Seems like everyone is fairly happy with what they got except for few wrinkles. Before I start on my players..... I need to acknowledge the fact that I feel sorry for OUR COMMISH. I was in similar "situation" the whole of last year. Again, if he can manage a very short gap (not fall too behind from the 4th 5th 6th seeded guys) from the playoff contenders I am sure his patience will pay-off well. We all need to make to the playoffs. Once playoff starts we are all 0-0-0. So, my wishes are with the Commish. ANd hey..... you got lots of guys I really want. C. Webb-PP-Jeffs-Davis. Let me know if you would consider trading any of them!! ........................ Now to the roster. Okie its the holiday season so I am still open to the Trades. Still in a GIVING MOOD:) Well, I took a little safer approach to this draft. I invested high picks on some guys based on potentials. My roster is not very glamarous. Bandi bro can probably say the same thing. I gambled on few picks. I left YAO-Marion etc. on board when I was on. I gambled on AMARE even though his ratings were not very high. I thought he is still young and very talented to pass on. Plus, I thought he would come back as himself. MVP candidate of 2004 season. His comeback should have a some effect on Marion and DIAW (I didnt pick him for the same reason). So far Amare is catching up. I am sure in few weeks he will see his playing time increased to 35+ minutes a game. So that should help my cause. Wade is Wade. With SHAQ banged up, Wade is carrying the load on his shoulder. Those two are my 1st and 2nd rounders. I believe I picked up Peja in the 3rd round. I needed a good FT% and a 3pt guy. I still believe Peja is the best "pure shooter" in the whole of NBA. Once Amare is back to his old self, I might argue as my top 3 picks being the best top 3 picks also. BOGUT is not living upto my expectations. I thought he would improve vastly in his second season. He has been so and so. With the pick I invested on him I could have had a better value. nevertheless he only has UPS. I picked up Iguodala because I had to pass on DIAW. These two are like carbon copies of each other. JOSH SMITH I believe was ranked top 10. I wasn't very high on him but I had to pick him because I thought the FANTASY Experts won't rate him too high if he wasn't good. Not too bad of an investment for a middle rounder. Alston- I had him last year. With Yao and TMAC around I thought he would contribute in ASSISTS + should get good layup lanes with the defensive attentions focused on ther other two big guys. Harris-he was in my roster last year-Dallas has too many injury riddled Guards so Harris was my safe pick as a backup. He gets to start-even better. Hill- he disappointed me last season. I am giving him a second chance. So far he is returning the favor nicely. Dampier-I took in for Rebounding purpose. Last year I was really short on C, PFS. I made sure I had enough of them this time. P.J. Brown and Rookie T. Thomas were my bigger disappoinments. So, they had already seen the backdoor. Delwonte West-fella Celtic was the biggest disappointment. Thought he would DO really good this year... so far.. he has fallen. I guess I am on the winning side of the deal in a trade with HUKKA. Thanks people for not vetoing it. Overall I do have a very competitive roster. Maybe little low on FT% and Shot blocks. TOO high on Turnovers. I try to focus on 5-6 categories. So, I am willing to give up on few areas. Despite the guys I had drafted I am not getting as many Assists. I probably was top on ASSISTS last year. I need Alston to increase his ASsists drastically. OVerall- balanced team. We will see how it pans out come Playoffs. Keep it coming people. BTW-Am I playing the COMMISH anytime SOON? Would have been 7-2 0n him each of the last 3 weeks:) I don't want to face in his full strength. Looks like a CLOSE battle against AX-Bro this week. Would been 3-6 against him last week but really close on FG%, FT%, Ribbies, Steals. So, lets see if I can end his undefeated streak now. I need to see lots of UPSETS this week to keep the standings a little tighter. GO CELTICS