Stephen Silas said that during the interview process that you vouched for him and that he's not sure he'd have the job if it weren't for you.

What impressed you about him?

Um, you know, I like, uh, very four guys I'm very respectful of.

It was in their position, you know, at the time I was part of the Rockies organization and, uh, part of my job to be able to, you know, we get a new coach When I talked to understand this goes aspirations.

First time, head coach and understand.

Hey, may have things he may have in mind.

And I was just listening and understanding.

But if they see that wanted and way if I had a great relationship e no, he's gonna dio has a head coach.

Eva.

Russ, Scotty kind of put it simply that he's just said you guys need toe, keep making more shots and turned the ball over left with less.

With the short handed roster that you guys have, what do you view is the issues and what can you do as you're still kind of playing with fewer and fewer guys to get back into rhythm?

I mean, you just gotta figure out so much to do.

Figure out what everybody's planning.

Your position.

They're not know any planning and God's plan.

We're minutes.

And they ever played in their lives.

And, you know, we gotta figure out nothing else to do anyone else.

Yeah, I'll go again because, um, Russ, John said that the trash talk between you guys in the fourth quarter was just regular trash talking.

You've been kicking his ass for years.

What?

What did you say to him at that point?

What was that little John at each other?

You said, You know, I think I listen, I don't.

We start, I don't start talking people.

Just fucking, I guess.

But then the harvest.

But I defend myself because I don't know a lot of people just to say anything.

Especially when I know the facts as a potential Anybody on the court playing against, um you know, So I think they just started talking.

They just start to win.

Started winning at that time.

So, you know, let's go way playing again.

It's thanks for us.

Yes.

Anyone else.

Fred s.

I just came back.

And you have one.

Yeah, I I apologize if this has already been asked.

But, Russell, you guys have have either lost some leads or been un been unable to hold on to some of them late in games last five minutes or so.

What do you diagnosed?

Has been the problem.

Just coming.

Yeah.

Gotta get back to plan playing and get our rhythm back right now.

You guys back getting practice more some practice time, you know, execution stuff.

Guys in different positions.

Guys like myself.

Many restriction.

It's just, you know, it's a lot of lot of variables that goes into that's not It's easier than they look.

Um, you know.

So got to figure out what way I'll finish up with Ryan.

Russ, even though you only spent the one season in Houston, did this lost?

No.

Have any more of an impact me?

Anything else to you?

Or was it just kind of, you know, pick up and move on for your unfortunate I'm like losing, um, to anybody any Oh, any night.

Just stuck.

Obsessed with that.

Only losses.

Unfortunate.

You know, uh, like I said, we play in Walmart.

Todd, uh, and hopefully bean our guys back in beautiful go just get away.

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