Coach and Executive of the Year for Bower?

From Sekou Smith at NBA.com:

Jeff Bower’s dual campaign for coach and executive of the year has gained major steam in the last week. (Fine, that’s way over the top after just one week doing both jobs. But if we can’t have a little fun around here, what’s the point?)

Just days removed from firing Byron Scott and taking over as head coach of the team he assembled, the Hornets’ head honcho was an easy target for those of us (yes that includes Hang Time) looking for a villain in the affair…

Bower deserves much of the credit for managing this mini-crisis without flinching. Thrown into the uneasy position of making a move that he had to know wouldn’t be popular with his franchise player, Bower moved into the hot seat and promptly cooled it off with steady leadership.