Rookie of the Year

1. O.J. Mayo - I know his team doesn't win enough and everyone has picked Derrick Rose but O.J. Mayo is my rookie of the year at the midseason. O.J. is leading the Memphis Grizzlies in scoring, averaging 19.1 PPG and shooting 37% from three point land. O.J. has scored over 25 points in a game 10 times this season and scored over 30 four times. Mayo is living up to the expectations thrown on him in high school. If he were in a bigger market he would have had a shot at the All Star team.

2. Derrick Rose - Rose is as good as advertised averaging 16.7 PPG, 6.3 APG. Rose has done a solid job playing the most difficult position on the court as a rookie. Rose's game has superstar written all over it. Give him another year or two and he will be an All-Star. DRose is a great example of the hometown boy making good.

3. Brook Lopez - Brook Lopez has been a surprise. I had no idea what the Nets were thinking on draft night taking Lopez. They proved me wrong. The big man has been solid averaging 11PPG, 8 REBS, 2 BLKS. His season highlight is a 31 point, 13 rebound performance against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

4. Russell Westbrook - Westbrook, Durant and Green have the makings of a deadly threesome. Westbrook is averaging 14.5 PPG, 5REBS, 1.5 STEALS. Westbrook has been up and down at times but has shown signs of explosiveness.

5. Eric Gordon & D.J Augustin - Both have been wildly inconsistent following great games with duds. You never know what they are going to give you from night to night.

Biggest dissapointment - Michael Beasley..I expected him to be a starter from day one and to put up big numbers. He has all all the talent in the world. The only thing that holds him back is his mental focus.