Just like getting the top point scorers can really help you lead in points and missing out on the top guys will be be to your detriment, getting the top blocks guys in the league can do wonders for your blocks and missing out on them is likely to make you lose in this category. Unlike points, where just about every person on a team scores at least a couple of points, many people average no blocks per game.

One thing that is bad about picking players for blocks is that they rarely help you in more than one or two other categories, if that. With that in mind, you often have to step away from your approach of picking a very well rounded player and just pick a guy for blocks.

With that brief introduction, here are your choices for improving your blocks category:

Tier 1

1. Marcus Camby (231) – High FG%. Very good blocks. Low turnovers. Decent steals. Not much else, but that is more than you usually expect out of a guy who blocks shots very well.
2. Josh Smith (207) – Decent points, decent rebounds, good steals. Low percentages, especially FT%.
3. Tim Duncan (190) – High FG%. Very low FT%. High Points. High Rebounds. I usually avoid him because the FT% is a killer.
4. Jermaine O’Neal (182) – Good points. Good rebounds. Not much else. People usually pick him much too high because everyone expects his stats to be better than they actually are.
5. Elton Brand (179) – Remember the injury this year.
6. Alonzo Mourning (178) – A great pick for your bench. He gets you nothing but blocks, but that may be all you need at certain points in the season.
7. Emeka Okafor (172) – High FG%, low FT%, but neither will help or hurt you much. Good rebounds. Low turnovers.

Tier 2

1. Samuel Dalembert (159) – FG%. Rebounds. Just like most of these guys.
2. Ben Wallace (156) – Often one of the leaders, but he had a bad year last year. Not sure if it is part of a trend.
3. Dwight Howard (156) – FT% will kill you. FG% will make you a leader, as will his rebounds. His turnovers are very bad too.
4. Andrei Kirilenko (144) – Like Ben Wallace, another top guy with a bad year.
5. Darko Milicic (140) – Didn’t get anything besides blocks last year, but he may do well with a new contract and start in Memphis.
6. Andris Biedrins (136) – Suddenly came on last year. People are still sceptical, but he could be a great 6th round sleeper.

Tier 3

1. Tyson Chandler (129) – Very high rebounds and FG%. Very low FT%, but it isn’t likely to hurt much.
2. Andrew Bynum (128) – Hard to say who will get the time at center in LA. If he does, he might be worth a late round pick.
3. Kevin Garnett (126) – One of the few on this list without a weakness.
4. Pau Gasol (126) – Hampered by injury last year. Numbers are usually even better.
5. Shawn Marion (122) – The other guy with no weakness. I really like his steal numbers.

Tier 4

1. Rasheed Wallace (118) – As he gets older, his numbers have been dropping
2. Chris Kaman (116) – Didn’t play very well last year. Not sure how serious his injury is. Not sure what to expect this year, but may be worth a late round pick.
3. DeSagna Diop (113) – Only gets blocks.
4. Amare Stoudemire (110) – Like Garnett and Marion, he has few weaknesses.
5. Al Jefferson (106) – People are expecting great things from him in Minnesota. I’ll believe it when I see it.