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April 29th, 2008

EducatedBet…No Brainer!

Byron Scott

As recently as the 2004-05 season, the New Orleans Hornets were an NBA joke with an 18-64 record. It looks like the coach of that team, Byron Scott, will get the last laugh.

Before the Hornets take on the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Tuesday, Scott will be named the NBA Coach of the Year, according to multiple media reports. ESPN.com confirmed the reports on Monday night. Scott led the New Jersey Nets to consecutive trips to the NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003 but lasted only 42 games the next season. He was hired in 2004 to guide a New Orleans team in transition. A series of moves over the next few years drew as many jeers as cheers.

I think that this was really a no brainer for Scott to be the coach of the year. He has taken the Hornets and made them the second best team in the West…not easy to do. I thought it was a huge mistake for the Nets to let this guy go half way through the season…stupid on there part! But he made some odd moves or so we thought at the time and they have worked out very good for Byron Scott and the Hornets. And I think this year his team has a free pass becuase no one expects them to go to the finals, beating both the Lakers and my team the Spurs. So good for you Byron and good luck!

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