Hornets’ Byron Scott Wins Coach of Year

Clo posted 5/1/2008 from www.bizofbasketball.com [flag]

New Orleans Hornets' coach Byron Scott was voted the NBA's coach of the year on Tuesday, earning 70 first-place votes. Boston's Doc Rivers finished in second with 23 votes, and Houston's Rick Adelman received 17 votes, good enough for third place. As reported by ESPN : "This is a very humbling experience for me because this is something you never think about," said Scott [link]

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