Clippers fire Vinny Del Negro and hire Mike Malone.
Reason why it's a "perfect" storm:

• Mike Malone's going to get hired somewhere this year.  Clippers can't wait a year.   Time to bring in a guy who can be around for years.
• Chris Paul's short list apparently includes Scott Brooks, Monty Williams, and Mike Malone.  Only Mike Malone's available right now.
• Orlando fired Stan Van Gundy, putting his entire staff in a state of flux.  Perfect time for Brendan Malone to come to the Clippers and be lead assistant to his son.  This overcomes Mike Malone's inexperience as a head coach.  Brendan Malone also has the gravitas of being the lead assistant on back-to-back Detroit Pistons championship teams and has worked with Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Bill Laimber, and Vinny "The Microwave" Johnson.  He has the depth and experience to talk to Chris Paul, who'll listen about Isiah Thomas's impact on his team.
• Patrick Ewing, if he doesn't get the Orlando Magic job, will be in a state of flux.  Perfect time to follow Brendan Malone to Los Angeles to be DeAndre Jordan's big man coach.  I don't remember Ewing as being much of a shot blocker (at least compared to Hakeem and David Robinson).  I don't remember him having many low post moves, as he appeared to be primarily a jump shooter.  I don't remember him dunking the ball much.  He may have completely opposite skills as DeAndre Jordan.  He's not as gifted as Hakeem Olajuwon, but Patrick Ewing had the benefit of being coached by John Thompson.  If he can share even a modicum of fundamentals with DeAndre Jordan it will transform the Clippers.  On top of that, Patrick Ewing has the gravitas of having worked with Dwight Howard.
• It'd be ironic if Nate McMillan coached Orlando and brought along Dean Demopolous, his former defensive coordinator, and Marc Iavaroni.  In essence, the Clippers would be trading Demopolous and Iavaroni for Brendan Malone and Patrick Ewing.
• Would love to see Portland hire a head coach and then raid their previous coaching staff by bringing over Bernie Bickerstaff (more experience for Mike Malone), former Clipper assistant head coach Bob Ociepka (who was also Vinny's former assistant), who wrote two books about playbooks, and Buck Williams, who could teach Blake Griffin a thing or two about toughness and playing defense.  DTS would probably not pay to have this many assistant coaches, but Neil Olshey and Mike Malone could figure out which of these guys is the most pertinent.
• Mike Malone, since he's a first year head come, would be less expensive than a coach with experience.

That's all awesome and you're right - perfect.

If it all happens, rick3262 for sports commentator of the year!

Thinking about this a little more, I have to wonder whether Mike would want his dad as an assistant - that's kind of a weird dynamic for them. It might make him feel undermined, or alternately, it might be uncomfortable for his dad. I obviously have no idea what their relationship is like, but that reversal would put a strain on a lot of father-son relationships.

statsman wrote: Thinking about this a little more, I have to wonder whether Mike would want his dad as an assistant - that's kind of a weird dynamic for them. It might make him feel undermined, or alternately, it might be uncomfortable for his dad. I obviously have no idea what their relationship is like, but that reversal would put a strain on a lot of father-son relationships.

The one I think of off the top of my head is the Kiffins. Lane was an NFL head coach for one year, his father Monte was a top defensive coordinator for years who was offered head coaching jobs in the NFL, but chose to stay in Tampa Bay. Later he chose to work under his son as a college defensive coordinator, first at Tennessee, then at USC. As far as I know, they have a great working relationship.

That's what I was thinking of when I thought about Brendan and Mike working together.  Mike Malone has stated that he would like the Portland job, and I think it's because he'd have an experienced staff (Bernie Bickerstaff and Bob Ociepka underneath him.

Brendan Malone has been a career lead assistant.  He's used to deferring.  Plus, Mike is his eldest son and the only one who has a coaching career.  If Brendan Malone had been a perennial head coach and had to sit on his hands and defer to his son, I think it might be a difference.  Instead, Brendan Malone would be supportive (sort of like Paul and Stephan Silas, though the elder was a coach at the time).  

For that matter, it'd help Mike Malone if he brought in another experienced person.  I can see Mike in charge of the defense, and he's deferring to Brendan (and Chris Paul) for the offense.

rick3262 wrote: I don't remember him dunking the ball much.

I do.

I remember him dunking all over an out-of-shape Benoit Benjamen.