Just because he played and he does know basketball, it doesn't make him a good color analyst.
Listen to Tim a few times and he is over the top on everything that he says...gives too much credit where it is due and not enough in other areas.
Whoever is winning the game is who he will talk about, he then focuses on one thing the other team does poorly and will not stop, even if they change that. PSU hit how many three's against Iowa? He continued to talk about how bad they shot...until the second half %'s were put on the screen.
At one point during the game he also said "Iowa is a great defensive team" that right there is just one example of how he overblows teams when they are winning.