I feel bad for Stephen Silas.
I really do. He was a scapegoat - a sacrificial lamb. Silas was put in an unwinnable situation. Predictably enough, he lost.
Charge it to the game. Silas was the head coach of an NBA team for three seasons. That’s a childhood dream realized. I feel bad for him, but my sympathies only extend so far.
Besides, there’s no way he’d be coaching this Houston Rockets team as well as Ime Udoka has.
The Udoka Effect
Let’s start with the basics. In 2022-23, the Rockets had an Offensive Rating of 110.