PHOENIX (AP) -Marynell Meadors was honored as the WNBA coach of the year after leading the Atlanta Dream to a remarkable one-season turnaround. With Meadors serving as the team's general manager and coach, Atlanta went from 4-30 in its expansion season a year ago to 18-16 this season. Atlanta finished second in the Eastern Conference to earn a playoff berth. Meadors received 30 votes from a national panel of writers and broadcasters. Indiana's Lin Dunn was a distant second with six votes. Meadors was presented the award at a news conference Thursday prior to Game 2 of the WNBA Finals between Phoenix and Indiana.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
