All-Star week is upon us.  While some of your players will be competing in the skills competition, 3-point shootout, or even the slam dunk contest, lets face it…most of them will be chilling in their living rooms watching the events on a 70-something inch television.  Regardless, this week will not provide a lot of games played for any of the teams, so it’s a tough week to win in any format.  As one big shot in the dark, your best bet is to have as many two-game players as possible.  Preferably, those that are healthy as well…

Here are the rankings for this week.  First, lets scope out how many games each team plays…

Atlanta Hawks - 2; Boston Celtics - 1; Charlotte Bobcats - 1; Chicago Bulls - 2; Cleveland Cavaliers - 2; Dallas Mavericks - 2; Denver Nuggets - 2; Detroit Pistons - 2; Golden State Warriors - 2; Houston Rockets - 2; Indiana Pacers - 1; Los Angeles Clippers - 2; Los Angeles Lakers - 2; Memphis Grizzlies - 2; Miami Heat - 1; Milwaukee Bucks - 2; Minnesota Timberwolves - 1; New Jersey Nets - 2; New Orleans Hornets - 2; New York Knicks - 2; Orlando Magic - 1; Philadelphia 76ers - 1; Phoenix Suns - 1; Portland Trail Blazers - 2; Sacramento Kings - 2; San Antonio Spurs - 2; Seattle Supersonics - 1; Toronto Raptors - 2; Utah Jazz - 2; Washington Wizards – 1.

(Average ranking in parenthesis)

1. Jason Kidd (1.25)
2. Chris Paul (2.75)
3. Chauncey Billups (4.00)
4. Deron Williams (5.00) - Kid finally gets a top spot
5. Mike Bibby (7.00)
6. Kirk Hinrich (8.75)
7. Gilbert Arenas (9.00)
8. Jason Terry (9.50)
9. Stephon Marbury (10.50)
10. Steve Nash (12.00) - One game and a jacked up shouler
11. T. J. Ford (12.75)
12. Tony Parker (13.50)
13. Sam Cassell (14.50)
14. Baron Davis (15.00) - Injury may force a couple DNPs
15. Allen Iverson (16.00)

SHOOTING GUARDS

1. Kobe Bryant (1.50)
2. Tracy McGrady (1.75)
3. Vince Carter (2.75)
4. Joe Johnson (4.00)
5. Dwyane Wade (7.25)
5. Ben Gordon (7.25)
7. Ray Allen (8.00)
8. Brandon Roy (8.25)
9. Andre Iguodala (9/50)
9. Kevin Martin (9.50)
11. Richard Hamilton (10.75)
12. Manu Ginobili (11.00)
13. Josh Childress (13.00)
14. Larry Hughes (13.25)
15. Ricky Davis (14.50)

1. LeBron James (1.00)
2. Carmelo Anthony (2.00) - Newly added All-Star
3. Josh Smith (3.25)
4. Josh Howard (3.75) - See “Carmelo Anthony”
5. Ron Artest (6.00)
6. Shawn Marion (7.25)
7. Mike Miller (8.00)
7. Luol Deng (8.00)
9. Gerald Wallace (8.75)
10. Caron Butler (10.50)
11. Andrei Kirilenko (12.00) - My how the mighty have fallen
12. Danny Granger (13.00)
13. Ruben Patterson (13.25)
14. Mikael Pietrus (14.25)
14. Tayshaun Prince (14.25)

1. Dirk Nowitzki (1.00)
2. Elton Brand (2.25)
3. Lamar Odom (2.75) - Back where he belongs
4. Zach Randolph (4.50)
5. Kevin Garnett (6.00)
5. Al Harrington (6.00) - Likes the run n’ gun
7. Dwight Howard (7.25)
8. David West (7.50)
9. Rasheed Wallace (8.75)
10. Nene (10.25) - Playing big without Camby
11. Drew Gooden (11.75)
11. Chris Webber (11.75)
13. Al Jefferson (12.50)
14. Charlie Villanueva (13.75)
15. David Lee (14.50)

1. Chris Bosh (1.00)
2. Pau Gasol (2.50)
2. Tim Duncan (2.50)
4. Mehmet Okur (4.00) - Stepping up in Boozer’s absence
5. Eddie Curry (5.25)
6. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (7.75)
7. Amare Stoudemire (8.00)
8. Andris Biedrins (9.25)
9. Emeka Okafor (10.00) - Only one game, still top-10
10. Brad Miller (10.50)
11. Ben Wallace (10.75)
12. Andrew Bogut (11.25)
13. Jermaine O’Neal (11.50)
14. Tyson Chandler (11.75) - Kid has been a rebound machine
15. Samuel Dalembert (14.75)