Is there something where they speak more about the one subject of him having to stick with the two bigs. Also was it or is it confirmed that they are purposely limiting Sengun minutes or is that just a Silas thing? I dont see a link to the actual podcast. If he was doing what they were asking why would his seat be heating up? Makes no sense.
lol its not cocain its the winning mentality...nba champion kevin garnet said it best: ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE besides there are no strong teams in nba, its pandemics year, and its modern time where a lot of injuries happen...nobody thought suns would be in the finals last year, miami the year before...its a unique opportunity to win it all in nba the difference between best and worst nba teams is nuances, psychology, home crowd..thats why the refs and 3 pt high variance have a great impact...20 points blowout is actually only 6 possesions game
OK SO THIS IS A LIE. I actually listened to the podcast and it says nothing that he was forced to. It says that Silas wanted to roll with them to make sure they wouldnt work It says nothing about Stone forcing him to run with that lineup. Its basically assumption the guy on twitter that they were saying Stone was forcing him. FINALLY IF STONE WAS FORCING THIS LINEUP HE WOULDNT HAVE SILAS ON A HOT SEAT. Most of this is speculation in the podcast. Nice try though. https://www.espn.com/radio/play/_/id/32776788 The talk starts at 59 minutes and its speculation mostly.
The exact quote from the podcast is "had to ride the two big lineup". What does "had to" mean to you? That doesn't mean he's forced? It could be speculation from McMahon like you mentioned but it's pretty clear.
Its clearly speculation but not just speculation he never even mentions Stone. Had to in this context means he wanted to see if they worked because thats what you do when you get a new player and sign him for years like that. It mentions nothing about the Rockets org or Stone and there are no quotes from either Silas or Stone or the Organization. But somehow we are supposed to make the leap that Stone forced him to keep the lineup and then considered firing him because of it. THAT MAKES NO SENSE.
Make a leap? If a coach "has to" play certain players or lineups, where do you think that order is coming from?
The term "forced to" is taken out of context are you reading what im saying? IT MAKES NO SENSE. Do you not understand that if you take it for the wrong context not only are you saying the Rockets forced him to play THeis but they also considered firing him for something you are saying they forced him to do. Christ lol
Its not out of context, I listened to the whole thing. I see what you're writing I just disagree. McMahon says Silas "had to" play that lineup, and says he played it "longer than he really wanted to." To me, that context is pretty clear, that he had orders and it wasn't his decision. I think it does make sense. Like you said it does sound like speculation but he's also a beat reporter so it's his job to know these things, so maybe its speculation but it's probably based on something.
Brother you are wrong that whole convo was speculation im not sure what audio you were listening to. The context was that he needed to see if it worked because Theis was just signed long term. There was no quote saying he had to because Stone told him he had to. That is a complete and utter lie.
media conspiracists rushing in and praising silas and making excuses for him so that rockets never see the daylight
Okay, here we go 1- He made adjustments that resulted in progress. Mainly Theis is out. 2- Garrison Matthews is a success 3- Using the screen with Alpi, we get so many open 3s. (not the proper topic but somebody should teach Wood to set a basic screen and that it is extremely useful to set a good screen)
i remember an interview with a legendary euro coach i forget who he was because that day i watched a few( i think it was obradovic or maljkovic) and he said that he always corrects his players on the spot , no matter the situation , no matter the consequences, hes honest with his players and whenever he spots something he corrects it immediately! no wonder this guy won everything... shitty wood screens wouldnt last 2 days with this coach COACHING MATTERS
I would be furious if they fired Silas. Sorry, but look at the Rockets without the two big lineup. 30 assist a game, since. This team is well coached and the players play hard. Wood has for the most part cut down on the iso and this team has started following the lead of Mathews and Sengun. Keep going!!
i dun't know... lately i feel in my bones that Stone was the person pulling the strings all along and forced Silas inserting Theis and Nwaba into the first and second unit, only when Silas felt he was in the hot seat, as well as he had successfully used 15-L to prove Stone's vets signing and the personnel assignment is wrong, did he get a word from Stone to DNP Theis, Nwaba and tweak the rotations to get the ball rolling, i.e. a win streak. just kinda speculation, but many thing await to be deciphered, say why sent Garrison and Armoni to G league while we in badly need of snipers, why confine Sengun on the bench so on.
One of his improvements is his timeout calling. That last timeout he called when we were up around 10 points to completely stop our own momentum and get the Magic regrouped to make it a closer game than it should have was a beauty. I think Silas is such a basketball genius that he felt sorry for the magic and donated a time out to their coach because he noticed they weren't calling one when they should have. Nice guy Silas.
Are there stats anywhere on coaches challenges? Silas has to be at the top of the league on these, it seems like he never misses and we get one every game. Most coaches barely use them.
