I feel differently.

First off, standard awards are available on any flight which has any revenue availability at all. In other words, if there is an open seat, you get it. It is really a good deal sometimes.

Second, I have found saver awards to work well if you are flexible and book far in advance. For example, I called yesterday for a trip for two to SIN for summer in C, and the exact dates were available in SQ C! ^