2 players of the week and now the coach of the month!

[Admin]

Way to go LD!! Would have been nice if JT could have gotten the player of the week as well but this is a pretty nice honor. Let's hope he gets it every month for the remainder of the season too.

http://www.nba.com/2013/news/01/02/coaches-of-the-month-december-official-release/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpts

Hawks' Drew, Clippers' Del Negro named Coaches of the Month

Official Release Posted Jan 2, 2013 3:08 PM

NEW YORK -- The Atlanta Hawks' Larry Drew and the Los Angeles Clippers' Vinny Del Negro today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in December.

Drew led the Hawks to a 10-5 (.667) month, including a 4-3 record on the road. Atlanta notched victories over the Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies and Chicago Bulls during December, a month in which the Hawks shot .456 from the field as a team and .384 from three-point range. For the first time in team history, the Hawks connected on 10-or-more three-pointers in four consecutive games (Dec. 22-29).

Del Negro led the Clippers to a perfect 16-0 record in December, including wins over the Boston Celtics and three wins over the Utah Jazz. The Clippers' franchise-best 17-game winning streak, which included the sixteen December wins, ended with their first game in January. The streak stands as the longest in the NBA since the 2008 season when Boston won 19 consecutive games.

Other nominees for Coach of the Month were Golden State's Mark Jackson, Indiana's Frank Vogel, Miami's Erik Spoelstra, New York's Mike Woodson, Oklahoma City's Scott Brooks and Portland's Terry Stotts.

[capstone21]

Wow that is a big deal. LD is certainly making something out of a team that was supposed to be just spare parts and a hold over until the offseason.

[Dnice]

Congrats coach Drew, and aslo congrats to Josh on his 5,000 rebounds.

[PSSSHHHRRR87]

Just saw this on FB and was looking for an article. Congrats to LD on being ECCotM, the coach most want to replace... Go LD!

[lethalweapon3]

"Tread carefully!" says Avery Johnson!

Congrats LD and keep it up!

~lw3

[AHawks89]

Congrats to LD. Major props to him for what he has accomplished with this team that had little expectations for this season.

[Diesel]

Good Deal LD...

[Brotha2ThaNite]

Great job LD!I know some in the chatroom get pissed at him for resting some of the players but I was happy with it. Its going to keep us fresh for the playoffs.

[TheFuzz]

Congrats LD! And the rest of the coaching staff, for that matter. If I recall correctly, Ferry assembled a pretty nice coaching staff in the off-season.

[Brotha2ThaNite]

Oh damn, I just saw this after my post. lol smh

[Admin]

Just saw this on FB and was looking for an article. Congrats to LD on being ECCotM, the coach most want to replace... Go LD!

Just posted the little blurb from NBA.com in the initial post. 10-5 sure looks pretty weak compared to 16 or 17 and ohhhh or whatever the Clippers were, but I'll take it! Would have been a lot sweeter if we hadn't been beaten by the Heat and embarrassed by Philly and Golden State, but again I'll take it!

[benhillboy]

GTFOH! Good deal. LD trying to get paid. Our leading scorer is 31st in the league. When your team is winning at a 66% clip and that's the case, the voters can't deny the ultimate team ball taking place here. Has Ferry and Drew turned us into Spurs East?

[Admin]

I'd like to see LastDon TO COME IN HERE AND GIVE LD CREDIT FOR NOT BEING AN IDIOT!

[BrazilianHawk]

That was a really impressive feat. Congrats LD!

[Guest]

Wow, this is BIG...congrats LD.

[Gray Mule]

And, he had to beat out two former Hawk head coaches to get it!