http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives...ve_of_the_year/<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>For the second time in his career, Bryan Colangelo, President and General Manager of the Toronto Raptors , was named The Sporting News? NBA Executive of the Year. Colangelo also received the honor in 2004-05 when he guided the Phoenix Suns to the third-greatest turnaround in NBA history.After 15 years with the Suns, Colangelo, 41, joined the Raptors on Feb. 28, 2006, and began building the roster around star forward Chris Bosh. With the top pick in the 2006 NBA Draft, Colangelo selected Andrea Bargnani. Under Colangelo?s first full season at the helm, Toronto won its first Atlantic Division title, earned home court advantage in the Playoffs for the first time in team history and won a franchise record-tying 47 wins ? a 20-win improvement over the 2005-06 season.For his outstanding work with the Raptors, his fellow executives gave him 20 of the 45 votes cast. Finishing second in the voting was Rockets General Manager Carroll Dawson who received 9 votes. Seven other executives received votes for the award. Colangelo?s father, Jerry, won the award four times.</div>Well deserving, he was the clear-cut winner. He's one of the better executives in the league, and he has proven himself in two places. Congrats to Bryan Colangelo and the Raptors, although Colangelo is the reason for the turnaround, not Mitchell (he shouldn't have won Coach of the Year!).
This was one of the biggest no brainers in awards this year. he turned to Raptors from a complete joke into a playoff team over night.
Definately deserves it. He signed a bunch of guys that no one ever heard of, who all contributed to our season, and played very well in their roles....He got our PG of the future, TJ Ford...He drafted Andrea (I admit, I was not a fan at first)....traded for Juan Dixon...(although I admit, still not a Juan fan)...Yeah....we also went from winning 27 games to winning 48...That itself, should earn you the award.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ May 14 2007, 04:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Definately deserves it. He signed a bunch of guys that no one ever heard of, who all contributed to our season, and played very well in their roles....He got our PG of the future, TJ Ford...He drafted Andrea (I admit, I was not a fan at first)....traded for Juan Dixon...(although I admit, still not a Juan fan)...Yeah....we also went from winning 27 games to winning 48...That itself, should earn you the award.</div> I think his best move was getting rid of Charlie Villanueva....I mean, not just for TJ Ford, but in general, any way possible.
Obviously he was gonna win it. I think he helped Raps more than Mitchell.. so he dint deserve the COY imo.
