It’s called the Coach of the Month award, but since NBA games in October only took place in the last two weeks of the month, it’s more like a Coach of the Past Six Weeks award. In any case, we’re splitting hairs. The point here is that Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has been named the Eastern Conference’s Coach of the Month — and deservedly so. (The Lakers’ Frank Vogel, meanwhile, is the Western Conference Coach of the Month.)
How did Nurse win this award? For one, the Raptors are 15-4 on the season, bested in the East only by Milwaukee’s 17-3.