azrider wrote:i think the sixers should just bring in barkley to be president of basketball operations. i would tell him to keep dileo as gm as i think he is a valuable in the scouting department. seriously, what is there to lose? he would at least bring a level of excitement and one liners to a team that no one will care about and will suck anyway.

It's too early to identify a front-runner in the Sixers' search for a new head coach, but the team has conducted a thorough background check on Golden State assistant Mike Malone, league sources told CBSSports.com.

Sixers brass have contacted the Warriors multiple times about Malone, including several conversations with consultant Jerry West, who has been supportive of Malone's efforts to land a head coaching job. The Sixers have gone so far as to consult players who've played under both Malone and San Antonio assistant Mike Budenholzer to get a feel for how the candidates differ, one of the people with knowledge of the situation said.

To the surprise of some rival executives, the Sixers' coaching search is being spearheaded by GM Tony DiLeo, whose contract expires this summer. With team president Rod Thorn moving into a consulting role and DiLeo's contract expiring, rival execs expect the Sixers to engage in a search for a new head of basketball operations, as well. In fact, that process has already begun through back-channel conversations, one person contacted on the Sixers' behalf told CBSSports.com.

td11 wrote:i'd be pretty happy if we got #9 and shabazz fell to us

danrosz wrote:They're not going to hire Larry Brown.

But let's not act like Larry Brown wasn't in charge of the only good run of basketball here in the last 30 years. Nononononono seems a bit strong.

BigEd76 wrote:Hey, let's hire Dallas Green again after Charlie gets fired