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Thursday / December 19.
  • Karl Wins Coach of the Year; Woodson Finishes Third

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    Denver’s George Karl is the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2012-13 NBA Coach of the Year, the NBA announced today.

    Under Karl’s stewardship, the Nuggets finished with a league-best 38-3 (.927) mark at home and the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference Playoffs.

    In earning his first NBA Coach of the Year, Karl totaled 404 points, including 62 first-place votes, from a panel of 121 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada.

    Miami’s Erik Spoelstra finished second with 190 total votes, including 24 first-place votes.

    The Knicks’ Mike Woodson finished third with 127 votes, including six first-place ballots.

    Under Woodson, the Knicks went 54-28, garnered the No. 2 seed in the East and won their first postseason series since 2000.

    A year ago, when Woodson took over for Mike D’Antoni, the Knicks finished 36-30 in the lockout-shortened season.

    When told April 23 that his friend Isiah Thomas had picked him as Coach of the Year, Woodson said: “That’s good but again I’m not in this for Coach of the Year. I’m in this to try to get this team to the championship round and try to win a title.”

     

    2012-13 NBA COACH OF THE YEAR RESULTS

    Coach, Team                                                      1st                                   2nd                     3rd                        Pts

    George Karl, Denver                                      62                       26                       16                       404

    Erik Spoelstra, Miami                                     24                       17                       19                       190

    Mike Woodson, New York                           6                          28                       13                       127

    Gregg Popovich, San Antonio                     11                       16                       17                       120

    Frank Vogel, Indiana                                      3                          11                       12                       60

    Lionel Hollins, Memphis                              6                          4                          13                       55

    Mark Jackson, Golden State                        3                          6                          14                       47

    Tom Thibodeau, Chicago                              2                          7                          9                          40

    Kevin McHale, Houston                                1                          3                          3                          17

    P.J. Carlesimo, Brooklyn                               1                          1                          0                          8

    Vinny Del Negro, L.A. Clippers                  1                          1                          0                          8

    Larry Drew, Atlanta                                         1                          0                          1                          6

    Doc Rivers, Boston                                          0                          1                          1                          4

    Scott Brooks, Oklahoma City                      0                          0                          3                          3

    Photo: NY Post

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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