Paul Silas is the coach of the Charlotte Bobcats, a team that has lost 20 straight and could become the worst team in NBA history later this week.
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The Charlotte Bobcats have been built to lose. Even the most cursory glance at their roster makes that abundantly clear. Hell, Byron Mullens has played the third most minutes of anyone on their roster this season. BYRON MULLENS! His name was BJ Mullens until like six seconds ago.* No, this team was supposed to lose, and it's doing exactly what it was designed to do. But one of the casualties in this scheme for a shot at bringing Anthony Davis and his unibrow to Charlotte is head coach Paul Silas, who is beginning to look like a beaten man.
*No one will ever convince me that he didn't change his name out of embarrassment at how badly he played in college after being so highly recruited.
Let's break down his press conference from last night.
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0:00-0:15 Silas attempts to keep a brave face by putting on a smile as a reporter asks about the fact that the lowly Sacramento Kings scored 78 points in the paint against the 'Cats. As soon as Silas actually says the words "78 points in the paint," the smile fades. The strong facade crashes around him. Depression begins to set in.