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Each month, we will chart the top fantasy performers at each position according to the Fantasy Sports Performance Index. When the regular season comes to a close, we will hand out the hardware in the following categories: Most Valuable Player, Point Guard, Shooting Guard, Small Forward, Power Forward, Center, Rookie of the Year, and Bounce-Back Player of the Year. For more information on the awards and how they are determined, go here.

We are less than a month away from the final awards determination -- the day we figuratively hand out the hardware. Gilbert Arenas regained his number one spot after a rough month for Shawn Marion, the former top dog. Dwyane Wade's injury and a few "ok" scoring nights helped propel Kobe Bryant into the top spot among shooting guards and into the number two hole overall.

Stats through:
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Most Valuable Player
	Player Name FG FT Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk 3s FSPI Gilbert Arenas .418 .847 28.8 4.6 6.1 1.9 0.2 2.8 6.23 Kobe Bryant .462 .867 31.0 5.7 5.4 1.4 0.4 1.9 6.09 Shawn Marion .524 .806 17.5 10.0 1.7 2.0 1.5 1.1 5.98 Kevin Garnett .479 .839 22.8 12.9 4.2 1.2 1.7 0.2 5.95 Steve Nash .534 .892 18.9 3.4 11.5 0.8 0.1 2.2 5.67

Point Guards
	Player Name FG FT Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk 3s FSPI Gilbert Arenas .418 .847 28.8 4.6 6.1 1.9 0.2 2.8 6.23 Steve Nash .534 .892 18.9 3.4 11.5 0.8 0.1 2.2 5.67 Jason Kidd .414 .771 13.5 7.9 9.1 1.7 0.3 1.5 5.35 Allen Iverson .422 .812 26.9 3.0 7.3 2.0 0.2 0.9 4.96 Baron Davis .437 .893 17.9 3.4 7.5 1.3 0.3 1.7 4.96

Shooting Guards
	Player Name FG FT Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk 3s FSPI Kobe Bryant .462 .867 31.0 5.7 5.4 1.4 0.4 1.9 6.09 Dwyane Wade .494 .816 28.8 4.8 7.9 2.1 1.3 0.5 5.55 Ray Allen .438 .903 26.4 4.5 4.2 1.5 0.2 3.0 5.33 Andre Iguodala .446 .821 18.2 5.8 5.7 2.0 0.4 0.6 5.17 Mike Miller .460 .793 18.5 5.4 4.3 0.8 0.3 2.9 5.01

Small Forwards
	Player Name FG FT Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk 3s FSPI Shawn Marion .524 .806 17.5 10.0 1.7 2.0 1.5 1.1 5.98 LeBron James .477 .694 27.4 6.7 6.0 1.6 0.7 1.3 5.62 Vince Carter .451 .793 24.8 5.9 4.6 1.0 0.3 1.8 5.15 Rashard Lewis .469 .861 22.3 6.8 2.6 1.2 0.7 2.5 5.00 Ron Artest .451 .732 19.1 6.5 3.3 2.2 0.6 1.3 4.97

Power Forwards
	Player Name FG FT Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk 3s FSPI Kevin Garnett .479 .839 22.8 12.9 4.2 1.2 1.7 0.2 5.95 Dirk Nowitzki .501 .903 24.9 9.2 3.4 0.7 0.8 1.0 5.64 Elton Brand .534 .753 20.3 9.3 2.8 0.9 2.2 0.0 5.38 Josh Smith .438 .694 16.0 8.5 3.2 1.4 3.0 0.6 5.24 Carlos Boozer .562 .685 21.1 11.7 2.9 0.9 0.3 0.0 4.76

Centers
	Player Name FG FT Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk 3s FSPI Tim Duncan .538 .647 20.1 10.7 3.3 0.8 2.3 0.0 5.33 Marcus Camby .476 .722 11.2 11.4 3.3 1.2 3.1 0.0 5.16 A. Stoudemire .588 .787 20.6 9.8 1.0 0.8 1.3 0.0 5.12 Dwight Howard .600 .596 17.5 12.2 1.9 0.8 2.0 0.0 5.00 Jermaine O'Neal .444 .761 19.8 9.8 2.4 0.7 2.7 0.0 4.74

Top Rookies
	Player Name FG FT Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk 3s FSPI Brandon Roy .448 .834 16.3 4.4 4.0 1.2 0.2 0.9 3.86 Rudy Gay .425 .723 10.9 4.4 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.7 3.57 Andrea Bargnani .427 .828 11.5 3.9 0.8 0.5 0.8 1.6 3.49 Jorge Garbajosa .420 .731 8.5 4.9 1.9 1.2 0.2 1.0 3.47 Paul Millsap .511 .681 6.7 5.0 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.0 3.25

Bounce Back Player
	Player Name FG FT Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk 3s FSPI A. Stoudemire .588 .787 20.6 9.8 1.0 0.8 1.3 0.0 5.12 Nene .547 .671 11.6 6.8 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.0 3.55 Andris Biedrins .603 .524 10.2 9.7 1.1 0.8 1.7 0.0 4.41 Monta Ellis .477 .757 16.8 3.0 4.2 1.6 0.3 0.6 4.24 Ime Udoka .479 .736 8.7 3.8 1.5 0.9 0.2 1.2 3.49

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