According to Karen Rosen of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution shooting guard is the position most under the microscope in Atlanta by coach Mike Woodson. Rookie Josh Childress has started the last four games since taking over from Boris Diaw, but Childress has been struggling as of late including an 0-for-5 performance on Friday against Orlando.
"He's playing spotty minutes," Woodson said. "We're not giving him big-time minutes. I'm probably going to have to stick with him a little longer, just to get a better feel of what he can actually do."
He said he told Childress in the Saturday film session that his defense was nonexistent against the Magic.
"Sometimes defense can jump-start you offensively when you're struggling to shoot the basketball," Woodson said. "He's gotta keep working. He's a young kid in our league and every night that position is a tough position to defend."