Move Over Madsen

There have been many stand-out stars in these playoffs, but none has surpassed his supposed potential as Ronny Turiaf.  Coming into this post season, not a single expert had him atop their Best 12th-Man boards, many not even placing him in their top 10.  But critics have been silenced as Turiaf has out-benched everyone in the playoffs so far.  While some still call his benchplay overly flashy, others see Turiaf as a savant and liken him to other 12th-men legends, Sarunas Jasikevicius and Scott Hastings (heady company indeed.)  No doubt Turiaf cannot change the minds of most Scalabrine die-hards.  But the young man is showing that he will have a bright future on playoff sidelines for years to come:

Hat Tip for clip to Odenized.