Warriors coach Mark Jackson finished seventh in the NBA’s Coach of the Year voting, placing behind George Karl, Erik Spoelstra, Mike Woodson, Gregg Popovich, Frank Vogel and Lionel Hollins. The Warriors doubled their win total from last season and made the playoffs for the first time in six years, which earned Jackson three first-place votes, six second-place votes and 14 third-place votes from a panel of 121 sportswriters and broadcasters.  “It doesn’t mean anything to me,” Jackson said at the team’s Wednesday morning shootaround. “I’ve just learned from Steph Curry. Congratulations, first of all, to George Karl – well deserved. Second of all, I do not do this and my team does not do this for any individual recognition. That being said, if I’m seventh, then Steph Curry is an All-Star, Steph Curry makes All-NBA and Harrison Barnes makes All-Rookie. I agree. It isn’t the coaching. It’s my guys. If I’m that, then my guys have to get the recognition that they rightfully deserve. But I don’t really care about that. I really don’t do it for that.”  Curry actually informed his coach of the voting results on the bus ride to the AT&T Center for the workout.  “That’s too low for me,” Curry said. “I thought he was definitely a shoe-in for Coach of the Year. We’re a team that hasn’t tasted postseason success, and we’re in the second round after dealing with injuries all year. This is a hugely successful season for us, and obviously, we’re not done. His resume is pretty good in his second year to be in that conversation.  “He’s not going to change anything he’s doing. The recognition will come in due time. We understand who the Coach of the Year is to us. The reason why we’re preparing for Game 2 in the Western Conference semifinals is 100 percent because of coach’s plans and adjustments. We’re proud to have him lead us.”  Jackson didn’t let on about many of his Game 2 adjustments, but he did say that he almost played David Lee late in Game 1. The power forward miraculously returned to log 87 seconds in Game 6 of the first round after tearing his right hip flexor.  “There came a point when we had offensive possessions that mattered, and he’s a guy who obvious has a high skill level on the offensive end that we could use as a weapon,” Jackson said. “But I thought it was asking too much to throw him out there at that time, after sitting that long. It wouldn’t be fair to him, and I wouldn’t put him in that situation.”  Lee told The Chronicle before the series started that his role would be “morale-based” and probably best served when the team returns home for Games 3 and 4. But his team might need a boost in Game 2 after blowing a 16-point lead in the final four minutes of the series-opener.
Pregame Notes: Game 2 GSW at SAS — Coach of the Year voting reactions, David Lee playing-time possibilities