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B4 | Friday, October 30, 2020 | beaumontenterprise.com | Beaumont Enterprise SPORTS SOLOMON to step down, before get- Interestingly, with Van position is insulting. the 21st century. coached for the Warriors ting pushed, the Rockets Gundy spending the last 13 This won’t be about Thesmartestonescan Of course, winning also FrompageB1 were able to revisit that years as an announcer, whether Silas can stand up bemeantoo—evermet would be a good reason to 2016 decision. This time, it Silas actually has more to Harden and Russell Gregg Popovich or Bill go to Toyota Center. I able. Houston won the was done with a new gen- NBA coaching experience. Westbrook. Not only does Belichick? — but intelli- assure you owner Tilman second-most games in the eral manager in on the But with his nine years as that presume the star gence in a coach is far Fertitta has a lot riding on NBA during D’Antoni’s final weeks of the search a head coach (five with the guards would rather lose more important than fans showing up in huge tenure and was quite likely after Daryl Morey stepped Knicks, four with the Rock- than follow a coach’s di- bravado or machismo. numbers when local offi- a pulled hamstring away down. ets), many presumed Van rective — which is ridicu- We’ll learn in due time cials say the pandemic is from an NBA Finals ap- NewGMRafaelStone Gundy had the inside lous and untrue — it is an what type of overall head at a level where arenas can pearance. didn’t do anything crazy track to the position. old-school and often cod- coach Silas will be, but he operate at capacity again. It is doubtful much with his first major move, John Lucas, the Rockets’ ed sports insult that sug- will be a smart one. His The Rockets aren’t roll- more could have been going with the top-rated director of player devel- gests players must be approach, he has said, is ing the dice on Silas so squeezed out of the ros- assistant on the board. opment, would have been broken down to become to build players up so he much as they have taken ters D’Antoni had. His .682 This is a hire Morey would an intriguing hire. Lucas winners. That thinking has can maximize their pro- the available data and winning percentage is the make. He liked Silas when has a great relationship given too many high duction. made was should be the franchise’s all-time best, the team hired D’Antoni. with players in the league, school and college coach- Silas has impressed with right decision. the 65 wins in 2017-18 are a Jeff Van Gundy, who but he last sat on a bench es license to mistreat play- his forward-thinking offen- It is a good bet Silas will team record, and three of hasn’t coached in the NBA as an assistant coach 10 ers. sive ideas, which should take advantage of the the Rockets’ four playoff since 2007, would have years ago. Cussing out players — make the Rockets enter- opportunity. losses under D’Antoni been the riskier hire. The Silas simply makes which Silas’ father regular- taining. He helped the came to the eventual NBA last time he coached a win sense. Any discussion over ly did — is not good coach- Mavericks fashion the jerome.solomon@ champion. in a playoff series, James whether he is strong ing by itself. Smart coach- league’s most efficient chron.com After D’Antoni decided Harden was 11 years old. enough to handle the es, not mean ones, win in offense last season. He twitter.com/jeromesolomon Football Chicago 5 2 0 .714 138 140 No. 2 Alabama (5-0) vs. Mississippi State, 6 p.m. Hess, Branden Kline, Kohl Stewart and INF/OF An- way, Martinsville, Va. 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Rams 5 2 0 .714 176 124 No. 6 Oklahoma State (4-0) vs. Texas, 3 p.m. FOX GOLF: EPGA Tour: The Cyprus Open, Third Round, New England 2 4 0 .333 115 143 National League San Francisco 4 3 0 .571 181 136 No. 7 Cincinnati (4-0) vs. Memphis, 11 a.m. ESPN SECN: SEC Championship: From Baton Rouge, La. Aphrodite Hills Resort, Kouklia, Cyprus N.Y. Jets 0 7 0 .000 85 203 ATLANTA BRAVES: Declined 2021option on RHP Dar- Thursday’s result No. 8 Texas A&M (3-1) vs. Arkansas, 6:30 p.m. SECN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL South W L T Pct PF PA No. 10 Florida (2-1) vs. Missouri, 6:30 p.m. SEC ALT ren O’Day. Atlanta at Carolina, late 3:30 p.m. 5 p.m. Tennessee 5 1 0 .833 188 153 Sunday’s games No. 11 BYU (6-0) vs. Western Kentucky, 9:15 p.m. FOOTBALL Indianapolis 4 2 0 .666 157 115 ACCN: Wake Forest at North Carolina Indianapolis at Detroit, Noon ESPN ESPN2: Parkview (Ga.) at Grayson (Ga.) Houston 1 6 0 .142 166 217 National Football League L.A. Rams at Miami, Noon No. 13 Michigan (1-0) vs. Michigan State, 11 a.m. FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL HORSE RACING Jacksonville 1 6 0 .142 154 220 ATLANTA FALCONS: Activated LB Edmond Robinson Las Vegas at Cleveland, Noon No. 15 North Carolina (4-1) at Virginia, 7 p.m. ACCN 6:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m. North W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota at Green Bay, Noon No. 16 Kansas State (4-1) at West Virginia, 11 a.m. to the active roster as a COVID-19 replacement. Pittsburgh 6 0 0 1.000 183 118 DETROIT LIONS: ESPN: Minnesota at Maryland FS2: NYRA: America’s Day at the Races N.Y. Jets at Kansas City, Noon ESPN2 Signed RB Dalyn Dawkins to the 8 p.m. Baltimore 5 1 0 .833 179 104 New England at Buffalo, Noon No. 17 Indiana (1-0) at Rutgers, 2:30 p.m. BTN practice squad. Released DT Albert Higgins. Re- KBO BASEBALL Cleveland 5 2 0 .714 200 221 ESPN2: East Carolina at Tulsa Pittsburgh at Baltimore, Noon No. 20 Coastal Carolina (5-0) at Georgia State, 11 leased LB Elijah Lee. 8:45 p.m. 4:25 a.m. Cincinnati 1 5 1 .214 163 194 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS: Activated K Aldrick Rosas Tennessee at Cincinnati, Noon a.m. ESPNU FS1: Hawaii at Wyoming ESPN2: LG at SK West W L T Pct PF PA L.A. Chargers at Denver, 3:05 p.m. No. 22 SMU (5-1) vs. Navy, 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 from the practice squad injured reserve. Kansas City 6 1 0 .857 218 143 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS: COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S) SOCCER (MEN’S) New Orleans at Chicago, 3:25 p.m. No. 23 Iowa State (3-2) at Kansas, 11 a.m. FS1 Released DB D.J. 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ACCN: Virginia at Duke Dallas 2 5 0 .285 176 243 Thursday’s Transactions 6 p.m. SWIMMING Washington 2 5 0 .285 133 165 College football BASEBALL SECN: Alabama at Florida 9 a.m. N.Y. Giants 1 6 0 .142 122 174 Top25schedule Sports on TV GOLF CBSSN: ISL: The N 5, Duna Arena, Budapest Hungary South W L T Pct PF PA Major League Baseball Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts 4:30 a.m. TENNIS Tampa Bay 5 2 0 .714 222 142 Friday FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 American League GOLF: EPGA Tour: The Cyprus Open, Second Round, 2 a.m.