SAN ANTONIO â€" Gregg Popovich is the NBA’s coach of the year after leading the San Antonio Spurs to 50 wins in the lockout-shortened season and the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.
The announcement came today. Popovich also won the award in 2003 when San Antonio won its second of four championships, and he might be headed for a fifth ring if the Spurs keep this up. After a 12-9 start, the Spurs lost only seven more games the rest of the season.
Detroit Pistons coach Lawrence Frank did not receive any votes.
Popovich received 77 first-place votes. Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau was second (27), Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel was third (7), and Memphis Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins was fourth (6). Boston’s Doc Rivers and Denver’s George Karl each received a first-place vote.
Full voting (on a 5-3-1 basis by a panel of 119 sports writers and broadcasters):
Gregg Popovich, San Antonio 77 24 10 467
Tom Thibodeau, Chicago 27 53 21 315
Frank Vogel, Indiana 7 27 45 161
Lionel Hollins, Memphis 6 3 11 50
Doc Rivers, Boston 1 4 9 26
Scott Brooks, Oklahoma City 0 2 3 9
Tyrone Corbin, Utah 0 1 6 9
George Karl, Denver 1 0 2 7
Mike Brown, L.A. Lakers 0 1 1 4
Stan Van Gundy, Orlando 0 1 1 4
Larry Drew, Atlanta 0 0 3 3
Monty Williams, New Orleans 0 1 0 3
Vinny Del Negro, L.A. Clippers 0 0 2 2
Kevin McHale, Houston 0 0 2 2
Alvin Gentry, Phoenix 0 0 1 1
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