David Lee is as efficient a scorer as you will find in the NBA.

Okay roundball junkies, in this our second foray into Hello, ROTO (the evil twin of Head-to-Head’s Up, or vice-versa) we’re going to be looking at a few players that project to have increased value in rotisserie scoring leagues.  A number of the players we’ll be looking at over the course of the season have a tendency to contribute a little bit of everything—jacks of all trades if you will, although this is not always the case.  There are “rules” and there are exceptions, and I wouldn’t be doing a very good job of expert-ing if I didn’t make you aware of both. Like an unfaithful spouse, I will stray from the rules; such as they are, from time to time.  Rest assured, this is not meant to confuse or confound.  Much like every backbreaking task I undertake around here at SportsGrumblings.com, this too is for your own good.  For now, I’m here to inject a little ROTO fix into your pulsating veins…

Jameer Nelson – PG – Orlando Magic: Listed at 6’0” (in heels, perhaps) Nelson has always shown a per-minute efficiency that suggests he’s on the brink of a breakout season.  His FG% and FT% are both ahead of the curve for the point guard position, making him a safe play in ROTO formats.  He’s prone to the occasional turnover binge, but few legitimate 1’s aren’t.  The area Nelson really needs to improve on is apparently his relationship with coach and Ron Jeremy doppelganger, Stan Van Gundy.  In Van Gundy’s system, Nelson averaged just over 28 minutes a game.  If he can curry enough favor with his porn-stached coach to muster 35+ minutes, it wouldn’t be out of line to dream of 15 points and 7 assists a night.  Throw in the fact that he really found his 3-point range over last season’s final two months, and Nelson is in line for a breakout year…just like he is every year.

Anthony Parker – SG – Toronto Raptors: 12.5 points per game isn’t exactly sexy, is it? In fact, there’s really nothing sexy, flashy, or even standout-ish about Anthony Parker’s game, unless you’re one of those people that happen to be turned on by reliability and sturdiness.   Parker played in all 82 of Toronto’s games last year, and played well.  He was solid from the field (47.7%) and solid from the line (81.6%).  He was slightly better than the league average (for his position) in 3s per game (1.6) as well as being almost perfectly average rebounding (4.1 RPG), and adequate (if only) in assists.  Even his name is, well, average—so much so that he has to go by Anthony, because “Tony Parker” is already taken by a flashier albeit less steady player in San Antonio.  Average? Maybe.  Boring? Perhaps.  I prefer to go with dependable, and I mean that in the most complimentary way possible.

Jamario Moon – SF – Toronto Raptors: Here’s an example of a slight departure from the Hello, ROTO rule of thumb in that Moon doesn’t shoot particularly well from the charity stripe (74%)—well under the league average for his position.  The blessing is that he makes up for it in other areas—most other areas, in fact.  No, he’s not going to score with the elite small forwards, or even the mediocre ones for that matter.  When Moon is at his best, he’s playing defense—better than one steal per game to go with 1.4 blocks (twice the league average for SFs).  In leagues that penalize turnovers, he’s even more of a blessing, because in no full month last season (the late bloomer’s first) did he average more than one turnover per game.  For those that are aware of Shane Battier’s ROTO prowess, Moon is a decent comparable, only with a higher FG% and fewer 3-pointers.

David Lee – PF – New Your Knicks: As efficient a scorer as there is at the power forward position, David Lee shot a whopping 55% from the floor in last year (his third in the league).  Add in his 80+% from the free-throw line, and you have, if you’ll a pardon the pun, a “can’t miss” scorer.  Coupled with his proclivity for rebounding and coach Mike D’Antoni’s up-tempo offense, and David Lee stands poised for a running, jumping, flying type break-out season.  If everything goes according to plan, the disgruntled Eddy Curry will be a fixture on the bench and David Lee will be in line for nightly double-doubles.  He may be slightly behind the curve at his position in other counting stats, but his ratios will more than make up for his lack of blocks. If that weren’t enough, he’s canter eligible in a great many leagues, and I’ll take those %s at center any day of the week and twice on Tuesdays (forget Sundays, I’m napping).

Brad Miller – C – Sacramento Kings: Brad Miller is tall and because of that he’s a center.  His game on the other hand, is very un-center-like.  Miller prefers to play away from the basket, even hitting the occasional 3-pointer.  He’s no Rasheed Wallace from beyond the arc, but his game is more outside than in.  As a result, his FG% is not what you’d expect from a traditional big man, though not bad enough to hurt you by any means.  And, what he lacks in power-dunks he more than makes up for at the free-throw line.  At just around 80% from the line for his career, he’s as reliable a shooting center as you’ll find.  Oh, and he’s a passer too, picking up assists at twice the league average for his position.  In fact, back in the ‘05-‘06 season, Miller averaged almost 5 assists a game.  He doesn’t figure to be a featured part of the offense, but he’ll still get his looks and he’ll usually make the most of them to the tune of 14PPG.  Throw in his typical 8 boards and he’s a stat-stuffing center that will make any ROTO owner proud.