That's a good question. What makes it even more annoying is the fact that I thought Kwame and Haywood played especially well off of each other last year. Both did fine on their own, but when both were in the game, they felt just a tiny bit better. We've had zero opportunity to see that this season.
A big thing that I see us do seemingly every game that I don't care for at all is starting the 4th quarter with a weaker lineup on the floor. I mean, is Haywood so tired from his 20 minutes of action that we have to start the final period with Ruffin in? Hughes is playing one of his best games of the season, yet Peeler is the guy in the game. JJ has played pretty solid ball as a whole tonight while Hayes has been his usual do-nothing self, but it's the latter in the game. If we just went a minute or two with the weaker lineup I might not complain as hard, but he often does it for as long as half of the quarter. I mean, right now there's some 7:30 left in the game and neither Hughes nor Haywood has gotten in in the period. Just nonsensical.
... and as if wanting to prove my criticism correct, at exactly the 6:00 mark Hughes if finally brought in. We still have Ruffin in over Haywood though

I don't want to be too negative about a game that we're playing very well in and are still in a position to win, but I just am not liking EJ all that much right now.