Tomorrow, Byron Scott will be officially announced as the NBA's 2007-08 Coach of the Year. John Reid of the Times-Picayune broke the news...
- Before [tomorrow's] Game 5 at the New Orleans Arena, where the Hornets can eliminate the Mavericks with a victory, Scott will be presented with the NBA's Coach of the Year award.
On behalf of everyone here at Hornets247, and Jerry Stackhouse, I'd like to congratulate Byron on the award. Very well deserved, Coach.
[UPDATE] The official announcement is up at Hornets.com. Looks like Byron trounced the competition.
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ticktock6
04/28/08 12:57 PM
On behalf of everyone here at Hornets247, and Jerry Stackhouse... and Jason Kidd. Seriously, though, congrats to Coach Scott!
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Juncti
04/28/08 01:26 PM
I'm sure the Nets organization would like to send their congratulations as well. lol They need to get this guy an extension immediately!
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Apple
04/28/08 02:01 PM
<strong>Hooray for Byron Scott! He deserves Coach of the Year! </strong>He deserved it back in New Jersey but was fired instead. According to an ESPN article: "...no one wanted to give him the credit. All of the whispers said it was Eddie Jordan who was responsible for the X's and O's, that Scott barely put in any preparation at all. He was fired the year after the second Finals appearance, when the players bailed on him.;" http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=adande_ja&page=Scott-080404 Well, take that, Jason Kidd!... And take that, New Jersey Nets! You didn't deserve him!!!
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Apple
04/28/08 02:04 PM
Wow! I forgot this site doesn't take any quotation marks or hyperlinks. Oh well...I'll get the hang of it some day.
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Ron Hitley
04/28/08 03:15 PM
Yeah, the commenting system on this site sucks. Rest assured though that we're working on it.
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Ryan
04/28/08 03:34 PM
I'm happy for Byron. Yay him.
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Mark
04/28/08 03:36 PM
I'm not going to say he's the best coach this year when you've got a point like CP, but certainly he showed <strong>strong </strong>capabilities at the helm. Congratulations Coach! Oh, and thank goodness Doc Rivers didn't win, because guess who intentionally lost games last season to get a high draft pick? Sure wasn't Coach Scott.
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mavs fan
04/28/08 03:52 PM
congrads on scott ... now back to the game at hand tomorow night ... mavs still have a chance to steal one over there, not givin much hope but if howard stops shooting the ball and drivin to the hole, stackhouse DOESNT step on the court, and avery coaches the game the way he does in the regular season, i see dirk and JET takin over and mavs pullin off the upset setting up a game 6 .. GO MAVSS!!!
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Mikey
04/28/08 04:44 PM
Congrats Coach Scott!! ....on a side note, anyone else watching Joe Johnson of the ATL Hawks complete dominate the Celtics. @ Mavs Fan, actually I'd like to see Jerry Shithouse play 48 minutes.I know that won't happen, but a man can dream, can't he.
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mW
04/28/08 04:56 PM
Byron is the best. We all knew it. Now the world knows it.
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Emir lidan
04/28/08 05:07 PM
he deserved it and he got it if he doc rivers was in the west wit the celtics and they had that record i would say he would of deserved it but we all know there is no way they would of got that record in the west shit there 2-2 in ther series vs atlanta
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Mo
04/28/08 05:39 PM
Great! So now Stackhouse gets to watch the 'sucker' get his trophy. LMAO! I think I heard something about a press conference at about 11am CST. Congratulations BS!
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Kamo
04/29/08 02:27 AM
Congratulations to Byron Scott, best coach eva!
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Fab
04/29/08 11:35 AM
Congratulations Byron.I never thought he still would be the Hornets Coach in 4 years when they signed him.But he did a great job!!
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