Since the start of the season, the Rockets have been losing and that’s okay, that’s the goal of the franchise. But yet, despite this mission so ardently fulfilled, Stephen Silas feels the wind turning against him. The chief rocket coach could soon be fired from the space base. To lose yes, but with the manner.
It’s November 24, 2021, and to this day Houston hasn’t tasted victory for over a month. The last time, it was October 22 during a duel at the top (no) against the Thunder, Jalen Green and his pals had then beaten OKC 124-91. The Texans were balanced with a win for a loss, and we thought we could maybe see good things (again not). Since that day, the young guard has lost everything: fifteen meetings, fifteen straight defeats and a lunar record of 1 victory for 16 losses. The problem does not lie in the defeat for Houston which is in a process of rebuilding and which traded the rocket for a good big well equipped tank. No, the problem lies with the game offered by the Rockets. The more pragmatic will say that if Stephen Silas’ troupe played well, they would not lose. It is true, but there is a happy medium. Tanking is good, but being awful in the field is less so. The proof in numbers: the Rockets are the 28th attack in the League with 100.2 points scored and the 27th defense with 111.4 points conceded. The calculations are not good and as often it is the coach who could well bear the cost, indicates Bleacher Report.
After Luke Walton’s departure in Sacramento, the Houston Rockets are weighing the future of head coach Stephen Silas, according to league sources. More on the complicated dynamic at @BR_NBA: https://t.co/7rXbZzWONG
— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) November 24, 2021
The Rockets coach doesn’t have the locker room on his back and has a good relationship with his managers, but that’s not all. The losses are piling up and the Rockets’ background is really depressing, which could well seal the fate of the native of Boston. His team is the one that loses the most balls in the entire NBA with 18.8 turnovers per game, not to mention that the Rockets have only 20.2 assists per game, which is also the worst total in the League. The Texans are therefore first in several areas, it’s true, but only if you look at the rankings upside down. All these elements degrade the image of coach Silas who has been in place in Houston since last season. Its overall balance sheet? 18 wins (1 this season) and 71 defeats (16 this season), which is not really good. No, Houston is not in a hurry in terms of results and the Texan board is well aware of the difficulty of Silas’ task, but we must also think about the development of the future faces of the franchise. With so many losses and so little play set up, Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr. do not evolve in a healthy environment and this is also the reason that could push Texan GM, Rafael Stone, to cut the grass. under the foot of his technician.
After Luke Walton and before Frank Vogel, it’s Stephen Silas’s turn to find himself in an ejection seat. When a rocket does not take off, you change your first fuse and in Houston, that fuse is coach Silas. Mass is not yet said however and he could try to save his head in the next matches.
Source Texte : Bleacher Report, Jake Fisher.
