His poke away steals make guards hesistant to feed the ball inside. If he's not getting rung up by the refs, this makes all the difference against a player like Garza who gets open for 3 seconds at a time.
Hopefully Myles has learned that games are not decided in the first few minutes of action, or 30 feet from the basket. Bide your time, see how the games are being officiated. Don’t try to win the game in the first 10 minutes of action.