NEWS NBA Dwane Casey elected Coach of the Year by his peers: no voice for Brad Stevens, a timing with little onions

NEWS NBA Dwane Casey elected Coach of the Year by his peers: no voice for Brad Stevens, a timing with little onions

Sometimes information comes out when the time is right. Other times, no ... Dwane Casey was named coach of the year by the league coaches while Brad Stevens was snubbed. So we start on a quality troll. First and foremost, it's important to note that this award has nothing to do with the NBA's Coach of the Year trophy at the end of the season. Indeed, this is an award distributed by the National Basketball Coaches Association, which is none other than the coaching union of the Great League. The winner is therefore appointed by his peers and no journalist or fan has a say in it. Where the vote differs from that of the media, it is in its unique side. So when you have the right to name three names in order of preference for the Red Auerbach Trophy, only one blaze should be dropped in this case. In the little game of your favorite tactician's favorite tactician, it's Dwane Casey, the Raptors coach, who won this year. Voices were also recorded for Brett Brown of the Sixers, Mike D'Antoni of Rockets, Terry Stotts of Blazers, Quin Snyder of Jazz, Gregg Popovich of Spurs, Nate McMillan of Pacers or Doc Rivers of Clippers. No, it's not an oversight, no voice has been awarded to Brad Stevens, the magician of the Celtics. But before trolling, let's be fair. The award is awarded on the regular season of a team, the Playoffs are not included. Casey therefore deserves this prize, as he led his team with a master hand to the throne of the East, with 59 wins and 23 losses, while renewing the collective game of Dinos, learning the passage to DeMar DeRozan to make passes. Well, the rest is a little less fun, and that's why it's funny. Even if the postseason should not be taken into account, it is inevitably obliged to think about it with the timing in which this trophy is awarded. Two rooms, two atmospheres: on the one hand, the now NBCA Coach of the Year has just been sweeper dirty in East Conference semifinals by his bogeyman, LeBron James, and risks losing his job this summer . On the other hand, Brad Stevens multiplies the Wingardium Leviosa by finishing second of this same Conference during the regular, while having to work with the wounds of Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward, Daniel Theis, Marcus Smart ... and ended more by bring his Celtics U17 into the FDC, when Canadians only have their eyes to cry. We never saw a sense of timing as well respected (spoiler: sarcasm). What is most shocking is not that Casey was elected, but rather that voters completely snubbed Stevens. Seriously, a voice for Doc Rivers, but not for Brad? Come on guys ... But do not worry, it does not seem to hurt the coach of the Celts, who has also responded to this vote with ESPN, with its characteristic class: "We had only one vote to give. And I tell you, I looked at the list and I would never have voted for myself in front of the other 29 names on this paper. The one who was to be elected was elected. The other people who have received votes are also incredible. I'm learning from these guys all the time. It's so crazy to have the opportunity to be part of these 30. And I think it's more important to focus on competing with your team than always trying to compare yourself to others. Because I tell you, if it was a comparison contest, I have no chance. " Modest Brad, but we know the truth. This guy is one of the best coaches in the league and proves it with each new outing of his team with rotations well felt that compensate for the innumerable injuries of the roster or systems of successful timeout output. No disrespect for Dwane, but he is waiting to be fired, while Stevie will surely be introduced to the Hall of Celtic coaches after what he has just accomplished. Text source: ESPN