The Hornets Defense is Byron's claim to Coach of the Year

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Great Exercises In Internet NBA-Related Postings 3.31.08
Published 3/31/2008 by Hardwood Paroxysm at Hardwood Paroxysm
... A terrific showcase of both why Peja's defense is limited but not atrocious and why Byron Scott deserves Coach of the Year. I agree with that vote. Coaches often times get too much credit for being blessed with tremendous individual defenders. But team-oriented defense can be a lot more effective when used to its fullest potential. ...

In Defense of the Hornets' Defense
Published 3/31/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Ryan Schwan of Hornets247 examines the Hornets' defense, as part of a post calling for Byron Scott to win Coach of the Year. This Stojakovic passage was some fine analysis: ...

Behind the boxscore, where George Karl pulled one out
Published 4/2/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... Earlier this week, Ryan Schwan of Hornets247.com wrote a startlingly-good post about Peja's defense, one of the better reads of the season from any outlet, bearing a message I completely agree with and observations that are right in line with what I've seen over and over. Brilliant work. That said, Peja's defense - though the effort was there - was even worse than his offense on Tuesday night. And "his offense" included 2-11 shooting in almost 39 minutes. ...

Jemele Hill Suspended
Published 6/19/2008 by Jim at Green Bandwagon: Front Page Posts
... "ESPN hates the Celtics" angle. Back to the issue at hand. I'm not arguing for racist, misogynistic, or hateful programming or articles. Yet when I read content and consistently don't like it I stop reading that blogger or columnist. It's that simple. When I initially started blogging I'm sure I wrote some posts disagreeing with other people's work. In fact I did it after Game 1. I just think collectively we can use our time better. And if you're going to disagree with someone make it count.  One more thing. I'm not exactly shocked by the the negative attacks ...