Eh, I'm siding more with Pat on this. There are a lot of variables at play and some give-take taking place, but for the most part Pat is correct.
While exhaust pressure is elevated, so is intake pressure. For the majority of turbocharged vehicles on this planet the ratio of inlet to outlet pressure is roughly the same as a NA vehicle. The highest discrepancy with respect to exhaust is always before spool occurs... who cares, you don't make any power there anyway.
Also, pent roof yadda yadda. 4G63 are shrouded from the factory and flow like crap regardless of impressive static flowbench numbers. They outflow Honda B-series yet make mediochre power. There are other examples.
Using the piston as an expander on the inlet stroke is all well and good for a blower car, but when you are dealing with a Cup motor or a short RS high rpm NA setup or some turbo setups the piston very much sucks the intake charge past the intake valve restriction - lessening this restriction makes it easier to fit more air mass. With respect to the exhaust, the gasses compress and if they take a little longer to escape the chamber well tuning the ignition timing to place the bulk of that exhaust pressure at a good rod angle simply means more of it is spent moving the engine down the road.