The Post Malone Nuggets rocked, given the context.

But does that mean that Michael Malone can’t coach? Hardly.

He won more games with the Nuggets over 10 years than anyone in franchise history. He served as the stern father, nurturing the development of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. His abrasive style eventually wore thin — the kids were grown up with kids of their own and no longer needed browbeating and grievances aired in press conferences .

But with a fresh start and lessons learned — ditch the paranoia, stay out of office power struggles — there is no better free agent.

Would it be weird in New York? Sort of. The same complaints about Tom Thibodeau have dogged Malone. He plays his starters too much, including in routs, and is slow to trust his bench. But Malone brings an ed

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