Early favorites for COTY

[Chris]

Steve Kerr
Mike Budenholzer
Dwane Casey
Randy Wittman
Terry Stotts

If the Warriors get a top 3 seed, Kerr will be an obvious shoe-in. What Casey is doing with that Raptors roster is incredible imo

[100%duncan]

Kerr will win this because of hype.

[kamikazi_player]

Those are excellent choices....I think Kerr will win because he's taking this warriors team to the next level and they are actually playing defense now.

[Venti Quattro]

Joerger is a candidate as well

[100%duncan]

If Spurs manage to get 1 seed, does Pop go back to back?

[Robz4000]

Steve Kerr
Mike Budenholzer
Dwane Casey
Randy Wittman
Terry Stotts

If the Warriors get a top 3 seed, Kerr will be an obvious shoe-in. What Casey is doing with that Raptors roster is incredible imo

Lose Stotts and replace him with Joerger and you have a solid list.

[baseline bum]

Those are excellent choices....I think Kerr will win because he's taking this warriors team to the next level and they are actually playing defense now.

The Warriors were an elite defensive team last year. But now they're not playing constant isoball like they were under Jackson.

[Chris]

Lose Stotts and replace him with Joerger and you have a solid list.

We can certainly add him to the list. His cut his teeth coaching for many years, and is universally praised for developing younger players into NBA material. Honestly didn't know much about him until this year, but he also inherited a playoff ready Grizzly roster and Conley is in his prime. Hollins had that team ready to win.

[DMC]

I hope Kerr doesn't get it. It would be a bad omen especially if he doesn't get any further than they did last season.

It's too early to tell, not enough hardship overcome yet, but I could see Pop in the running if the Spurs end up atop the West.

[Strange Love]

I hope Kerr doesn't get it. It would be a bad omen especially if he doesn't get any further than they did last season.

It's too early to tell, not enough hardship overcome yet, but I could see Pop in the running if the Spurs end up atop the West.

That would be something. Specially with Pop resting key players on a night to night basis now.

[timtonymanu]

Kerr, Joerger, and Casey have to be the top 3 based on their team's success.

Joerger would be my personal choice though.

[lefty]

Joerger is a candidate as well

[Venti Quattro]

I hope Kerr doesn't get it.

I want them to win the championship

[Malik Hairston]

Coach Bud, easily, tbh..

[TDMVPDPOY]

is warriors get top seed, then bow out in the first round? kerr has no business winnin coty

[Clipper Nation]

Casey and Wittman are shit coaches getting inflated by the East, and Stotts is a gimmick, tbh. Budenholzer should be COY.

[Venti Quattro]

Casey and Wittman are shit coaches getting inflated by the East. Budenholzer should be COY.

Budenholzer also coaches in the East, so how is any of anything that he's doing different from Dwane Casey and Randy Wittman...?

[100%duncan]

Budenholzer also coaches in the East, so how is any of anything that he's doing different from Dwane Casey and Randy Wittman...?

:lol

[Clipper Nation]

Budenholzer also coaches in the East, so how is any of anything that he's doing different from Dwane Casey and Randy Wittman...?
He actually has a system and gets the most out of his players, the other two are just generic vanilla NBA coaches.

[Venti Quattro]

He actually has a system and gets the most out of his players, the other two are just generic vanilla NBA coaches.

Dwane Casey has such a shit roster that it ain't even funny, and he's actually got them playing playoff basketball.

Randy Wittman reached the second round last year and he's building on the success they had.

I don't know anything about the system that you are talking about, but these two coaches are maxing out the potential from two flawed rosters in the East as much as Bud is squeezing the most out of his Hawks roster.

And they actually get people to watch their games.

[ambchang]

Kerr will win it. He's a fantastic coach for sure, but he has the talent to work with. It's not like he turned the 76ers into a 35-win team. It's really a testament to how bad a coach Jackson is.

