On January 4, Beijing time, in the absence of Wood and Kevin Porter Jr.'s dual core, the Rockets lost to the 76ers on the road with a 20-point difference, not only swallowing a fiasco, but also Silas's team added another game to 8 consecutive defeats. In the next four games, the Rockets' opponents are not weak, they are against the Wizards, Lone Rangers, Timberwolves and 76ers. While the Timberwolves, Wizards and Lone Rangers are not superpowers, all three teams are also playoff-level teams in terms of their performance this season.
Not to mention that the Rockets will have to play the 76ers at home a few days later, and it seems that the Rockets will have a loss and it will be difficult to escape. In fact, the Rockets don't pay much attention to this season's record, which is why the Rockets management would rather ban Porter Jr. and Wood than let them play against the 76ers. Compared with the victory or defeat of a game, the suspension of Porter Jr. and Wood's "dual core" is a more important thing, after all, the Rockets management must establish a strong position in the player base, and it must be done, and there are no rules.
As a result of their temper tantrums against Lucas Sr. and Silas in the locker room, the Rockets also issued tickets for Porter Jr. and Wood: the two of them were suspended once each, effective from the game against the 76ers. But this also means that the next game between the Rockets and the Wizards, the two can return to the game. The Infighting on Team Rockets probably ended like this, but what was Silas's attitude? After the Rockets' penalty decision came out today, Silas also talked about the result of the punishment for the first time.
Silas said: "There is no balance in the fight for victory. It's important to do the right thing, to do what's good for The Rockets. That's how to build a team culture. This is Silas's personal opinion, although it does not seem to criticize Potter Jr. and Wood, but in fact Silas said this is indeed "soft and hard". It seems that Silas is talking about how the Rockets are, but in fact, Silas's simple words have a deep meaning.
Silas said that there is no "balance" on the winning side, what does this "balance" mean? According to our understanding, the team will usually decide their playing time and ball rights according to the state of the players, but the core players of the Rockets will also get a lot of ball rights and shooting opportunities in a game in the case of poor state, and will also become the core of the Rockets.
It's called balance, and it may have happened before, but it won't happen again in future Rockets games.
Allocate playing time according to personal strength and status, whether you are the core of Wood, Porter Jr., or the Knicks, Garuba, Quinn and other marginal newcomers, in good shape you can directly develop the league players like Matthews to the main force of the Rockets, if the state is not good, then sorry, no matter how big you are a star, the Rockets will not use you. Not to mention that Porter Jr. and Wood are only second-rate players in the NBA, and Silas will not deliberately give them face.
Silas did not directly name Woodport, but in fact it was said to these unruly players. If you don't work hard, get out of the egg quickly, don't take the position to delay the players who work harder, and blindly "playing the big card" is useless in the Rockets. Of course, Silas, who has always been known for his elegance, can't say it too bluntly, but the meaning has been expressed, and it depends on the next step of Wood and Porter's performance in future games.