Last season 38 ACC regulars accumulated something they, and their coaches and teammates, probably preferred they’d skipped — namely more turnovers than assists.
Often as not turnovers are mistakes that disrupt offensive designs, shorten or shortcircuit possessions, and fuel opponents’ scoring. But some of those mistakes are over-reaches, calculated gambles, rather than mental errors or physical miscues.
You can’t assume a propensity for committing turnovers is an inexcusable flaw in a player’s game. Turnovers can be signs of willingness to take creative license. Hopefully to good effect, as Maryland’s Len Bias demonstrated 40 seasons ago. To illustrate: Bias, twice the ACC’s scoring leader and Player Of The Year (1985, 1986), had nearly three times as many turnovers as assists (89-33) his senior season.