Three players…two spots, and a 12CAT 12 Team league:

PG’s: Anthony Johnson, Marcus Banks, Marko Jaric, Leandro Barbosa

G/F: Reuben Patterson, Josh Howard*, Darius Miles*, Michael Finley, Jumaine Jones

PF/C: Kendrick Perkins, Joel Pryzbilla

* = coming off waivers tonight.

I currently have Perkins and Banks, but Perkins has been hurt and I’m afraid Gomes outstanding player and Jefferson will not leave much PT. Also, it seems like Banks is always quick to get yanked with Hudson and Jaric ready to come and fight for time.

Johnson now has Tinsley back to compete for PT, and Barbosa kind of depends on how everyone else plays and if other players (Amare) come back soon.

My biggest questions/concern comes with the Center spot. I’m looking for someone who can really help me in FG%, rebounds and blocks. Joel dominated the end of last season, but has been hurt and hasn’t gotten the PT he should this year. And Perkins…well I already mentioned my concerns. Which Center would provide the most value going forward in these categories, or should I just forget it since I have three centers and Boris Diaw already?

Or…is there an up and coming player on the waiver I might have missed…guys like Darko are already gone unfortunately.

Oh yeah, and I tend to prefer starters to reserves, as they get more PT.

Right now Howard, Miles and Patterson all do look attractive, although they aren’t particularly helpful in threes, rebounds, or blocks. Argh…choices…I’m in 3rd in this H2H league and anyone can win at this point I think.

Meanwhile in the real hoops universe, Swift will continue to split minutes w/ Petro at Seattle’s center spot, thereby lessening both of their values.

so do you think that wilcox will be the main beneficiary of collison’s injury and not robert swift?

i currently have swift on my team as my second center… weak i know, should i drop him for wilcox?

I like Wilcox better that Mohammed. I’m actually pretty surprised that Mohammed is on any rosters, but hey, that’s up to you guys. Wilcox is definitely a much better play.

At this point i think it’s safe to drop perkins, as the combo of Gomes and a bad shoulder make his odds of success pretty long. I’d go with Miles over howard, but only ‘cuz he’s healthy.

and agreed on diaw. in fact, i talk about it a little in my column that i’m about to post.

Right now Darius Miles and Josh Howard were just dropped onto waivers. I’m in a 12-Cat H2H league and I’m wondering which one will have more value for the rest of the year…and if I should grab one.

At the end of my bench I have Nedad Krstic, Kendrick Perkins, and Marcus Banks (whom I just picked up for Mikael Pietrus). Anyways, I also have B. Miller and Dalembert (and Diaw???) at center, so position of the player I drop isn’t important.

I guess I’m considering dropping Perkins for Howard (if I can get him, my waiver is high) or maybe Miles. Will either of these guys get decent PT? I’m afraid that Perkins won’t get good PT once he comes back due to the play of Gomes, not to mention Raef, Jefferson and Scalbrine in the Boston front court mix. But, if Perkins will get around 30 minutes per game and give 8/8/2 or better, then I think I need to hang onto him, as I need strong rebounding going into the playoffs.

Then again, it seems that Howard will certainly get snatched up…perhaps I should drop Banks for him then?

Any suggestions about this situation…I’d really appreciate it.

I was one of those guys who picked up Wilcox within minutes of his being traded from the Clips. I was fortunate enough to have him plugged into my lineup during the week that Collison unexpectedly missed some games for the birth of his child. In four games that week, he averaged 14.5/6.5/.5 on .684 FG% along with .5 steals and .75 blocks. That’s pretty damn close to the starter’s numbers that DM projected for him in his post.

Well… once Collsion returned, Wilcox seemed to be caught in the Seattle frontcourt logjam so I decided to drop him - just hours before Collison went down with his foot injury. So, I wound up putting int in a waiver claim for one of my own drops. Pretty embarrassing…

Of course, this could wind up moot if Yahoo finally breaks down and gives Boris Diaw his C eligibility (One wonders why it hasn’t already happened. Do you think the powers that be at Yahoo might somehow be reluctant to see a player eligible for four of the five positions just cause it seems so utterly fucking preposterous?) Anyway, given the way he’s been playing lately, Diaw would be a much more attractive option for a second center than would Wilcox, IMHO.

If I make the trade, that means I can drop both Chris Duhon and Nazr Mohammed for forwards to replace Odom and Butler (Kenny Thomas is on my radar, I don’t know why he’s available but I can’t get him without limiting myself to 2 centers) or even another upcoming center, since I’ll have plenty of F/C’s.

Thanks!

Apparently Orlando thinks Darko is more offensively refined than Howard, which isn’t hard to believe, and Darko is throwin up crazy blocks numbers.