How would you guys rate TA's play against the Kings? Tommy and the other announcers were gushing over him but I was slightly less thrilled. Every time he goes to the basket it's completely out of control... sometimes it works out and he looks like lightning out there. A lot of the time, he crashes and burns, whether that be through a turnover, a bad shot, a charge, etc.
Not to mention, he made four terrible plays that led to turnovers during garbage time (ok, it's garbage time, but still. if you turn the ball over in garbage time against scrubs then there's no way in hell i'd play you when all the chips are on the table). Despite the box score saying he had only one turnover, I'm positively convinced he was responsible for three more even if he wasn't given credit for them.
Could the team seriously be better off not playing TA at all? Powe, although struggling, is still great at posting up and drawing the contact. Baby, although I think he's pretty overrated by people on this board, has his moments where he shows some impressive shooting and agility for a big guy. Scal's even been playing well and really allowing the floor to spread. Bill Walker bears playing, even if just for a few minutes, because he shows some promise. Yet TA... you already know what you get from him. Turnovers galore and a rapidly collapsing defense (since he can't shoot and he has a tendency to be a black hole on offense).
To finish my little rant, I also would never play POB ever again. He's so uncoordinated and unathletic that is blows my mind... he has more airballs this season than the rest of the team combined. Also, 6.1 turnovers per 36 minutes for a 3rd year player? Give me a break man.
