Here’s a look at week 3/12-3/18:

Four Games: Boston, Charlotte, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, LA Clippers, Miami, New Jersey, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, Toronto, Utah.

Three Games: Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Golden State, Indiana, LA Lakers, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minnesota, New Orleans, New York, San Antonio, Seattle.

Two Games: Washington.

First, a big hand for Big Al.
Four straight double doubles, averaging 26/15/3 with 1 steal and 1.3 blocks in March. Not only has Al Jefferson arrived this season, he has become a bona fide fantasy beast.  Talk about making the leap.  There are only four center-eligible players ranked higher than Jefferson over the last month: Stoudemire, Howard, Camby, and Okafor. Jefferson struggled with injuries, foul trouble, and inconsistent play in his first two seasons, but is now entrenched as the Celtics’ starting power forward for years to come.  I think he beats out the likes of Caron Butler, Kevin Martin, and Andris Biedrins as best steal of the draft (if he was even drafted in your league) this season. His newfound dominance along with his center-eligibility should make him a third round pick in fantasy drafts next season.  And if he continues to improve on his FT% and defensive numbers Big Al could even be projected as a second rounder.  With four games on tap, Jefferson may be the top fantasy center in the league this coming week.

Plug ‘em in, Plug ‘em in:

Gerald Green, GF: Speaking of the Celts, Gerald Green is the other youngster who defines the future of the team.  He may have won the dunk contest last month, but the 21-year-old can certainly stroke it too… he’s shooting 41% from long range and 82% from the charity stripe this season.  With both Delonte West and Ryan Gomes sitting out Friday’s game, G-Money started and logged 33 minutes, 17 points and 3 treys.  He’s averaging 1.3 threes in only 20 minutes a game this year, and that number goes up to 2.0 a night when he’s in the starting lineup.  Green is such an exciting and dynamic talent, Boston fans can forget about their record setting 18-game losing streak earlier this season and look forward to the maturation of the young scorer and the rest of the Celtics’ nucleus.  The C’s have won 5 of their last 6 and will hit the hardwood four more times this coming week.  If you need some threes and are feeling green, get G-Money in your lineups.

Richard Jefferson, SF: Like Jason Richardson, RJ has returned to action and will try to salvage what was mostly a lost season.  The Nets are certainly still in the playoff hunt, but they need to turn things around to recover from their current 5-game losing streak.  Jefferson has some rust to shake off: he’s only 4 for 16 in his first two games back, but perhaps we can chalk that up to his facing the league’s top two defenses in Houston and San Antonio.  He’s back in New Jersey’s starting lineup and has four games to look forward to this week (@MEM, @NOK, MIA, LAC), so don’t hesitate to get him back in your lineups. Let’s just hope the Nets get back on track and that RJ’s surgically repaired ankle holds up.

Josh Childress, GF: He’s been a borderline fantasy starter in shallow leagues but now, with Joe Johnson sidelined indefinitely, J-Chill is a no-brainer. He’s one of only a handful of players who comes off the bench for his team, yet remains a solid fantasy contributor day in and day out.  In his first two starts of the season, Childress has played 45 minutes a game and taken 25 shots.  With the increased playing time, an uptick in his numbers is almost assured across the board.  The high efficiency swingman is a great play with three matchups this week.

Earl Watson, PG: Regular starter Luke Ridnour has been out with a herniated disc and “My Name Is” Earl Watson has filled in nicely (to the tune of 15/4/9 with 2 threes and 2.8 steals) over the last four games.  Getting 37 minutes a game over that stretch, you gotta love what the little man can do with plenty of burn.  Watson makes a decent start as the Sonics tip off three times next week.

Sit ‘em down (Just keep ‘em sitting):

Minnesota’s point guards (last 5 games):
Marko Jaric: 30.6 minutes, 5.4/1.6/2.8
Troy Hudson: 29.2 minutes, 10.6/2.0/3.6
Randy Foye: 16 minutes, 7.6/1.4/1.8
Mike James: 11.2 minutes, 2.6/1.2/1.8
Even if you could somehow magically combine the contributions of all four PGs into one slot, that ugly four-headed creature would be far less valuable than one Gilbert Arenas or a Steve Nash.
Conclusion: Avoid like a belligerent homeless man with a turd behind his ear that he uses as a pencil.