I think that the fact he took time off to reavaluate his priorities will count against him. Besides Philadelphia made the playoffs last year, weren't they like the 3rd or 4th seed?
The voters for Coach of the Year tend to prefer the turnaround program. I agree that that's not fair, it's harder to get from playoff team to elite than it is to get a bad team to the playoffs.
The cancer recovery will also help Nellie's chances.
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