This isn’t what Stephen Silas had in mind when he took the job to become the Houston Rockets’ next head coach. Sleepless nights three months into the job? Hearing your best player tell reporters the team isn’t good enough to win? Watching two Hall-of-Fame players walk out the door without giving it a chance?
Silas had a difficult test ahead of him since he first arrived at the Toyota Center. Now the trajectory of his initial challenge has changed.
Instead of taking over a “win-now” team — the top attraction that had Silas most excited during his introductory press conference in November.