Portland Trail Blazers interim head coach Tiago Splitter, like fellow former Paris coach Tuomas Iisalo (now head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies), has an extremely quick bench rotation, frequently making substitutions to keep players fresh.
It's certainly hard to argue with the results as Splitter has the Blazers at 5-3 with wins over teams like the Thunder, Warriors, and Lakers. But despite their record, flaws pertaining to Splitter's quick rotations have already been exposed early on.
Tiago Splitter's rotations are disrupting the Blazers' rhythm
The short leashes are a perfect fit defensively for a Blazers team that wants to win the possession battle and pressure opposing teams off the length of the court.