He aggresively started Paris Horne off against Liu.
He got stuffed a couple of times, and then Norm sat him for Roberts, Hardy and Lawrence.
He might not be the answer at the point for 38 minutes,
but we needed him tonight, and he knew what to do.
For that alone, he's valuable.
I certainly can't speak for what he did or didn't do tonight not being able to see the game but in the LIU game he penetrated into no man's land and left his feet which is what caused the problems (also to note this happened only twice).
So it wasn't the fact he wasn't getting into the lane but it was what he was doing once he got there. Boothe can get into the lane but he needs to make better decisions with the basketball. He needs to identify what the defense is giving up and he needs to take advantage of it.
If the defense stays home then make the layup.
If the defense collapses then kick it out.
If the defense steps up then dish/oop.
If he doesn't like how the defense reacts then pull it out, reset, and run it again until you get them to break down.
He has to use his penetration to manufacture and create offense. I think he is capable of doing that.
Also this all doesn't lay on Boothe either. His teammates have to slide into open space to allow Boothe to get them the ball. They can't just be spectators. If they see their man leaving them then they need be proactive and move into open space where Boothe can deliver.