Toney brings so much energy and good athleticism -- on both offense and defense, but he's kind of a dumbass. That's why coach always seems frustrated with him, and I feel the same way. He's the source of more of my yelling at the TV than any Knick. I hate him shooting 3's off the dribble early in the shot clock, but he does it repeatedly. I hate him dribbling, probing, wasting the clock. I hate him fouling every time his man makes it into the lane. His problem is he's not very good at starting the offense and letting our more efficient scorers finish the plays. He plays like he thinks he's the number one option. On D, he's really solid, but still makes more bonehead plays than he should.
All that said, he plays so hard. And when he's on, he's a good scorer in his own right.
He is the prototypical energy guy off the bench. On a good team, he doesn't get a sniff of playing time during crunch time unless he's having a great game. And when Chauncey's back, that's how it will play out for us. He's got value, he's a solid rotation player, but I don't think he'll ever develop into a legit 35 minute guy/starter.
