The Thrilla!

my$hkin drops Larry Hughes, picks up Joel Przybilla

And who can blame him! It took all of my$hkin's continence to avert drafting the Przyblla, but now the Chinchilla is where he belongs.

Larry Hughes has been an effective, if maddeningly inconsistent fantasy star for years. He's only 29, but he's always been injury prone, and one senses his best days are far behind him. Even in his 'really good year', in 2004 with the Wizards, when he went off for 22/6/5/3STL, he only played in 61 games. He is currently injured with a dislocated finger, and appears to be out for 1-3 more weeks. Even when he returns, his role on the Bulls is somewhat unclear. Once traded to the Bulls last year, he mostly started, but played limited minutes, and was generally not an asset to the team. He did have some monster games last year, including a 40 pt outburst, and will likely have a few going forward. He'll surely be rostered again during such a hot streak, but will likely only be good for 10/3/3 and a steal in the aggregate.

Joel Przybilla, The Vanilla Gorilla, is quite a force in the paint. He'll never score much, and he's the worst free throw shooter in the NBA, but he has shown the capacity to block shots in bunches and rebound like mad. Even last year, in only 23 minutes per game, he averaged 8.4 rebounds. This year, his role looked to be reduced still further with the arrival of the Hosen's Greg Oden, but, of course, Oden's injury stands to give the Thrlla an opportunity. I would think 8 points 10 rebounds 2 blocks, 5 fouls while Oden is out.

Judgment: Fundamentally, my$hkin gave up some points, assists, and steals, for rebounds and blocks. The Oden injury and Hughes' injury make this timely, but my$hkin has addressed core needs while shedding strengths. Can Zaza be far behind?