| Today the NBA announces that the Head Coach | | | | Head Coach Rick Adelman from the Houston |
| Byron Scott from the Hornets was chosen for | | | | Rockets finished in third with 193 points. |
| the award Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2007-08 | | | | |
| NBA Coach of the Year. This award is named | | | | Moreover Coach Scott was selected NBA Coach |
| after Coach Red Auerbach who leaded the | | | | of the Month for January, after guiding the |
| Celtics to 9 NBA Championships. | | | | Hornets to a league-best 12-2 record. On the |
| | | | break for the All Star game, the Hornets |
| Scott is the first coach of the Hornets to | | | | possessed the top winning percentage in the |
| receive the award, he guided the team to its | | | | Western Conference and Scott was chosen to be |
| first Southwest Division title and the team | | | | the head coach for the Western Conference in |
| best wins season with 56. Scott conducted the | | | | the All Star Game in New Orleans, which was |
| Hornets to a 56-26 record and the second-best | | | | his second time as the All- Star head coach. |
| record in the exceedingly competitive Western | | | | |
| Conference. The New Orleans Hornets also bust | | | | Scott and his team did not lose more than |
| a club record of 26 road victories, | | | | three straight games this season. The team's |
| concluding 26-15 on the road and winning in | | | | highest winning line was of nine games. The |
| 17 of their last 26 road games. | | | | Hornets were 0-11 a year ago in opposition to |
| | | | the best three Western Conference teams, who |
| "It is a tremendous honor to receive this | | | | were Dallas, Phoenix and San Antonio. This |
| prestigious award," Scott said. "I have to | | | | season, Scott leaded the Hornets to an 8-4 |
| give a lot of credit to my assistant coaches, | | | | record along to those teams with two |
| players, general manager and owner. It has | | | | victories each over Dallas and San Antonio, |
| been a wonderful season for us coming back | | | | and four wins against Phoenix. |
| home to New Orleans, and I am proud to be a | | | | |
| part of this organization and to be the head | | | | "We are a very fortunate organization to have |
| coach of such a tremendous group of young men | | | | Coach Scott leading our team," said Hornets |
| who excel both on and off the court." | | | | Owner George Shinn. "It has been a storybook |
| | | | season for us and I am proud that Byron is |
| Scott obtained 458 points, counting 70 | | | | being recognized for the great coaching job |
| first-place votes from a panel of 125 | | | | he has done for us not only this season, but |
| broadcasters and journalists' all over the | | | | for his career. Byron is a leader and a |
| United States and Canada. For the other hand | | | | tremendous person who our players look up to |
| the coaches were granted five points for | | | | and are proud to call their head coach," |
| every first-place vote, three points for | | | | General Manager Jeff Bower said. "We have |
| second-place vote and one point for every | | | | enjoyed a record-setting season due, in large |
| third-place vote. Head Coach Doc Rivers from | | | | part, to the planning and execution of Byron |
| the Celtics got second with 242 points and | | | | and our coaching staff. |