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Paul Theron Silas (born July 12, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player and former NBA head coach.

Paul Silas

Silas with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1977
Personal information
Born	(1943-07-12) July 12, 1943 (age 79) Prescott, Arkansas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	McClymonds (Oakland, California)
College	Creighton (1961–1964)
NBA draft	1964 / Round: 2 / Pick: 10th overall
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Playing career	1964–1980
Position	Power forward / Small forward
Number	29, 12, 35, 36
Coaching career	1980–2012
Career history
As player:
1964–1969	St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks
1969–1972	Phoenix Suns
1972–1976	Boston Celtics
1976–1977	Denver Nuggets
1977–1980	Seattle SuperSonics
As coach:
1980–1983	San Diego Clippers
1988–1989	New Jersey Nets (assistant)
1989–1992	New York Knicks (assistant)
1992–1995	New Jersey Nets (assistant)
1995–1997	Phoenix Suns (assistant)
1997–1999	Charlotte Hornets (assistant)
1999–2002	Charlotte Hornets
2002–2003	New Orleans Hornets
2003–2005	Cleveland Cavaliers
2010–2012	Charlotte Bobcats
Career highlights and awards
3× NBA champion (1974, 1976, 1979) 2× NBA All-Star (1972, 1975) 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1975, 1976) 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1971–1973) Second-team All-American – NABC (1964) Third-team All-American – AP, UPI (1964) No. 35 retired by Creighton Bluejays NCAA rebounding leader (1963) Second-team Parade All-American (1960)
Career playing statistics
Points	11,782 (9.4 ppg)
Rebounds	12,357 (9.9 rpg)
Assists	2,572 (2.1 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Career coaching record
NBA	387–488 (.442)
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2017

Early life

Silas was born in Prescott, Arkansas,[1]

Playing career

Silas attended Creighton University, where he set an NCAA record for the most rebounds in three seasons and averaged an NCAA leading 20.6 rebounds per game in the 1962–63 season.[2] His career scoring average was over 20 points per game.

Silas was drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in the second round of the 1964 draft. After a relatively slow career start, Silas reached double figures in both rebounds and points per game during the 1967–68 season, in which he averaged 11.7 rebounds per game and 13.4 points per game. His rebounding average was third best on the Hawks that season, behind teammates Zelmo Beaty (11.7 rpg) and Bill Bridges (13.4 rpg). After five seasons with the Hawks, Silas was traded to the Phoenix Suns for Gary Gregor, who had been named to the 1969 NBA All-Rookie Team.

During his three seasons with the Suns, Silas averaged a double-double in rebounds and points each season, was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1971 and 1972, and played in the 1972 NBA All-Star Game. During the 1971–72 season, his third with the Suns, Silas grabbed 955 rebounds in 80 games, and scored what would be a career high 17.5 points per game. In September of 1972, Silas was sent to the Boston Celtics in a deal which allowed the Suns to acquire the rights to Charlie Scott, who had led the ABA in scoring with 34.6 points per game during the 1971–72 ABA season.[2]

While with the Celtics, Silas was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1973, the NBA All-Defensive First Team in 1975 and 1976, and played in the 1975 NBA All-Star Game. Silas was a key contributor to the Celtics' NBA championships in 1974 and 1976.[2]

Following his lone season (1976–77) with the Denver Nuggets, Silas was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics. Silas played an important role with Seattle as an enforcer, and the SuperSonics reached the championship series in both 1978 and 1979 with Silas, winning the 1979 NBA Finals in five games over the Washington Bullets.

During his NBA career, Silas collected more than 10,000 points and 10,000 rebounds over sixteen seasons, played in two NBA All-Star games, and won three championship rings (two with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and 1976, and one with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979). He was named to the All-NBA Defensive First Team twice, and to the All-NBA Defensive Second Team three times.[2]

Coaching career

Immediately upon retirement, Silas started his coaching career with the San Diego Clippers from 1980–83, becoming their head coach, compiling a 78-168 record for a team that struggled with injuries to stars including Bill Walton. After taking time off, Silas was an assistant coach for the New Jersey Nets for one season from 1988–89, and then became an assistant coach with the New York Knicks from 1989-92 as one of the holdovers from the Stu Jackson and John Macleod eras. Silas then went back to work for the Nets as an assistant under Chuck Daly and later Butch Beard from 1992–95, leaving to work with the Suns from 1995-97. At one point, Silas was one of the names considered for the head coaching job of the Boston Celtics in the Summer of 1995 before General Manager M.L. Carr decided to name himself as coach of the team.[3]

