Cavs head coach Mike Brown was named Coach in the Year in a near-landslide.

“Offensively, the last three years, we weren’t good mainly because of me,” Brown admitted after Game 1 against the Pistons on Saturday. “I wanted to establish an identity here, and that was on the defensive end of the floor.”

The Cavs made a huge leap offensively this season. They went from the 20th-most efficient offense to the fourth-most efficient. Part of that was due to the addition of point guard Mo Williams, but the willingness of Brown and his staff to find a new direction was critical.

Brown led all vote-getters with 55 first place votes. Rick Adelman (13) narrowly beat out Stan Van Gundy (13) in total points to finish second, while Nate McMillan (15) finished fourth. I thought Adelman did more with less, but Brown’s Cavs surprised a lot of people and sure didn’t look like a 66-win team heading into the season.