A feature in today's Orange County Register on Trevor Ariza:

The article attributes much of Ariza's "success" this year to fortuitous timing. While certainly it's too early to declare with certainty that Ariza made the right choice, there is no doubt that he has surpassed everyone's expectations to this point. Most people, myself included, were expecting an experience along the lines of Jaron Rush's. In this sense, he undoubtedly has earned the right to say "I told you so."

On the other hand, while it's clear Ariza has (and should have) no regrets, I think one thing that he didn't anticipate was Ben Howland's willingness to play more uptempo this year. I think Ariza would have fit in nicely with what the Bruins are trying to do, even though it would have meant him having to play the 4 and rebound a bit, something I suspect he wasn't too eager to do. And with the way our big men are playing, we might have even seen stretches of him at the 5 and thompson at the 4, with farmar, afflalo, and shipp also on the floor. okay, i'm probably pushing it here, but that would have been fun to watch.