I am not an expert on them but it seemed like to do anything useful you would need at least 2+ timers and the msp430 that came with the starter board only had 1 and the other one had 2. do you have any links to better ways of dealing with those limitations?
I don't have links, I just sit down and think about how to best use my scarce resources. What do you need at least 2+ timers for? Maybe I can give you some tips.
Many jobs we wish to use the timer for can be done in other ways, and many jobs that need the timer can timeshare resources.