I disagree completely. Avery and Mike D'Antoni had little to no shot of winning coach of the year because when they both got the award, their teams had only just recently had great success, and this year EVERYONE expected the Suns and the Mavs to have great years. And they both did, so how Coach of the Year like is that? Your teams are expected to be #1 and #2 respectively in the league and they do that. Sure that's meeting expectations, but Sam Mitchell exceeded them. I applaud this choice. My personal vote would have went to Don Nelson, but Mitchell works.