The higher Stephen Silas is head coach, according to our own Adrian Ward Yanovsky.

Silence was a finalist for this job in 2016 when Houston hired Mike D.

Antoni.

Silas has nearly two decades of MBA assistant coaching experience, most recently under Rick Carlisle.

With the Maps, he is the son of longtime N B A coach Paul Silas.

So, Max, how should harden in Westbrook feel about silence?

I think the only thing they can feel is hopeful.

He's paid his dues.

He earned his job, He got the job.

They have a lot of talent, Stephen A.

You you complain.

And, by the way, a consistent under Carlyle.

It's a good thing to be you.

You complain that the issue is ball movement on that team.

I think anyone going into that job is probably going to feel the same thing.

They're not gonna coach exactly the way D Antoni coach, But Antonio Maury left an interesting blueprint without a big Westbrook really can get to the paint.

He doesn't need to be throwing up threes.

There's a blueprint of stuff that works and stuff that maybe needs to be improved upon, and he's getting a shot.

If I were that might feel hopeful, they should feel hopeful.

This is a guy that waited 20 years for this opportunity.

He's a good dude.

He's a smart basketball guy.

A lot of people felt he should have got the job ahead of D'Antoni.

Ah, few years ago in Houston, his father was a good man, always good to me.

Um, the bottom line is, I'm happy he got this opportunity.

My Onley reservation is that you got a rookie head coach walking into a situation with two of the most stubborn stars you confined.

James Harden, to me is just He's just a magician.

Offensively, he's big time.

It's hard to ask him to change when he's averaging 30 plus a game.

Russell Westbrook is the most athletic point guard in the NBA history of perennial All Star and just the ultra ultimate competitors.

But, incredibly, incredibly stubborn.

How much are you gonna modify their game?

Is the question mark?

I don't know the answer to that question, but I love the fact that Stephen Silence is getting this opportunity.

Uh, how much success do you project under Silas Weir?

He's gonna get to the playoffs.

He's gonna win 50 plus games.

Attn.

Least 50 is 72 games today.

82.

So 48 to 50 games he'll win.

The question is about them.

What are you gonna do?

Postseason time?

Because if he wasn't gonna do anything postseason, there's no like a second round playoff Daryl Morey to be gone.

There was no reason for them to be gone if you ain't trying to win in the postseason.

Alright, guys.

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