Deserved it, what he did with the team, players and rotations is remarkable. Best coach in the NBA, sadly Phil overshadowed him a bit the in the last decade.
Yeah, this dude is an epic coach -- competitive for what the last 15 years in a small market -- amazing. Oh yeah, he listed TD out as 'Old' --> COTY.
What Pop did to win COY, was rest the big 3 during the shortened regular season & still have the best record in the West. That was iconic!
Not sure if my logic is right but after looking at SA and the C's i suspect that a shorter compact season is better for older teams or at least in the disguise.