After joining the coaching staff of the Charlotte Hornets in 1997, Silas was finally given another chance as a coach after becoming the interim coach of the Hornets when Dave Cowens was fired after a 4-11 record. Under Silas, the Hornets turned it around and went 22-13 to finish the lockout-shortened season 26-24, missing the playoffs by one game. Silas had the interim tag lifted off of his status and became the full-time head coach of the Hornets from 1999 all the way into their first season where they moved to New Orleans. Coaching the team from 1999-2003, Silas had a 208-155 record, taking the team into the playoffs each season he was the head coach after that 1999 season, including two Eastern Conference Semifinals appearances. Silas had a reputation of being a coach who was very honest but fair with his criticism of his players, which they mostly appreciated.[4] Silas was fired as coach on May 4, 2003, in a move that puzzled many Hornets players (including Baron Davis) who enjoyed playing for him.[4]

Silas was head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2003 to 2005. Hired to mentor LeBron James, his tenure was rife with controversy as he feuded with veteran point guard Eric Snow and new owner Dan Gilbert fired him in the middle of the season with the Cavaliers at 34-30 and fifth place in the Eastern Conference.[5] The Cavs would collapse after the firing of Silas and miss the playoffs that season due to a tiebreak with the New Jersey Nets.

Silas then worked for ESPN, although in April 2007, he interviewed for the vacant head coaching position with the Charlotte Bobcats (later known as the Charlotte Hornets) which was eventually filled by Sam Vincent. Upon the firing of Vincent in April 2008, he stated that coaching the Bobcats would be a "dream job."[6]

On December 22, 2010, Silas was named interim head coach of the Bobcats, replacing the outgoing coach Larry Brown.[7] On February 16, 2011, the Bobcats removed his interim status.[8]

On April 30, 2012, the Bobcats announced that Silas would not return to the Bobcats for the 2012–2013 season after producing the worst record in NBA history.[9] Because of the record transfer that occurred in 2014, Silas' tenure with the Bobcats is now recognized as his second tenure with the Charlotte Hornets, meaning that he had coached them for about six seasons with a record of 204–220. Also due to the record transfer, Silas was the first head coach in the history of the New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans franchise.

Head coaching record

Legend

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
San Diego	1980–81	82	36	46	.439	5th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
San Diego	1981–82	82	17	65	.207	6th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
San Diego	1982–83	82	25	57	.305	6th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Charlotte	1998–99	35	22	13	.629	5th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Charlotte	1999–2000	82	49	33	.598	2nd in Central	4	1	3	.250	Lost in First Round
Charlotte	2000–01	82	46	36	.561	3rd in Central	10	6	4	.600	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Charlotte	2001–02	82	44	38	.537	2nd in Central	9	4	5	.444	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
New Orleans	2002–03	82	47	35	.573	3rd in Central	6	2	4	.333	Lost in First Round
Cleveland	2003–04	82	35	47	.427	5th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Cleveland	2004–05	64	34	30	.531	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
Charlotte	2010–11	54	25	29	.463	4th in Southeast	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Charlotte	2011–12	66	7	59	.106	5th in Southeast	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Career		875	387	488	.442		29	13	16	.448

Personal life

Silas is a father of two: son Houston Rockets head coach Stephen, and daughter Paula.

See also

• List of National Basketball Association career games played leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career playoff rebounding leaders
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 30 or more rebounds in a game
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career rebounding leaders

References

External links

• BasketballReference.com: Paul Silas (as coach)
• BasketballReference.com: Paul Silas (as player)

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[ru] Сайлас, Пол

Пол Терон Сайлас (англ. Paul Theron Silas; родился 12 июля 1943 года в Прескотте, Аризона, США) — американский профессиональный баскетболист и тренер, выступавший в Национальной баскетбольной ассоциации. Он был выбран на драфте НБА 1964 года в первом раунде под общим 10-м номером клубом «Сент-Луис Хокс». Трёхкратный чемпион НБА в составе «Бостон Селтикс» и «Сиэтл Суперсоникс».

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