John Lucas, on an interim basis pending how the team performs under his leadership. Silas’ days are numbered. He’ll be gone by the All Star Break.
The Rockets scored in the second half tonight what Minnesota scored in the second quarter. They are worse now than they were a year ago, and a year ago they were also terrible. There’s no obvious improvement and they aren’t trending in the right direction. At this point, I don’t think Silas makes it past the all-star break. It’s a shame, but the results just aren’t working in his favor. I think the time for the players to save his job is right now, but it doesn’t look to me like they have much urgency to do it. I don’t know if it is fair or not, but it feels like his time might be running out.
Im not sure anymore it's Silas idea of basketball, but rather KPJ to lesser extent, and Jalen to bigger extent, not able to fit into the team offense. Jalen just hoopin. He would be 10x better of a player out of college, this g-league **** is a way for young guys to capitalize on their talent, but it lowers their ceiling for sure
Stone seems to be best friends with everyone. Someone should remind him this is a professional business.
love his videos and his take. I'm a believer in Frank Vogel! Write him a check Tilman. Give him some gift certificates to Landrys.
Idk if this has been posted already. But man. If we can’t land Synder, I’m on team Cassell all the way.
Ryan Hollis, don’t know that much about him, but what little I do know of him, he wasn’t that good of a player. I just don’t know how he would be as a coach. It’s hard to judge a person from there playing days.
$8 million and beyond is too much for Tilman. Too much for Ty Lue (last time). Too much for Nick Nurse. Hell, he wouldn’t even pay Mike D’Antoni. Spoiler Fertitta said D’Antoni was offered a base salary of $5 million with an additional $1 million bonus for every round of the playoffs the Rockets won. That base salary would be a raise from his current contract ($4.5 million). Warren LeGarie: “I’d like clear up some inaccuracies that were stated about the offer made to Mike,” LeGarie said. “The reported $5 million is really $2.5 million because it comes with contingencies. One, it’s only $5 million if he makes the playoffs and two, if he is coaching the team at the end of the year. “If they decide to fire Mike in the proverbial change of direction he gets $2.5 million. If there is an injury or a change in the roster construction, of which Mike has no control, he nonetheless would become a victim of it.” LeGarie also said the $1 million bonus for each round of the playoffs the Rockets reached in that season would begin with the second round. _______ “I made Mike a great extension offer. It was one of the better base salaries in basketball but also had the highest incentives in basketball. Mike could make 4 million in incentives. Business is business.” “I’m a very incentive-based guy. If you perform, I want you to do unbelievable.” Same for JVG. “Yeah JVG! Hire JVG!” Bring back JVG!” You think he’s leaving his comfy, high paying TV job to come work for the Rockets out of the bottom of his heart? Frank Vogel, sounds about right.
This is false. Morey had already told Harden that the Rockets would most likely not be able to get Westbrook and he was fine with it. Morey and Harden had a very good relationship (and still do). It was Tilman Fertitta that FORCED the Westbrook trade to happen at any cost. He even bragged about it when he felt the trade looked good. Morey and Brown and D'Antoni told Fertitta that the cost was way too high but Tilman did not care because he felt Paul needed to be traded. Tilman had complained about Paul the prior season and it is documented. He wanted out of that contract. Morey luckily was able to talk the Thunder into some top 4 protections, but Fertitta wanted the deal done regardless. Yes, Fertitta was cheap. He didn't go into the luxury tax with a top team. He let Ariza walk away, he insisted on trading assets to get rid of Anderson to save him money. He also didn't approve a trade for JaMychal Green and other's until it was too late, because of money. The Westbrook situation is squarely on the shoulders of ownership.
Some of us here have been saying this over and over for a few years now. A real owner would have realized we were still close to a title team and locked MDA, Morey, Harden and CP3 in a room together and refused to let them out until they all got on the same page. Instead, Tilman's ego kept telling him to flex his muscles and demand the CP3 trade, and was so short-sighted about it he couldn't fathom how sending out 4 FRPs for Westbrook and his equally onerous contract made no sense at all. Good try, @Nook, but it's useless. People believe what they want to believe, regardless of the facts.
