Miami Heat: NBA Coach Of The Year Voting Presents Interesting Paradox

Miami Heat: NBA Coach Of The Year Voting Presents Interesting Paradox

When you take a peep at Erik Spoelstra, third in the voting, the fact that he only received one first placed vote should stick out. That’s not all of it though, with this interesting thought presented by Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press, there seems to be something fishy going on.

At the very least, there is a befuddling line of thinking being put on display by the voting.

The mathematical calculations of it all aren’t the most complex or most interesting thing, but it is worth a quick explanation. Based on the tallies above, there were 100 available voters.

There are 100 of each of the first, second, and third-placed votes, a tally easily figured out by adding up each vote of each type submitted. The most interesting thought also involves this same math but is the point that Reynolds makes above.

Williams received 100 total votes when you add up his 81 first, 17 second, and two third-place votes. That’s 100 percent of the voting pool.

Spo, however, only received 36 votes total, compiled of his lone first, 16 second, and 19 third-place votes. Here’s where the rabbit hole gets even deeper and further to the point made by Reynolds above.