I picked up another win in my FanDuel Hoops contest last night. Once again, I played a $5 Expert Contest with a $55K salary cap. For the first time this year, I used Amare Stoudemire at center. He’s rather expensive at $9200, but he’s been a beast lately, and I thought he might be worth the extra change, as there were some cheapies at other spots that I could take. That worked out well, as Amare’s 45 points were 17 better than any other center last night – and my opponent took Bogut (who was second best.) I had three players in common with my opponent (Baron, Boozer, and Bass – the killer B’s), so it was a 6-on-6 contest. Eric Gordon was also key for me, putting up a solid 39 points. My cheapest player was Jerryd Bayless, whose 11 points were acceptable (although I was hoping for slightly better.) My team was rounded out with Amir Johnson (27 pts), Barbosa (17), and DeRozan (17). None were stellar, but all were solid contributors, and my opponent ended up with a couple of clunker performances from Marvin Williams (2 pts) and Xavier Henry (5), his uber-cheapie. Final score: 229-195. Season record: 19-12, including wins in 5 of my last 6 contests. About due for a reversal, I fear.