Frank & Carter get rewarded for their effort in April <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The New Jersey Nets ? Lawrence Frank and the Golden State Warriors ? Don Nelson today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for April. Frank guided the Nets to an Eastern Conference best 7-2 record, including a 4-0 home mark. The Nets won their last four contests to finish the regular season with a 41-41 record, good enough for second place in the Atlantic Division. New Jersey defeated Chicago 106-97 on April 18 to earn the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Nelson led the Warriors to an 8-1 record on the month, including an impressive 121-108 win over Dallas on April 17. The team earned its first postseason berth since 1993-94 with a 120-98 win over Portland on Wednesday night and its .888 winning percentage represented the team?s best April in franchise history. Other nominees for the Coach of the Month were Denver?s George Karl, Detroit?s Flip Saunders, New Orleans/Oklahoma City?s Byron Scott, Orlando?s Brian Hill and Toronto?s Sam Mitchell.</div> Source <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The New Jersey Nets ? Vince Carter and the Denver Nuggets ? Carmelo Anthony today were named Eastern Conference and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for April, 2007. Carter led the East in scoring with 29.0 ppg and he recorded two triple-doubles, his third and fourth of his career, while leading the Nets to a 7-2 record in the month and helping them secure the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Anthony helped lead the Nuggets to a 10-1 record in April and the sixth seed in the Western Conference Playoffs. He ranked second in the NBA in scoring (28.9 ppg) and second in points per 48 minutes (36.3 ppg). Anthony also moved into seventh place on the Nuggets all-time scoring list, passing Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, in the Nuggets? 114-103 victory over the Sonics on April 1. He finished the season with 7,286 career points.</div> Source
Vince has been crazy this month he clearly deserves the award. Lawrence Frank actually got this team to play good basketball now so I guess he should get the coach of the month award.
