This week's studs and duds

Using opponent data for each team on the following week's schedule, Basketball Prospectus can estimate how much a player's performance will vary because of the defenses he will face. (Click here for more details on the process.) Each week, Bradford Doolittle takes a look at five players to use, five to limit and an ideal pickup.

To read the rest of Basketball Prospectus' list of five must-start players, five players with tough schedules in the coming week and one player to target, you must be an ESPN Insider.

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Bradford Doolittle

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• Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09
• Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus
• Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus
• Member, Baseball Writers Association of America
• Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association