Team Focus: 1000 Acre Wood Pooh Bears

It looks like J's put together quite a team around his intriguing duo of Shawn Marion and Andrei Kirilenko. The Evan Team Rater has J's team ranked number one after eleven rounds. J's only real weakness is in points -- but even then, he's squarely safe in the middle of the pack. In fact, J's at least near average (meant as a good thing) in every category while ranking near the top in AST and both the %'s. Surprisingly, The Pooh Bears aren't the top team in BLK, even with Marion and AK on the roster.

With point guards Mike Bibby and Andre Miller picked directly after Matrix and AK, J took immediate control of his AST situation. Adding Brevin Knight in Rd10 could be a real steal, since he should get AST and STL easily enough. Shooters Peja Stojakovic and Ben Gordon were efficiently snapped up to fill out the perimeter, leaving room for multi-talented wingman Tayshaun Prince and the up-and-coming Josh Childress. This could be the skinniest wingmen duo in history.

With a solid foundation, J could afford to grab Pau Gasol in Rd6 and wait on him. In the meantime, Chris Wilcox and Shareef Abdur-Rahim should be able to make do in Gasol's absence. In Wilcox's case, he could even become a huge contributor if he decides to work hard throughout the season.

The more I look at this team, the more noticeably well put together it is. Needs were readily identified and then addressed. The only big question is whether or not AK can stay healthy. Just a smart solid team all-around with enough excellent categories to win each week.

Best pick: Pau Gasol, Rd6.
Future star: none, maybe Ben Gordon in Rd7.
Steal: none.
Questionable: none.
NBA copycat: Detroit Pistons.