<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">NEW YORK, April 1 -- Miami Heat head coach Stan Van Gundy and Memphis Grizzlies head coach Hubie Brown today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month for games played in March. Van Gundy led the Heat to a 12-3 record during March, including a current nine-game home winning streak. After beginning the month 10 games under .500 and in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, Miami closed the month one game under .500 and is contending for home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Other nominees for the Coach of the Month award were Boston's John Carroll, Detroit's Larry Brown, Los Angeles Lakers' Phil Jackson, Indiana's Rick Carlisle, New York's Lenny Wilkens and Utah's Jerry Sloan.</div> http://www.nba.com/news/coaches_040401.html
