and the 2017-18 NBA Coaches Association Coach of the Year is ......

[ederson]

D.Casey

I don't get why ..... Stevens ,Nate McMillan , Quin Snyder did better imho
 
 

[Donoghus]

Let's be clear that this is the National Basketball Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year & not the NBA Auerbach Trophy for Coach of the Year. 

Regardless, it's utterly insane that Stevens didn't receive a single vote but Doc did.   You have to imagine that maybe there is some truth to the anti-Stevens bias speculated around the league.


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/09/sports/nba-dwane-casey-raptors-coach-of-the-year.html

[gouki88]

Let's be clear that this is the National Basketball Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year & not the NBA Auerbach Trophy for Coach of the Year. 

Regardless, it's utterly insane that Stevens didn't receive a single vote but Doc did.   You have to imagine that maybe there is some truth to the anti-Stevens bias speculated around the league.


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/09/sports/nba-dwane-casey-raptors-coach-of-the-year.html

That is probably the single most hilariously stupid thing regarding coaching I've ever read on here

[ederson]

Let's be clear that this is the National Basketball Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year & not the NBA Auerbach Trophy for Coach of the Year. 

Regardless, it's utterly insane that Stevens didn't receive a single vote but Doc did.   You have to imagine that maybe there is some truth to the anti-Stevens bias speculated around the league.


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/09/sports/nba-dwane-casey-raptors-coach-of-the-year.html

TBH i think Doc did retty good this season

The zero votes for Stevens is crazy.... Unless eveyone thinks that Celtics even with the injuries are better than we think !

[Donoghus]

Let's be clear that this is the National Basketball Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year & not the NBA Auerbach Trophy for Coach of the Year. 

Regardless, it's utterly insane that Stevens didn't receive a single vote but Doc did.   You have to imagine that maybe there is some truth to the anti-Stevens bias speculated around the league.


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/09/sports/nba-dwane-casey-raptors-coach-of-the-year.html

TBH i think Doc did retty good this season

The zero votes for Stevens is crazy.... Unless eveyone thinks that Celtics even with the injuries are better than we think !

Clippers missed the playoffs & barely cracked .500. 

[greece66]

Let's be clear that this is the National Basketball Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year & not the NBA Auerbach Trophy for Coach of the Year. 

Regardless, it's utterly insane that Stevens didn't receive a single vote but Doc did.   You have to imagine that maybe there is some truth to the anti-Stevens bias speculated around the league.


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/09/sports/nba-dwane-casey-raptors-coach-of-the-year.html

A link with the votes would be much appreciated.

I think the problem of Stevens (as well as Kerr) is that although everyone knows he is very good, he doesn't have a narrative to support him: he did great this year just like he did last year. Seniority might also play a role, as NBA coaches is a very closed elite.

Still not getting a single vote is weird.

[celticinorlando]

Casey might even get fired...ridiculous

[ederson]

I know but that roster is mess (thanks to Doc the GM of course) and still managed to win 42 games.

I am not saying he should win but one vote seems reasonable 

According to Stein, the other seven coaches to receive votes were Philadelphia’s Brett Brown, Houston’s Mike D’Antoni, Indiana’s Nate McMillan, San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich, Utah’s Quin Snyder, Portland’s Terry Stotts, and the Los Angeles Clippers’ Doc Rivers.

https://www.sbnation.com/2018/5/9/17335294/dwane-casey-nba-coach-of-the-year-still-might-get-fired

Casey might even get fired...ridiculous

I think they vote based on the Reg.Season  If the playoffs were taken into consideration then this is even crazier!

[Donoghus]

Can't find the actual vote breakdown.  Even the NBA Coaches site doesn't show the vote breakdown.

https://nbacoaches.com/dwane-casey-michael-goldberg-coach-of-the-year-award/

[KGs Knee]

Wow, not even one single vote for Stevens by his peers? I have to imagine Stevens is a bit stung by that.

And on top of that Casey winning the award is a bit of a joke. There were at least half a dozen coaches who had more impressive accomplishments this season.

Apparently the NBA coaches have agendas just like the media. There's no way a group of 30 supposedly intelligent people actually think Casey was the best coach this season. That's ludicrous.

[jambr380]

I guess the only way Stevens wins it is if he is able to reach 74 wins next year with [hopefully] a healthy roster. Casey was a'ight this year, but they won just four more games than the completely depleted Celtics. If Hayward and Irving were healthy the entire year while DeRozan and Lowry had major injury problems, I'd like to believe the difference in the standings would have been much greater.

With Stevens getting zero votes, we probably shouldn't get our hopes up about him winning the actual COTY award.

[Fafnir]

Coaches are competitive, we've seen posters here complain about how Stevens is over-praised.

I imagine in coaching circles its even worse with professional jealousy coming into play. Especially when you consider the amount of lottery talent the roster has to work with. I remember some rumblings about Kerr as well, especially when he was on medical leave for his back.

[Donoghus]

Coaches are competitive, we've seen posters here complain about how Stevens is over-praised.

I imagine in coaching circles its even worse with professional jealousy coming into play. Especially when you consider the amount of lottery talent the roster has to work with. I remember some rumblings about Kerr as well, especially when he was on medical leave for his back.

Absolutely.  You have to think that is coming into play here. 

[keevsnick]

Well guys prepare to freak out when he wins the actual coach of the year award, because its very possible. Its either gonna be him or Stevens.

[blackbird]

I know but that roster is mess (thanks to Doc the GM of course) and still managed to win 42 games.

I am not saying he should win but one vote seems reasonable 

According to Stein, the other seven coaches to receive votes were Philadelphia’s Brett Brown, Houston’s Mike D’Antoni, Indiana’s Nate McMillan, San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich, Utah’s Quin Snyder, Portland’s Terry Stotts, and the Los Angeles Clippers’ Doc Rivers.

https://www.sbnation.com/2018/5/9/17335294/dwane-casey-nba-coach-of-the-year-still-might-get-fired

Casey might even get fired...ridiculous

I think they vote based on the Reg.Season  If the playoffs were taken into consideration then this is even crazier!

I can understand some of the votes.

Popovich is a beloved legend.
D'Antoni had the best record.
McMillan, Snyder and Stotts outperformed expectations.
And I guess Casey did, too, but to a lesser degree. He adjusted to a more modern system and was a #1 seed.

Nothing against Brown or Rivers, but I can't imagine why anyone would vote for them over the coaches listed above or Stevens.