Steve Kerr, who is the Golden State Warrior and whose team won the NBA- record of 73 games, has been awarded the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2015-16 NBA coach of the Year. This was announced not so long ago. He is the second recipient of the award after Don Nelson won it in the 1991-92 seasons. Kerr who is in his second season as the Golden State head coach got 64 first- place votes and 381 total points from 130 sportswriters and broadcasters who were part of the panel and had come from the United States and Canada. Terry Stotts of Portland Trail Blazers’ who took his team to the playoffs with other four new beginners came second with 37 first- place votes and 335 total points.
Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs came third with 10 first- place votes and 166 total points. There were five points for every first position vote, three points for every second position vote and one point for third place votes that were awarded for every coach. Kerr and assistant coach Luke Walton who was the temporary head coach up until Kerr returned from his sick leave following back- surgery complications in January, contributed to the Warriors 73-9 win. This was considered the best regular- season record in league history. It was an even greater win than that of the Chicago Bulls 72- 10 in between 1995-96. The NBA who was in the defending team kicked off with a 24-0 wins in the season.
The NBA records were set by the Warriors for the first- season wins of 34, and successive home regular- season wins of 54 which were inclusive of 18 wins that were due to be completed in the previous season. They also won 39- 2 at the Oracle Arena for the second consecutive time. The Golden State team was among the first teams to go through a season without losing two consecutive games or even being defeated by the same team twice. The Warriors team came thorough strong at every end of the court with various high ratings and also won an NBA record. This was one of the greatest wins since the 1991- 92 seasons.
The legendary Red Auerbach who the Coach of the Year Award is named after guided the Celtics to nine NBA championships. He was recognized among the Top 10 Coaches in the NBA history in 1996, this was when the NBA celebrated its 50th Anniversary.
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