Thunder's Scott Brooks named NBA Coach of the Year

 
By Mike Baldwin, Staff Writer, mbaldwin@opubco.com
Published: April 22, 2010

Before the Suns played the Thunder in the Ford Center two weeks ago, Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry , a candidate for Coach of the Year, was informed an Oklahoman poll revealed Scott Brooks was a slam dunk to win the Red Auerbach trophy.

Knowing many recent Coaches of the Year have been fired or resigned within a couple of years of winning the award, Gentry quipped: "I’m pulling for Scotty.”

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