Curse You Aaron Brooks

Aaron Brooks will be the death of me this season. I've had him so long now that my mind is clouded with his potential. I've held onto him waiting for him to find his shot. But sadly, he has yet to find it. I was holding out hope that he would be traded to a new team at the deadline where he could start and get some playing time. But sadly, no, he was traded to Phoenix to back up one of the greatest PG's ever. Yet, for some reason, I hold onto him. And yet, for some reason, I start him still in my sad lineup known as the Showers. Why? Because, I am tied to him now. I have invested more than half a season in him and I know how the JBL Gods work. As soon as I drop him - he takes off, starts scoring 15ppg off the PHX bench and I look like an idiot. In the meantime, I continue to play him and he continues to suck - and still I look like the idiot. I can't win.

Even tonight, as my roster sits at 17 players and I struggle to decide which scrub to drop....I keep coming back to Brooks. Statistically it's not even close. Brooks' stats are horrible. He has no business being on a Fantasy team, let alone in the starting lineup. So why am I finding it so hard to drop him? Even since I started typing this blog - hinting at the thought of releasing Brooks - he just made 3 shots in a row!! You see, NBA players do know what's going on in the JBL!

So, I have the week to try and figure out what to do with this scrub-filled roster of mine. I need Guards in a bad way. Mine are horrible.

Also today, I was offered a trade from Seoul - Blatche and Tyson Chandler for Elton Brand. With a thin roster like mine I practically accepted this deal in a minute (once I'd seen it). I am struggling big time at the center position (again) with Biedrins and Hawes not cutting it. So, adding Chandler is a nice piece. And getting Blatche in also helps my depth. Losing Brand hurts as I was strongly considering him as a keeper for next season. However, if Golden has anything right now - its potential keepers for next season - so moving Brand is OK as I need to improve my roster if I want to get a top 8 position in the final standings. Right now, top 8 is looking pretty sketchy as I have fallen into the 500's.

So, with this recent trade my top 2 keepers are still the same - Rudy Gay and Kevin Love. Here are the other candidates for the Golden squad (provided I get a top 8 spot). I like the potential of all 4 of these guys to partner them with my Gay Love.

- Dorell Wright for $15

- Luis Scola for $23

- Eric Gordon for $28

- Kendrick Perkins for $7 (a new possibility with his trade to OKC)

Dorell would be Gay-light.

Scola is just the solid 19 and 8 that I have discussed many times before.

Gordon is a top 10 scorer and gets to play with Blake.

Perkins could be the 10/10 and 2 blocks guy that OKC has been longing for.

So, we'll see what happens. For now, I need some guys to get healthy (EG, Gay, and now Scola are injured). If I can get the last 4 weeks of the season with these guys in my lineup, I think I'll be able to secure a top 8 finish.

My forwards and Centers (if everyone was healthy) would be Love, Gay, Scola, Blatche, Wright, Perkins, Chandler....and throw in EG and Deron in the back court and that should be a good enough squad for top 8. The problem currently is my roster includes Brooks, Rudy, Green, James Johnson, Biedrins and others....UGLY.

Anyways, I see Aaron Brooks put up 8pts and 4assists in limited minutes tonight. And look at that - he shot 2/3 from downtown. Unreal. I guess I'll have to hold onto him for another day or two.