Honestly, as I was watching the trial the first time, I had the sense that I just wanted the grandstanding lawyers (Opri and O'Quinn come to mind first) to step out of the way and let Seidlin just question him. Their cross examinations, actually derailed some pretty interesting lines of questioning that Seidlin was doing.
I agree with you. A lot of the criticism of Seidlin by the media was uncalled for. Lawyers just like to think they can ask better questions than a judge. It was interesting because Judge Napolitano actually agreed that Seidlin was doing a good job.