We want that voice to really resonate with our group.” “We want somebody who has a real vision of how to implement our young guys and incorporate veterans,” Stone said earlier this month. Having been with him for three seasons, the Rockets knew Silas’ qualities and attributes, but perhaps more importantly, they knew his shortcomings and what they were looking for moving forward. The Athletic spoke to several team and league sources, who were granted anonymity in order to speak freely, to detail the process which led to the hiring of Ime Udoka as the Rockets’ new coach. But finding the franchise’s 16th head coach was paramount compared to everything else. There were pressing items on the docket such as preparing for the upcoming draft - the combine, additional scouting - roster decisions and free agency. But after the recent firing of former head coach Stephen Silas, which marked the end of an era internally regarded as “Phase 1,” a new map needed to be charted to guide the team through an important offseason. Typically, this room is used for strategizing events like free agency, the draft and the trade deadline.
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