Coach of the Year

In 2013, Nuggets coach George Karl won Coach of the Year and responded as follows: “Coach of the year? I’m not sure I want that legacy. Have you seen what happens to guys who win coach of the year?”  Karl was let go by the Nuggets less than a month later.  Five years later, Dwayne Casey suffered a similar fate (Denver chose not to give Karl a new contract while Casey was affirmatively fired).  Still, management had the same beef, a disappointing postseason.  Karl’s observation got me wondering … [Read more...] about The COY Curse?