In the News: Cavaliers Coach Mike Brown Named NBA’s Coach of the Year
The Cleveland Cavaliers have a lot to be proud of this season. They finished with the best record in the NBA and the best record in Cavaliers history by going 66-16. They became only the 12th team in NBA history to win at least 66 games in a season. They established a new franchise record for home court wins by going 39-2 at The Q. And today, the Cavaliers Head Coach Mike Brown was named the winner of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the NBA Coach of the Year for the 2008-09 season.
Brown received a total of 355 points, including 55 first-place votes out of a possible 122, from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Coaches were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote received.
Brown becomes only the second coach in Cavaliers franchise history to receive the award.
“Mike Brown is one of these rare people that has nearly every tool in his tool box. He is smart, hard working, and selfless. He is curious and hungry to learn. He is philosophically driven and derives his decision making from his strong philosophy,” said Cavaliers Majority Owner Dan Gilbert.
“Mike is a man of character and integrity. He is a natural leader and has a ‘magnetic charisma’ which automatically attracts people to him and his message. He has stuck to his ‘defense first’ strategy when it would have been much easier not to. As a human being, Mike treats everyone with respect no matter who they are or where they come from.”
The Cavs face the Detroit Pistons tomorrow at Quicken Loans Arena in the first round of the playoffs. They currently lead the series 1-0.
Congratulations Coach Brown!
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