Great GAme by Budinger! Nice comeback by the mac aswell, was hoping for a drive but the 3 was good, nice shooting form. And we definitely need to name Scola's signature move, because he does have one now, just unsure how it should be called. The Tango Touch?
Good game all around. If it showed me anything, I think we need to consider bringing Ariza off the bench and starting Budinger. He's more gifted offensively, more athletic, and a better defender. At this point, I say we continue using T-Mac the rest of the season because we wont get value from trading him and we need the money from the freed up cap space to re-sign Landry, Lowry, Scola, and Yao. With the extra money we can shop and try to get some mid to upper-mid level players as it seems the Rockets are trying to go the Detroit Pistons route of reaching the championship (good team ball, role players, strong bench)...
Brooks & Budinger are the future of this franchise. Brooks is starting to run the team like a leader and those crossovers are sick as ever. Budinger finally gets major minutes and he plays like a 10-year veteran out there. Bench Battier and start Ariza/Budinger with Brooks already.
Man. These games when Brooks is really on, and I mean REALLY on, he's as much fun to watch as anyone in the league, I feel. He is just so lightening quick and he is so create with his scoop shots and runners in the lane. It's a thing of beauty. It's a shame he can't do this every night.
Hell yeah, you are not wrong man. That behind the back on the way to the basket, the alleyoop to Chase, some of those jump shots he made- this guy is no joke.
