One, 2k13 hasn't came out yet. Two, he was obviously talking about 2k12, and how EA was talking about 2k12 when they had problems of their own.
Now, most of the turnovers can, in fact, be mitigated by not throwing lazy passes. IE Cross Court passes or passing in traffic with those that have bad passing ratings. Really, you can fire up 2k12 right now, throw in traffic to a cutter with Rondo, Nash, or Jason Kidd and the pass will make it thier 90% of the time if you lead pass in the proper direction. It's easier to lead pass if you use the icons.