Pop nommé coach du mois

Pop Named Coach Of The Month

SAN ANTONIO, TX (Dec. 1, 2010) -- The San Antonio Spurs’ Gregg Popovich and the Boston Celtics’ Doc Rivers today were named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in October and November.

Popovich led the Spurs to an NBA-best 15-2 (.882) record, the best start in franchise history, including 12 straight wins in November. San Antonio is the only team to win all eight of its road games so far, with key wins at Phoenix, Oklahoma City, Utah and New Orleans. While the Spurs’ 107.8 points per game rank third in the NBA, their +9.0 differential leads the league.

This marks the 11th time that Popovich has been named the NBA’s Coach of the Month. He last received the honor in November of 2007 when the Spurs started the season 14-3 (October/November 2007). Popovich joins Phil Jackson as the only two active coaches who have won the award 11 times. Only Pat Riley has earned the NBA’s Coach of the Month award more times than Popovich and Jackson, receiving the award a record 12 times. The NBA’s Coach of the Month award first started in the 1982-83 season and later split into the Western and Eastern Conference awards beginning in the 2002-03 season.

Sans surprise, c'est mérité je pense.

C'est mérité sans aucun doute!! Il finira au Hall of fame c'est certain, nous avons de la chance d'avoir un tel coach!!!

Du point de vue de l'effectif, je pense que Monty Williams de NO aurait pu mérité ce titre aussi parce que son effectif est moins complet que celui des Spurs et pourtant ils sont tout en haut aussi. Mais les Spurs ont fait un tel mois de novembre que c'est mérité pour Coach Pop !

Je pense que c'est pas seulement le coach de la série des 12 victoires qui est récompensé, mais aussi le semi-GM qui a su recomposer une équipe compétitive cet été.
Les Spurs 2010 font plaisir à voir, merci Pop