I'm just saying this because the past 3 winners are Byron Scott, Mike Brown, and Scott Brooks.  Scott had the runner-up (and arguably the real) MVP, Brown had the MVP, Brooks had the runner up.  Fast forward to present day and Scott is gone, Brown might as well be, and for some reason I have a feeling when this Oklahoma City team really makes a run at things Brooks will not be there.

It seems more time than not, the Coach of the Year can be closely linked to the MVP, but not so much towards the title.  I mean here we have in the early 90's MJ winning (or derserving to win) every MVP, but Phil Jackson only getting coach of the year once.  Same can be said about Pop in San Antonio.

Aside from Hubie Brown in Memphis during the 03-04 season I can't really think of many times a coach has really made a team better than it actually was, which is what coaches are supposed to do.

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