I have grown to dislike Turner so far this year. I really came in rather optimistic. He does get near the rim which is useful to our team but otherwise he overdribbles, and doesn't do much well besides midrange at times. He is a pretty bad passer and often leaves his feet and makes big mistakes. He is frustrating to watch and I feel like Stevens is seeing something I am not. I would rather Olynyk run more of an offense than Turner. And just put Thornton out there who is flat out a better scorer and can shoot threes.
While I agree that he often leaves his feet before making up his mind as to what to do next, which is a cardinal sin for anyone, lol, I don't agree that he's a bad passer. I actually really like his passing ability, and he's made a number of great plays for other guys so far this season, but I guess that we'll have to agree to disagree on that, and that's okay
. I would like to see him in the post when he's being guarded by a smaller player, because he can definitely score down there, and I also wish that he was in in the closing moments of those close contests, because he's the only guy who can create his own shot. I'm not saying he's perfect, but it's nice to check the boxscore and see that we have a guy coming off the bench who can pick up right where Rondo left off when he sits down, so seeing a guy finish with 8-10 points, 4-5 rebounds, and 4-6 assists is pretty sick, and an all around effort. He's like a swiss army knife, which is perfect for the role of a 6th man, imo. He's also drastically cut down on his turnovers over the past few games, which is a good sign. The only thing that bugs me is how Stevens keeps having him guard the opponents' point guard, whoever it is, because that's a nightmare, defensively, haha.