re: Hornet's Bad Management and Coaching Decisions - Let Paul Go!

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He'll always be a good option on shite teams, because they won't ask him to play defense, pass the ball, or not turn the ball over.

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Thornton is the most controlled reckless player I've ever seen. He's constantly looking to attack, but he never loses the handle. And I mean never. Thornton had miscues on only 6.1 percent of the possessions he used, the lowest rate among shooting guards and nearly the lowest in the entire league. Usually players with low turnover ratios are catch-and-shoot types. Thornton had the "shoot" part down, but he took 40 percent of his shots at the rim. Last season's ridiculously low turnover rate is probably something of a fluke, but even if Thornton's true rate is more like 8 or 9 percent of possessions, that's still very impressive for a shot-happy rookie guard. Of course, one reason Thornton didn't turn the ball over was because he never passed it. Only three guards owned a lower assist ratio; if he's going to the basket this often, he should be getting a few assists just by sheer luck.

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