Popovich top coach; Musselman 2nd

Gregg Popovich won the NBA Coach of the Year award Monday for leading the San Antonio Spurs to the league's best record.

Popovich, the first Spurs coach to win the award, received 282 points, including 40 first-place votes. Points were awarded on a 5-3-1 basis.

Warriors first-year coach Eric Musselman finished second with 231 points, including 26 first-place votes, and the Utah Jazz's Jerry Sloan had 143 points and 18 first-place votes. Thirteen coaches received at least one first-place vote.

Via San Francisco Chronicle

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Boykins future in the air

Brad Weinstein of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Warriors have intentions of trying to keep Earl Boykins in Golden St.

Warriors General Manager Gerry St. Jean said the team will persue "any avenue we can" to re-sign the 5-5 guard.

So what does Boykins want to do?

"I definitely could see myself playing here," Earl Boykins said. "At the same time, I want to keep all my options open.

"I've always said that this is a copycat league," said Boykins, who is being paid slightly more than $528,000 this season. "There is probably another coach who feels like if I had Earl, he would be successful here. I think there will be more coaches who are more willing to give me an opportunity."

His agent said he is hearing good things about Boykins around the league.

"This has been a big jump for Earl in his progression as an NBA player," Mark Termini, Boykins' agent, said. "The feedback I'm getting is that he's viewed as one of the top backup point guards in the league."

St. Jean expressed that Boykins would be a priority to be re-signed over the summer.

"The entire organization feels that he's been a key component to our success this year," St. Jean said.

Boykins, though, realizes where he stands in the teams mind and that he is not the number one priority.

Said Boykins: "I think they want me back, but I also realize that they also want Gilbert. And Gilbert is their first priority in terms of signing a point guard for next year. I realize that. I think if the organization wants someone bad enough, it will make the best effort possible to get that done."

Via San Francisco Chronicle

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Rejuvenated Arenas scores 34 against Jazz

There are no rumors about Gilbert Arenas going to Utah this summer when he becomes a restricted free agent. That, the Warriors guard said after Golden State's 128-102 win on Tuesday, is the main reason he played so much better than he did on Sunday against Denver.

Arenas scored 34 points against the Jazz at the Arena, two days after he scored one point against the Nuggets. There are plenty of rumors about him going to Denver, and he's tired about his dad and everyone else talking about it.

Via Oakland Tribune

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