wasn’t going to get paid enough to make it worthwhile. And it also may have been that he knew he was behind a couple of college coaches that he probably views as his inferior from a pure coaching standpoint. Once the deck was cleared, things changed.

I was thinking that, but there are so many factors to consider why essentially an NBA guy wouldn’t want to coach college. History of failure coming to college from the NBA Grind of recruiting (less of a hit now) Roster turnover (while it is similar to the nba it’s still essentially a new team every year until they enforce some new transfer rules) Assumption of lower salary and more duties (smaller staff)