Casey is really a bland coach, he's the typical rah rah type who is getting the Raptors to play hard and all out every game. They have a great record, and is one of the top offenses in the league despite having one of the lowest assist rates, and most of that is due to the heavy load of Lowry, offensive rebounds, low turnovers, and high number of FTs. This is a team of very talented one on one ballers (Lowry, Derozon, Lou), and a bunch of big men who is willing to do the dirty work down low (Johnson, Patterson, Valascunias). It's not a bad roster by any stretch, but this is a team that will not go too far in the playoffs because 1) FTs are harder to come by in the POs, one on one games can be easily neutralized with the right game plan, and rebounds will be closely guarded.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Pop should ultimately win it again...I'm sick of this being the yearly"came outta nowhere" award, only to see half the recipients fade away into oblivion

[scanry]

I'm going with Bud. He's basically taken over the Atlanta Hawks franchise now that Ferry is gone. I could see a lot of Spurs personnel jumping ship after Pop retires tbh. I really wanted Bud to take over from Pop. Oh well.

[DMC]

I want them to win the championship

Wish in one hand, shit in the other. Report back on which gets full first.

[DMC]

Kerr will win it. He's a fantastic coach for sure, but he has the talent to work with. It's not like he turned the 76ers into a 35-win team. It's really a testament to how bad a coach Jackson is.

Casey is really a bland coach, he's the typical rah rah type who is getting the Raptors to play hard and all out every game. They have a great record, and is one of the top offenses in the league despite having one of the lowest assist rates, and most of that is due to the heavy load of Lowry, offensive rebounds, low turnovers, and high number of FTs. This is a team of very talented one on one ballers (Lowry, Derozon, Lou), and a bunch of big men who is willing to do the dirty work down low (Johnson, Patterson, Valascunias). It's not a bad roster by any stretch, but this is a team that will not go too far in the playoffs because 1) FTs are harder to come by in the POs, one on one games can be easily neutralized with the right game plan, and rebounds will be closely guarded.

Jesus fucking Christ, fantastic coach before even Christmas, for a team that's made the playoffs the last couple of years already? Seriously? What has he done to show how fantastic of a coach he is?

I stopped reading after "fantastic coach for sure".

[ambchang]

Jesus fucking Christ, fantastic coach before even Christmas, for a team that's made the playoffs the last couple of years already? Seriously? What has he done to show how fantastic of a coach he is?

He managed to lead the GSW led by Kobe-wannabe ballhog Curry to the best record in the league. What else do you want?

[DMC]

He managed to lead the GSW led by Kobe-wannabe ballhog Curry to the best record in the league. What else do you want?

Before Christmas..

[ambchang]

Before Christmas..

But a ballhog like Curry though. I mean, total chucker.

[DMC]

But a ballhog like Curry though. I mean, total chucker.

Last year around this time Curry had a 30/15 game, and lost to the Spurs' bench. Ball hog and chucker aren't even remotely related categories. Stop posting.

[Venti Quattro]

Wish in one hand, shit in the other. Report back on which gets full first.

I'll get back with you in May or June next year.

[ambchang]

Last year around this time Curry had a 30/15 game, and lost to the Spurs' bench. Ball hog and chucker aren't even remotely related categories. Stop posting.

Exactly, someone like that on a roster, who chucks 30/15 and STILL lost to the Spurs bench, and yet Kerr still managed to coach them to an impressive record right out the gate. Very impressive stuff.

[DMC]

Exactly, someone like that on a roster, who chucks 30/15 and STILL lost to the Spurs bench, and yet Kerr still managed to coach them to an impressive record right out the gate. Very impressive stuff.

1-0 is undefeated

[RD2191]

Dubs are garbage on D. Don't buy the hype.

[DMC]

Dubs are garbage on D. Don't buy the hype.

SSOL Suns tbh

[Malik Hairston]

Kerr winning it would be pretty stupid, tbh, although it's hype-based, so it'll probably happen..

That team is loaded with talent, they were just playing for a horrible coach, which many of us were saying well before it became a mainstream talking point..

The Wizards have a lot of talent, too..

It should be between Bud and Casey, despite Casey being an average coach that got exposed in the playoffs last year(and will happen again this year)..the Raptors have a star player(Lowry) and a bunch of hard-working role players, while the Hawks have a couple of very good players(Millsap, Teague) and some high-end role players(Horford, Korver), yet both have great records..

[ambchang]

1-0 is undefeated

30-15 with mark Jackson gave them 0-1

[DMC]

30-15 with mark Jackson gave them 0-1

Neither team lost all or won all of their games.

[ambchang]

Neither team lost all or won all of their games.

Irrelevant points are irrelevant.