Stephen Silas Coaching Record

Silas 47 is the son of former nba player and coach paul silas who compiled a 387 488 record in parts of 12 seasons with four franchises.

Stephen silas coaching record. Stephen silas was on his father s staffs with three. Stephen silas is set to become a second generation nba head coach. Stephen silas has coached multiple talented. Based on his accomplished track record after 20 plus years in the assistant ranks he appears quite worthy of the promotion.

Houston rockets to hire stephen silas as head coach in 2016 silas was a head coaching candidate before the rockets chose to sign mike d antoni for the position. I enjoy jeff van gundy on television. The mavericks assistant is finalizing a contract to become the rockets new head man espn reported wednesday. Silas started his coaching career.

Silas helped lead the hornets to a division best 48 34 record during the 2015 16 season and the franchise s. Now 47 years old silas will be an nba head coach for the first time with the rockets. The rockets and mavericks assistant stephen silas are finalizing a deal that will make him the team s new head coach reports espn s adrian wojnarowski via twitter silas had been one of three presumed finalists for the position along with former nba head coaches jeff van gundy and john lucas. Former head coach paul silas.

But if the new head coach with an unofficial 8 12 nba record can bring a new look and perspective to the rockets then silas will have passed his first test. Current houston assistant john lucas ii espn broadcaster and former rockets coach jeff van gundy and silas. He was lebron james first nba head coach. Why the rockets hired stephen silas as head coach 1 09 adrian wojnarowski breaks down houston s decision to hire stephen silas as their new head coach citing his experience coaching elite.

He did not have as fruitful a coaching career compiling a 387 488 overall record. The rockets narrowed down their candidate pool to three finalists. Van gundy and lucas were rumored to be the frontrunners to replace mike d antoni in houston. The nine seasons as a charlotte assistant for silas included time with kemba walker and he was with golden state when the warriors drafted stephen curry in 2009.

Silas will follow in the footsteps of his father paul a longtime coach at the professional level.