{"id":22942,"date":"2023-03-29T00:03:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T00:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/29\/houston-rockets-head-coach-broke-down-in-tears-following-a-loss-felt-he-failed-to-connect-with-the-team\/"},"modified":"2023-03-29T00:03:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T00:03:45","slug":"houston-rockets-head-coach-broke-down-in-tears-following-a-loss-felt-he-failed-to-connect-with-the-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/29\/houston-rockets-head-coach-broke-down-in-tears-following-a-loss-felt-he-failed-to-connect-with-the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Rockets head coach \u2018broke down in tears\u2019 following a loss, felt he failed to connect with the team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"article-content\" class=\"keeda_widget\" data-postid=\"3904039\" data-slug-id=\"1450083\">\n<p>According to NBA analyst Brian Windhorst, Houston Rockets head coach Stephen Silas broke down in tears after a loss earlier this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Houston Rockets have been on a permanent freefall since the start of the season. The team has multiple young players who have the potential to become superstars in the future but are not yet ready to perform consistently in the NBA. The team is firmly rooted to the bottom of the Western Conference this season and have an 18-58 record.<\/p>\n<p>Silas has been tasked with leading a very difficult rebuild. <\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>There have been some positives this season. Young players have continued to improve and the Houston Rockets\u2019 terrible record means that they stand a chance of getting a lottery pick for the 2023 NBA draft.<\/p>\n<p>The Houston Rockets reportedly have their sights set on Victor Wembanyama, who will be a fitting addition to a young, talented core expected to get better in the coming days. <\/p>\n<p>The team has rallied behind Stephen Silas in recent weeks and continues to support the coach. Still, rumors continue to swirl about a potential sacking of the coach before the start of next season.<\/p>\n<p>The particular game to which the analyst referred after which Silas broke down is unknown, but with the Rockets expected to continue rebuilding at least until the next season, the front office might be concerned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed hidden-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-outer-container\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<div class=\"tweet-body\">Stephen Silas \u2018broke down in tears\u2019 after a game earlier this year because he felt he couldn&#8217;t connect with his team, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WindhorstESPN\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WindhorstESPN\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@WindhorstESPN<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tweet-images-container images-count-1\">\n<div class=\"tweet-image-summary\" style=\"padding-bottom: 117.44%;\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/37088-16800284997577-1920.jpg\"\/><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"579\" height=\"680\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/37088-16800284997577-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/37088-16800284997577-1920.jpg?w=720 720w ,https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/37088-16800284997577-1920.jpg?w=840 840w, https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/37088-16800284997577-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w , https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/37088-16800284997577-1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 720w,(max-width: 420px) 840w,(max-width: 600px) 1200w, 1920w\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/37088-16800284997577-1920.jpg\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20579%20680%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNBACentral\/status\/1640763729787715585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Tweet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"app-tweet-blockquote\"><p>Stephen Silas \u2018broke down in tears\u2019 after a game earlier this year because he felt he couldn&#8217;t connect with his team, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WindhorstESPN\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"WindhorstESPN\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@WindhorstESPN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/21dM4ETNSX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/21dM4ETNSX<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Houston Rockets keep struggling in the NBA<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The team\u2019s young star in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/jalen-green\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Jalen Green<\/a> had urged his teammates to continue trying until the end of a woeful season for the Rockets. <\/p>\n<p>Following the loss to the Portland Trail Blazers during which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/damian-lillard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Damian Lillard<\/a> dropped 71 points, Silas received a call from Green and his message was reportedly \u201cI\u2019m with you.\u201d The team showed some improvement post the defeat, winning 2 of their next 4 games.<\/p>\n<p>However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/houston-rockets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Houston Rockets<\/a> are currently on a 6-game losing streak and firmly in contention for the lottery pick. Still, Silas recently refused to ignore the positives and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/rockets\/news\/houston-rockets-stephen-silas-kevin-porter-jr-jalen-green-jaesean-tate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">claimed<\/a> that the coaching team needs to remain patient:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;That&#8217;s one of the things I love about this group \u2014 when I ask them to do something, they usually try and do it. From my perspective, I&#8217;m looking at it from the basketball part, coaching part and competitive part.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;But when you take a step back, you look and say, &#8216;okay, we have a bunch of young kids out there playing their hearts out against guys who are a veteran team. 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