This was despair with a capital D.
Coach Stephen Silas’ anguish after his Houston Rockets lost their 20th straight game on Sunday was palpable. (Watch the clip below.)
Asked if the “weight of the losses” was building, the coach, wearing a face mask, exhaled and rubbed his brow. After several painful seconds of silence, he muttered faintly, “yeah.”
Man, I feel for this man. A young coach gets his first gig & a lot of stuff goes down that’s out of his control.
— Jorge Sedano (@Sedano) March 21, 2021
You could see early on in the season there was some good moments. Now he’s gotta deal w/ the wreckage.
I hope the Rockets get that.
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The Rockets’ 114-112 defeat to Oklahoma City put them within eight consecutive losses of the NBA record, held by the Philadelphia 76ers spanning the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
Silas, a rookie head coach in the NBA, could have plenty of excuses for Houston’s fall. The Rockets traded unhappy superstar James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets in January after dealing away another star, Russell Westbrook, before the season.
But that probably isn’t making Silas feel any better.
Wow, poor guy.
— Joe (@profoundwarlock) March 22, 2021
Agree he was put in a tough situation. However, he needs to handle it better publicly.
— SaintsnPelicans (@SaintsnPelicans) March 22, 2021
What sucks is I do not believe it’s his fault. Harden really started this toxic scene and then the front office made it way worse. Now he scrambling instead of being able to coach
— Brandon Melendez (@melendez1818) March 22, 2021
This is soo sad man☹️
— Sundar Ryali (@RyaliSundar) March 22, 2021
Hes a black coach you think he'll get the benefit of the doubt for this season? I dont think so.
— Nick Lionel Sr (@BlackMacGyver) March 22, 2021
It don’t rain forever....Pulling for you coach. ✊🏼
— Cris (@s30Flu) March 22, 2021
This poor man.
— Bay Area Man: 1 Day @ a Time (@CliftKenneth) March 22, 2021
He deserves a better hand to play
Praying for this coach. No coach should have to coach players that aren't willing to give 100%. Coach should be able to kick them off and get new players that want to work together and win.
— Patty Armstrong (@pattyoarmstrong) March 22, 2021
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