With the return of Dr. A, I’m happy to let you all know that all four members of DroppingDimes.com were able to give you insight this week to who should be in your lineups for week 13.  A special “about time” sigh of relief to owners of Carmelo Anthony, who is slated to be back in the rotation for the Denver Nuggets.  Of course, we’ve yet to see how he’ll play along side Allen Iverson - but needless to say, he should be in your fantasy linuep this week.  For the rest of the NBA, here’s a look at how many games each team plays this umcoming period…

Teams and Number of Games for the Week:

Atlanta Hawks - 4; Boston Celtics - 4; Charlotte Bobcats - 4; Chicago Bulls - 4; Cleveland Cavaliers - 4; Dallas Mavericks - 3; Denver Nuggets - 4; Detroit Pistons - 3; Golden State Warriors - 3; Houston Rockets - 2; Indiana Pacers - 4; Los Angeles Clippers - 4; Los Angeles Lakers - 3; Memphis Grizzlies - 4; Miami Heat - 4; Milwaukee Bucks - 4; Minnesota Timberwolves - 4; New Jersey Nets - 4; New Orleans Hornets - 4; New York Knicks - 4; Orlando Magic - 3; Philadelphia 76ers - 4; Phoenix Suns - 4; Portland Trail Blazers - 3; Sacramento Kings - 4; San Antonio Spurs - 4; Seattle Supersonics - 3; Toronto Raptors - 4; Utah Jazz - 4; Washington Wizards – 3

No real tiering at the one slot this week.  There’s a distinct grouping between the top four and then “the rest,” but I’d be happy with any of these guys in my PG slot for this week.  You should be too.

1. Steve Nash (1.00)
2. Jason Kidd (2.50)
3. Gilbert Arenas (3.25) - Three games this week, but still a top option
3. Allen Iverson (3.25) - Will there be a “Melo” effect?
5. Mike Bibby (6.25)
6. Deron Williams (7.25)
7. Stephon Marbury (8.25) - Coming off of a nice stretch
8. Baron Davis (9.00)
9. Ray Felton (10.25)
10. Kirk Hinrich (11.25)
11. Tony Parker (11.50)
12. Jason Terry (12.50)
13. T. J. Ford (13.00)
14. Andre Miller (13.50)
15. Jameer Nelson (15.75)

Kobe’s Lakers three-game week made the number one decision easy for all four of us this week.  Interesting enough, Portland also has a three-game week, yet Brandon Roy has been able to crack the top ten.  I’d say this won’t be the last time to see him on this feature…

1. Dwyane Wade (1.00) - Consensus #1 off guard this week
2. Kobe Bryant (2.50)
3. Vince Carter (3.25)
4. Joe Johnson (3.75) - Starting to look like Joe Johnson again
5. Ray Allen (4.50)
6. Andre Iguodala (6.75)
7. Manu Ginobili (7.50)
8. Richard Hamilton (8.50)
9. Brandon Roy (10.25) - Will likely be featured from here out
10. Ricky Davis (11.00)
11. Kevin Martin (12.00)
12. Raja Bell (13.50)
12. Ben Gordon (13.50)
14. Larry Hughes (13.75)
15. Josh Childress (15.00)

Seems like half of us were torn on who listed as our top option at the small forward position.  You can’t go wrong with LBJ or The Matrix, and a big congratulations if you actually have to make that decision…

1. LeBron James (1.50)
1. Shawn Marion (1.50)
3. Josh Smith (3.75)
4. Ron Artest (4.00)
5. Josh Howard (5.75)
6. Carmelo Anthony (7.00) - He’s baaaaaack
7. Richard Jefferson (7.25)
8. Caron Butler (8.00)
9. Andrei Kirilenko (8.25) - No longer a top draft pick
10. Mike Miller (9.00)
11. Corey Maggette (12.25)
12. Andres Nocioni (13.75)
13. Luol Deng (14.25)
14. Danny Granger (15.50) - How will he play with the new rotation?
15. Gerald Wallace (15.75)

The top three power forwards were all consensus selections.  After Dirk, Dwight Howard and Jamison make their own tier, followed up by the normal crop of big men…

1. Kevin Garnett (1.00)
2. Elton Brand (2.00)
3. Dirk Nowitzki (3.00)
4. Dwight Howard (4.50) - Three games bump down the wonder kid
5. Antawn Jamison (5.00)
6. Zach Randolph (6.75)
7. Al Jefferson (8.50)
8. Al Harrington (9.25) - Back-to-back Al’s
9. Drew Gooden (10.25)
10. Chris Wilcox (11.75)
11. Rasheed Wallace (12.50)
11. Troy Murphy (12.50) - New system should rejuvinate
11. David Lee (12.50)
14. Udonis Haslem (13.00)
15. Marvin Williams (14.25)
15. Nick Collison (14.25)

Dennis still isn’t buying in to Bosh as a top option, but the rest of us trumped his vote.  The top three are a definitive tier, but the rest aren’t too shabby either…

1. Chris Bosh (1.50)
2. Tim Duncan (2.00)
3. Amare Stoudemire (2.50)
4. Carlos Boozer (5.25) - Continuing an All-Star season
5. Pau Gasol (5.75)
6. Jermaine O’Neal (6.25)
7. Mehmet Okur (6.75)
8. Marcus Camby (8.00) - Enough ball to go around?
8. Emeka Okafor (8.00)
10. Ben Wallace (11.50)
11. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (12.75)
12. Samuel Dalembert (13.00)
12. Eddie Curry (13.00)
14. Andrew Bogut (13.50) - Injured Bucks have helped a ton
15. Boris Diaw (15.00)