Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz game preview

If Stephen Silas loses to the Jazz, he might get the blues.

Sorry, I had to.

It’s starting to seem like Silas’s days are numbered. Brought in to coach a Houston Rockets team with Russell Westbrook and James Harden, Silas has been stuck with a team deep in development. But therein lies the problem.

What development has happened? Most development seems to have come through repetitions in NBA minutes. Well, any coach could dole out minutes. “But,” you say, “head coaches don’t really coach players in terms of their skills. That’s up to assistant coaches and personal trainers that players go to in the offseason.” That’s fair, but coaches (mostly) pick their assistants, right?

I think what has bummed…