Casey 5th in Coach of the Year voting - Congrats to Pop!

[KHD]

The fact that Popovich doesn't get 100% of the first place votes is a joke.

[Raptorsnz]

You are correct. No one on the team averaged over 30 minutes played per game this season. Lots of them played certain games over 30 minutes.

Knowing Pop he'll probably have none of them ever player over 30 minutes in a game next season and still win 60 games.

[JordanMariam14]

Popovich named as the NBA Coach of the Year is not a big surprise considering the Spurs won NBA leading 62 games, including Franchise record for road wins, franchise record for consecutive wins (5th longest in NBA history), and had no player average 30 mins per game while using 30 different starting lineups (2nd most this year).

Hornacek did a really good job, but what Pop accomplished is very impressive.

Coach Casey finished 5th. Here's Casey's voting breakdown:

5 First place votes (all US based voters):
Candace Buckner - Indianapolis Star
Eddie Sefko - Dallas Morning News
JA Adande - ESPN
Ron Tillery - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Vincent Goodwill - Detroit Free Press

9 Second place votes:
Brendan Brown - MSG Network
Brian Sieman - KFWB News ?
Chris Dempsey - Denver Post
David Mayo - Mlive Media Group ?
Gary Washburn - Boston Globe
Grant Napear - CSN-CA
Leo Rautins - Sportsnet/TSN
Paul Jones - Raptors Radio
Stacey King - Comcast Sportsnet


Notable Third place votes of the 18 he received:
Bill Wennington - ESPN
Ernie Johnson - TNT
Doug Smith - Toronto Star


Some voters of note and their votes:
Zach Lowe - 1st - Popovich, 2nd - Thibodeau, 3rd - Hornacek
Mike Wilbon - 1st - Hornacek, 2nd - Thibodeau, 3rd - Clifford
Marv Albert - 1st - Popovich, 2nd - Hornacek, 3rd - Clifford
Dell Curry - 1st - Popovich, 2nd - Clifford, 3rd - Thibodeau

LOL , reporters from Dallas, Memphis, Indiana, and Detroit all gave Casey a first place vote, all cities we played well against (swept Detroit, Dallas, and Memphis, 2-2 Indiana)

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[JimiCliff]

This award is a farce.

[white men can't jump]

This award is a farce.

In what way?

[JimiCliff]

In what way?

See here:

LOL , reporters from Dallas, Memphis, Indiana, and Detroit all gave Casey a first place vote, all cities we played well against (swept Detroit, Dallas, and Memphis, 2-2 Indiana)

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It's very whimsical, and always has been.

[golden]

This award is a farce.

Total farce.

Unfortunately, it's impossible to separate the coaching job from the talent. It's just one of those things you can't even measure objectively. So, you're telling me that Doc Rivers all of a sudden "returned to form" and became a top 5 coach again? And Scott Brooks is permanently in the top 10 as long as KD continues to play like a video game? The whole thing is completely subjective. And Rick Carlisle can't even crack the top 10?

The award is pointless.