JR Smith Says It's Hard to Tell If Knicks Players Support Mike Woodson

New York Knicks shooting guard J.R. Smith gave embattled coach Mike Woodson a show of support following New York's 117-90 win over the Denver Nuggets. And he is almost certain his teammates feel the same way.Per ESPN New York's Ian Begley: "Yeah, I believe so. It’s kind of hard to tell. Of course, nobody wants to show their whole hand. I think guys really care about him. I think guys care about this team, care about winning."
Smith is definitely right about one thing: Guys care about winning. It's pretty important to just about every athlete, professional or otherwise.
But the Knicks haven't been doing much winning this season under Woodson—Friday's win raised their record to 20-30. Despite carrying one of the league's highest payrolls, New York is still 1.5 games behind the Charlotte Bobcats for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
As for the other part—caring about Woodson—it is almost guaranteed that there are a few Knicks who flat-out do not like him. Woodson has feuded with multiple players during the 2013-14 season.
His most public critic has been reserve point guard Beno Udrih, who laced into the coach after Woodson blamed him for the Knicks' troubles in late December, per NorthJersey.com's Steve Popper:

Beno doesn't sound thrilled with absorbing blame from Woodson: "Don't just be a coach, be a person."

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