Of course, when he is set up under the basket, he finishes with authority. But nonetheless, he lacks the ability to create for himself the way David West does to a certain extent and we sorely missed that. Too often in this series, we were relying on
Solomon: Rockets' Budinger proves he belongs in dunking event
ORLANDO, Fla. — He stands a lanky 6-7, packing 218 pounds on a sleek frame with legs that are obviously more than capable of providing enough lift for him to dunk a basketball on a 10-foot goal.
Yet, for some reason, people tend to look at Chase Budinger and assume he is anything but a high-flying, slam-dunking whirlwind of a basketball player.
But Budinger has big-time dunker written all over him.
So the Rockets forward’s appearance in the Slam Dunk Contest in the NBA’s All-Star Weekend on Saturday was hardly a stunning development. Unless you really do believe white men can’t jump. An entertaining movie, but Budinger is no Billy Hoyle.
Budinger wanted to salute the movie by bringing star Woody Harrelson out for a dunk attempt, but he couldn’t arrange it with the actor. So instead, for his first dunk, Budinger brought out entertainer Sean Combs.
He had Combs stand with his back to him and had teammate Chandler Parsons tell Combs when to toss the ball into the air. Budinger leaped over Combs’ head, grabbed the ball and threw it down with one hand. It was one of the better dunks of the night.
