Steve Ouellette
1 C. Paul NO
3 D. Williams Uta
7 C. Maggette GS
9 R. Foye Min
12 R. McCants Min
4 K. Durant OKC
6 D. Lee NY
10 A. Blatche Was
11 Ty Thomas Chi
2 Al Jefferson Min
5 A. Bynum LAL
8 A. Biedrins GS

The Good: FG% will be excellent plus blocks, rebounds & assists will be contending. Likely the best pair of points in Chris Paul & Deron Williams, particularly when you consider both are young with upside which exemplifies most of the roster - youthful talent that's been good and should get better.
The Bad: A surplus of turnovers and a lack of treys are the biggest obstacles to the Poets defending their JERBL crown in 2009. Other than Durant, the other 6 Vogon big men will be challenged to hit double digits in treys on the year - and that's cumulative, not apiece! Last year they had 4 combined. Luckily the guards shoot a lot, but Rashad McCants (12th) was the team leader from last year and his minutes look to be down with the return of Randy Foye for a whole season - luckily treys & MPTO help can easily be found on the free agent market, but as constructed those two categories could really weigh down the Poets aspirations for adding a 4th crown in 5 years.
The Ugly: 3 Timberwolves! Not 1, not 2, but 3! No team has ever won anything with 3 Timberwolves on the roster. It just can't happen - ask the Timberwolves themselves. Al Jefferson was good last year, but was he 2nd round good? He needs to continue to improve to justify that pick and the Trio of TimberPups on the roster.

Best Pick: Chris Paul (1st) - yah he was the one pick, but he was the right choice despite Deron Williams (3rd) also falling to the Poets thanks to his tweeked angle giving them the luxury of a dynamic pair of young points, at least when Deron plays again. Corey Maggette (7th) will be the man early in the year with Monta out and should thrive playing sans Dunleavy watching over his shoulder & w/Nelly urging him to shoot faster.

This Team Could Win if...At least one TimberPup is cut ASAP. Over the course of the year they find a way to address their MPTO & 3's issue w/o impacting the other 7 categories (easier said than done), the injury prone/injured stay/get healthy (DWilliams, Bynum, Foye & Paul are all critical), plus the young guys continue to improve so that Durant, Bynum, Lee & Beidrins all justify their draft slots. Could be the faves if they'd only drafted 1 more big man that could bust a trey...