winner!! It's hard for me to get on the Ariza bandwagon. He's like the anti-Chuck Hayes (or at least the old Chuck, not the new one that actually scores). He puts up big points but every time he does something good it's like he does something to negate it almost immediately. Budinger, on the other hand, is more efficient and doesn't try to do things beyond his skill set. He also doesn't gamble on defense. I hate defenders who gamble and I've seen Ariza completely blow his assignment looking to get that elusive steal-converted-to-fastbreak-dunk play. Budinger is also much, much more entertaining to watch. I know Ariza is everyone's main guy but I'm entitled to my opinion.
It seems to me that Budinger may not be completely healed and may be playing tonight out of necessity. If Ariza's out with the flu, there's really no other option than Chase playing.
