DENVER — The Denver Nuggets took 105 days to find their new head coach. Now that they've agreed to a deal with Michael Malone, they're off and running.
Or are they?
Malone is a no-nonsense, defensive-minded coach, not exactly the fast-paced tactician many expected them to go after to capitalize on the mile-high altitude.
Two people with knowledge of the deal said Malone beat out candidates Melvin Hunt and Mike D'Antoni to get the job. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because there wasn't an official announcement Monday.
Hunt had served as interim coach after Brian Shaw was fired on March 3.