He did a good work in Charlotte, much better choice than D'Anotoni! Silas and Hollins! Make it happen!
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In addition to Mike D'Antoni, Rockets seriously weighing Stephen Silas as coach with Lionel Hollins as his top assistant, source said.</p>— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/733689158707728384">May 20, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">As mentioned yesterday, Silas is extremely impressive and highly regarded by players. Hollins' creds obviously speak for themselves.</p>— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/733690057035370496">May 20, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Les would be down with this because it would be cheap and it would allow him to keep paying Frankenstein his severance. But it worries me that this guy has no head coaching experience and wasn't even the top assistant on his on coaching staff, being a well regarded and well respected assistant coach is cool but its a whole different animal to be the man. I would be ok with Silas as long as he has Hollins and Rex Kalamian to really hold the players in check even though none of them has won anything, I think with that group it may be possible to get Harden to buy in. I think why the sudden surge in Silas yesterday may have come from Harden not agreeing with the MDA direction. Harden is cool with Carmelo and Kobe and I'm pretty surer he's heard from those guys how it will go with MDA and he wasn't trying to hear it. With Silas James gets his "homeboy coach" but the staff should be stout enough to improve the team. Make no mistake James isn't the one that needs coaching, he can fit into any system and thrive, he needs to be held accountable and built into a better leader, Les needs to find that guy or guys
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">As <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen">@Jonathan_Feigen</a> says, Stephen Silas-Lionel Hollins/Houston partnership being measured against a D'Antoni staff. Silas crushed interviews</p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/733690380768661504">May 20, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Reminder Stephen Silas' only HC experience came in several games at end of '12 season when he served as asst. under father, Paul, w/ Bobcats</p>— Adam Wexler (@awexlerKPRC) <a href="https://twitter.com/awexlerKPRC/status/733693131527356416">May 20, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I would much rather have Silas than D'Antoni. He may be horrible but not as bad as Mike D'Antoni. Even if D'Antoni won, I wouldn't like him as the Rockets coach because I don't like him. I have no opinion of Silas. I think Charlotte's underperformance has mostly to do with their draft selection.
Feigen on Twitter: Impression among various coaching sources remains that Silas, D'Antoni finalists. Rockets like to pick brains of top, respected candidates. 10:04 AM - 21 May 2016
D'Antonio NO, not under any circumstances, overweight and unlikely to make the physical efforts required for a Championship Head Coach, besides that, he is too old, almost a sold as I am!!Y A younger Head Coach can grow witgh the TEam..........Y
D'Antonio NO, not under any circumstances, overweight and unlikely to make the physical efforts required for a Championship Head Coach, besides that, he is too old, almost a sold as I am!!Y A younger Head Coach can grow with the TEam..........Y
