OK, I rarely start New posts for anything, but this is something that bothers me to no end.
Mike Woodson is showing poor coaching by not defining roles.
You have the starters, and you have guys playing well. Last night versus the Bulls, he pulls Al after he started like a house of fire on the boards, etc, and totally loses his game.
Then he puts Salim in (too late) and he is a spark plug and makes things happen by being too quick for the CHI guards.
So tonight, Al starts like a house of fire and gets benched, then doesn't play Salim at all. What in the world is going on?
We all know Smith has issues and he pouts, but when JJ goes out for extended minutes...what player on this team really knows what they are there to do in each game?
Find a rotation and stick with it, Mike. Play the top 8 guys and play them often. We are trying to go "matchup" too often.
Sorry to bring this up after a great win, but there is no continuity on this team in regards to the Woodson substitutions, and I think that is why we can smoke the Bucks and lose to the Bulls.