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Just finished the live draft, 12-team, roto, 9-cat league. I had the 9th pick.

PG - Devin Harris
SG/SF - J.R. Smith
PG - Derrick Rose
SF/PF - Shawn Marion
PF/C - Chris Bosh
PF/C - Mehmet Okur
PF/C - Al Horford
PF/C - Joakim Noah
SG/SF - Wilson Chandler
PG/SG - Raymond Felton
SF - Shane Battier
PG/SG - Louis Williams
PG/SG - Kirk Hinrich

Bosh was my first selection, at #9, I had to choose between him and Amare and he seemed more reliable to be healthy all year long than Amare.

I think Harris/Rose is a pretty sick PG combo, except for Rose's lack of 3PTs.

Marion is always a good fantasy pick, and he was my #3 after Bosh and Harris.

Noah and Chandler are high-risk high-reward picks. I wasn't passing up one anyone that much better, and I think Noah can pull off 10/10/2. Not a bad fourth-string center. If I could swap him for Brook Lopez, I would, but I don't think that's gonna happen. I missed out on Lopez earlier by one pick. Pissed me off. Chandler had a break-out year of sorts last year, and this year, he's bound to get PT on a Knicks team that doesn't have a lot of other options, so his numbers could even go up a little more.

I thought Felton was a decent late pick, seeing as he'll be playing for a contract.

I've got too many point guards though...Harris, Rose, Felton, and then Williams and Hinrich at the end of the bench. Should I think about moving one of Felton, Williams, and Hinrich? Maybe to get a scoring SG, because I'm lacking there.

As I just said, with J.R. Smith and Wilson Chandler being my only non-PG SGs, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to see what I can get for Hinrich or Felton + something else. I don't know.

Is Al Horford a good fantasy player? I had to pick between him and Bynum and Bynum's injury history worried me too much.

I think my biggest weaknesses are too many turnovers and not enough scoring.

Comments, suggestions?

P.S. Key names currently on the FA list:

D.J. Augustin
Jamario Moon
Kendrick Perkins
Jarret Jack
Darko Milicik
Anderson Varejao
Udonis Haslem
Robin Lopez
Matt Barnes
Travis Outlaw
Andray Blatche
Ryan Gomes
Julian Wright
Danilo Gallinari
JaVale McGee
Jarryd Bayless
Joel Pryzbilla
Anthony Morrow
Anthony Parker
Hakim Warrick
Hasheem Thabeet
Jrue Holiday
Nick Young
Rafer Alston
Nenad Kristic
Raja Bell
Jordan Hill
Nick Collison
Channing Frye
etc

Well I look at a few things when rating a team. Their C's/PG's and stls/blks then their shooting %'s.

You have pretty good PG's. C's are average.

Hmmm just looking at your team I see an average team. Not bad but nothing special. You are not getting Lopez for Noah.

I would have drafted Bynum over Horford. Horford is what he is, he's not going to break out and perform over previous years. Bynum could be a 15/10/2.5 blks with good FG% as a baseline. But at least Horford is consistent. I use to like Okur but his shot is so inconsistent. I had him last year and he just pissed me off with his shooting.

Your bench is full of players I really don't like. Battier, Hinrich injury fillers at best. Louis Williams is an exciting player but I don't like him for my team, shooting %'s are iffy.

Yeah your scoring may be an issue and with having a lot of PG's you will have a lot of TO's. I think I would try and trade Marion for a better SG than JR and plug in Chandler into the starting SF slot....

Drop Hinrich for DJ Augustin. Stat!