Scott Awarded the 2007-08 NBA Coach of the Year
Today announced that nba head coach, byron scott, awarded by the hornets, red auerbach trophy was named the coach of the year 2007-08 nba. The award is named after red auerbach, coach who led the celtics to nine nba championships called. Scott is the head coach of the hornets to receive the award, led the team to its first division title and the south west team with the best time wins 56th scott, led the hornets with a record 56-26 and the second best record in the western conference overly aggressive. The new orleans hornets also a club record of 26 victories break into the path to find on the road 26-15 and winning 17 of their last 26 games of the street.
“It’s a great honor to receive this prestigious award,” said scott. “I have a lot of credit to my assistant coaches, players, general managers and owners to give. It was a wonderful season for us at home in new orleans, and I am proud to be part of this organization and coach of a large group young men who have to stay on and off the field. ” Scott received , 458 points with 70 first-place votes from a panel of 125 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the united states and canada. On the other hand, coaches received five points for each first-place vote, three points for second place and one point for each third place vote. Head coach doc rivers of the celtics got 242 points and the second head coach rick adelman houston rockets in the third place with 193 points. Coach scott also coached the nba elected in january after leading the hornets to a league-best 02.12. The break for the all-star, the hornets had the top winning percentage in the western conference, scott was chosen to head coach the western conference all-star game in new orleans, which was his second time to be the all -.. Star coach scott and his team has lost more than three games this season, the higher the winning team was the line of nine. The hornets were 0-11 a year ago were in opposition to the three best teams in the western conference, dallas, phoenix and san antonio. This season, the hornets lead to 8-4 record scott along these teams with two wins a piece of dallas and san antonio, and four wins against phoenix.
“We are very pleased that coach scott leading our team,” said hornets owner george shinn. “It was a romantic season for us and I am proud that byron is known for the coaching job he has done for us, not just this season but in his career. Byron is a leader and an outstanding person who our players to watch and we are proud to call your coach, “said general manager jeff bower. “We had a record season, thanks in large part to the planning and execution of byron and our coaching staff.”