When head coach Stephen Silas was brought aboard in the offseason, he was mostly touted for his offense. Regarded as a sort of guard whisperer, similar to Mike D’Antoni, he helped spring Luka Doncic to superstardom with the Dallas Mavericks. When he was named new coach of the Houston Rockets, the team sported two of the most dynamic guards in the game in James Harden and Russell Westbrook.
And while the trajectory Houston’s season took an abrupt detour when both stars were traded, most of us were looking forward to some creative offensive basketball coming from the mind of Silas, which would be a welcome respite from watching a team that initially, no one really expected to win many games sans-Beard.