"I tell all of them, 'When you're open, you shoot the basketball. And I don't want you looking over at the bench if you miss. If it's a good shot, well, that's what we work so hard for,'" Silas said Tuesday.
"You run plays to get open. If you're open, and you don't shoot, what's the point of running the play?"
this is one of the things i remember specifically about silas. he used to get on the hornets for passing up open shots. he got on jr reid and chucky brown that first year he took over. they were passing up open baseline jumpers. silas made them shoot when they were open and both guys responded nicely. if i remember correctly, chucky brown had a great run after silas took over.
"He was free," said forward Gerald Wallace, who watched from the bench with an ankle injury. "He looked like a little kid at the park, just out there playing ball. When he's aggressive, when he's looking for his shot, it makes things a whole lot easier for all of us."
t's not Silas' intent to make Augustin into Felton, who now plays for the New York Knicks. It's Silas' plan to build up Augustin's faith by letting him be what he is.
"Raymond wasn't nearly the shooter this kid is, but he was stronger and more vocal," Silas said. "At the end of the day, you've got to (accept) they're two different people.
"He's a great shooter - not just good, a great shooter. ...If you have confidence in yourself and know your coach has confidence in you - that's two important things."
"We just tried to run the offense before. Now we run an offense and at the same time we're free to shoot open shots. It's OK to miss and to make shots."
