Silas needs to be fired for the way he treats Alperen Sengun

I want Silas gone but I want Wemby or Scoot H. more. Silas can hit the road after we have played our 82nd game.

 

I watched the game and every single game of the Rockets played this season but I couldn't see this. People were complaining, why Silas subbed out Sengun (+4) with Garuba (-12) when the game was down the stretch, so their complain is valid. Also, Sengun played pretty good defense tonight, and he played pretty good defense against the opposing big this season so far. He didn't have the footspeed to match the opposing guards, which is understandable. He was weak defending the lob threat during the Clippers game but he showed improvement in the past few games. Why hold him accountable when a player aware of his mistakes and show improvements? Unlike KPJ, Sengun is still on the rookie's contract and he was a 16 pick. I'll be happy and take 16 and 9 every night for my 16th pick. I don't know if you expect him should be playing at the all-star level, otherwise your hate on Sengun is beyond stupid and you're calling out people with no standing is simply r****ded.

 

Really, what kind of coach watches sengun rich in his bb imagination and capabilities, whose an awesome passer and natural creator with good handels, who gives good effort and hustle, is analytics darling and foul drawing machine and says to himself:

i am gonna play this dude 6 or perhaps 12 minutes tonight, and i am not gonna post him up except once per game and not run offence tru him except rarely eventho all other players on my team struggle with creation, passing and scoring...


OTH silas apologists make silas look normal in comparison...they are the really really weird ones with the real creepy vibe hinting at a strong and evil agenda and not a well wishing person...

as for silas i explained his motives fully in my various posts in this forum in a very simple and reasonable detail that fits perfectly together

 

they dont care about defense neither silas cares its just an excuse...these people are probably racists...they have to nerf alpi to propel jalen green or kpj their brothers...

 

I’m worried about Sengun playing center he was intimidated by the Pacer’s Center tonight. On a championship team can he play center, if he is stymied with by tall athletic centers how will we score? My feeling are confuse about Sengun. What about Jabari at Center, he plays tough as a defender in the center position. I’m confuse with Sengun at Center right now.

 

My issue with this, and other reasons that Sengun is benched, is that this standard doesn't apply to any other player. Yes, Sengun is bad on defense. You know who else sucks at defense? Jalen Green and Jabari Smith. How many minutes do they get? People say that Sengun gets pulled because he's in foul trouble, okay that's fine. Why don't other players get benched when they get in foul trouble? I've seen KPJ play with 5 fouls before. I've seen him leave other guys in the game when they have 3 fouls in the first half. I've seen him leave other players in when they turn the ball over in careless ways.

He's just got Sengun on this really tight leash that other players aren't on. It's not consistent. So I'm not going to argue with you and tell you that Sengun is a great defender, or that he doesn't have boneheaded turnovers, or that he doesn't get into foul trouble. All of that is true and it is a legit reason to bench a player if you look at it in a vacuum. But it is...odd, to put it politely, the way Sengun is treated, compared to the way others on the team are treated.

 

And he couldn’t do nothing vs Turner tonight..but they don’t want to acknowledge that

 

Do you mean because he only gets 26 minutes per game, or because he's not featured enough on offense? I'm not following how Sengun is being mistreated. He's a 2nd year player who is developing ahead of schedule as far as I can tell.

 

That's pure speculation, Sengun was extremely foul prone last year and that would have prevented him from winning ROY. That said, I think the offense should run through Sengun when he's on the floor and not doing so is a sign of Silas' incompetence.

 

I actually agree that Sengun should have played more last night. Our problem was offense the whole night not defense. We only scored 91 points, that's pathetic.

But, what you're saying here is just wrong. Garuba has been our best rebounder, I'm not sure why you keep saying it's Sengun. Garuba has the higher TRB% and per minute numbers. He's also the better defender based on defensive rating. But, all of that is obvious when watching the game. Garuba only plays because of his rebounding and defense.

But, if there was ever a game to forget about defense and just dump the ball to Sengun on the block for 40 minutes, this was it.

 

You do realize Turner is likely the best defensive Center in the East and one of the best in this league.

Alperen is like a sophomore in his 2nd year.

 

You are pretty stupid normally, but this accusation is abhorrent. You fake Rocket fans are a trip constantly needing reaffirming and others having to walk on eggshells while you all spit the most vile venom this board has seen in years. You as the tenured contributor and new ringleader should be ashamed of yourself and all this racist horseshit should be grounds for ban.

 

LOL - the greatest and most beloved Rocket of all time was/is Muslim.

 

He sure likes KPJ above anyone else so there is that.

I do not think it is silly to assume a coach has his favorites. It is not even uncommon.

Heck, Silas is the principle concept of a coach being in this league because he is well liked and not because he is so darn good.

 

BUT he’s a “black brother” so it doesn’t count.

 

So much wrong with this post.