Must - Joe Johnson
- At this point, I have Rose, Boozer, Joe Johnson and Josh Smith left, and unfortunately two of those players can go to waste if I make the wrong picks. I have to use an ATL player because they face elimination. An ATL win tonight forces me to use Rose for Game 7 (automatically wasting one of Boozer or Smith), or to roll the dice on a CHI win and use Josh Smith - if I'm right I have both Rose and Boozer left for the next round; if I'm wrong I have wasted them both and have no Hawks left to use. Based on these circumstances, I'd rather the Bulls just win the series tonight (to save Rose and Boozer) - and am choosing Johnson over Smith because he is their franchise and needs to make amends for his poor performance in Game 5. To stay competitive in these playoffs, I am completely dependent on Chicago winning tonight. I never thought I'd say this (and I'll probably never say it again), but GO BULLS!
Bust - Jeff Teague
- Love the guy as a player, and expect him to become an integral member of the team as the starting PG next year. But at this point, he is at the bottom of the pecking order, and shouldn't be the primary PRA beneficiary in an elimination game. Because he has played great these playoffs, I don't doubt a 20+ PRA performance - but I believe the other Hawks will have bigger stat lines and should be picked over Teague for tonight.
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