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Saturday, February 23, 2008  11:16:40 AM

Playing 2 ten team tournaments with today’s fantasy basketball contest roster.  The structure is a 7 player, 220 point cap game on FSL.

Today we are actually going to build our team around Mark Blount at Center.  There are two strategies to try today, either go cheap at Center with Blount ($12) or go expensive with Gasol ($31).  I’m going with the cheap option and spending the money on the Guard position, which is a little thin today.  Put Blount at Center for $12.

I’m going with Kobe ($40) at one guard spot.  Just like everyone else, I worry about the injury, but he just keeps producing.  I’m going with D. Wade ($36) at the second guard spot.  He produces, what else can you ask for $36?  Vince Carter ($31) gets the last guard spot.  He should continue to put up big minutes and has a home game.  New Jersey just has nobody else to put on the court, so Carter is running the show.

Richard Jefferson ($30) gets a forward spot.  While I don’t really like starting two players from the same team, this is one of those exceptions.  Carter and Jefferson are the Nets and they will account for at least 50% of the team’s stats.  Put Tim Duncan ($35) at forward.  He’s steady and never seems to have an off night.  Carmelo Anthony ($36) gets the other forward spot.  You usually can’t go wrong with Melo.

 We used our entire 220 point salary cap, but shouldn’t have any injury issues before game time.  Check back later this afternoon for any updates. 

I’m off to do my taxes, this is going to suck… 

We had a great night last night getting 1st in one tournament and 2nd in the other.  Had we gone with the Paul/Miller pairing rather than the Redd/Williams pairing we would have swept both tourneys.  But, hey, no sense in being greedy, right?

The team put up a total of 250 points.  D. Williams (33), Redd (24), Carter (30), Artest (41), Warrick (23), James (56) and Ming (43).  Redd was disappointing as he had 12FP at the end of the first quarter and then just disappeared as Milwaukee got blown out by Detroit. 

There are 14 teams in action tonight.  I’ll get the draft board up by lunch and our picks shortly thereafter.  Once basketball is done it is time to do my taxes.  Maybe I can stretch basketball out all day…

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