Room Grades With Dan Kiper

Let me begin by saying that was 10,000 better than I thought it was going to be. Thank you to the captains for their prompt selections and backing each up with credible rationale behind it.

With all drafts comes draft grades. Like all drafts, you never know how it will actually turn out. Below are the factors that go into each grade:

1-Roommate chemistry.

2-Cool factor.

3-On the court relationship.

F-Bryan McKinney

Selections-Joe Thompson and Josh Pitto.

One of the more unheralded storylines in PCTI is the rare friendship Joe Thompson has been able to secure and develop with Bryan McKinney. The two have both gone and visited each other in their respected cities, and have a close bond. It all looks so good until you factor in the captain of PCTI's All-Whining Team, Josh Pitto. Things got off to a shaky start immediately by insulting whoever his soon to be roommates were by trying to bribe Ben Wilson into picking him and his b/f. Factor in him and McKinney's opposite personalities, along with the very good chance of Thompson and Pitto not getting along on the court, and it could be mayhem.

D-Michael Beasley

Selections-Big Brent Carney and Ian Van Horne.

It's a shame because this room really has potential. Over the course of an exhausting weekend, physically trying to keep BBC and IVH from killing each other is going to be a daunting challenge for Beasley. Although I don't feel bad for him because he signed himself up for it, it's going to be a long, uncomfortable weekend for the mediator.. On the bright side, there is no doubt this will be the generated beer drinking room as all three tenants know the ins and outs of what it takes to drink a beer effectively.

C-Michael Orr.

Selections-Wes Murray and Brian Eskildsen

I give Orr credit for thinking out of the box and sticking to his board. When it comes to shaking things up and going with guy's he does not know as well, no one did a better job than Smo. After the tongue lashing ESK gave Smo on Tuesday's podcast, it's interesting that Smo responded with making him his first round pick. The Murray choice was no surprise as the opportunity to make Smo captain of TLFK was the most vocal he has been in three years, so clearly this relationship is budding. I expect good chemistry, Smo to create an "Us vs. the World" approach for the room, and not a lot of beer drinking.

B-Ben Wilson

Selections-Tony Hopkins and Ca$h Krow.

Congrats to Wilson for saving money because he now is able to cancel his subscription to PCTI Insider. Rolling with the likes of Krow and Hopkins means Wilson will know everything and anything going on in the world of PCTI and most importantly-Will always be on time. Not sure how Hops and Wilson will take to Danny "The Walking Alarm Clock" Krow's well documented obnoxious morning routine and waking everyone up, but expect this room to build on it's already quality chemistry and be the room that everyone is trying to hang around.

A-Scott Donley

Selections-The Spotlight and Josh Stephens.

I'm not sure the term laid back has ever been more relevant then when discussing this room. Donley's pick of The Spotlight will go down as the best sleeper pick since the Pats took Brady (Mark my words). Stephens is notoriously the guy that steps it up most when PCTI is actually in session. Whether it be on or off the court, you can't deny that the guy gets it done. I look at this room as the type that swags so hard they go off on their own and play hard to get with the rest of the rooms, leaving us all begging to be in their weekend whereabouts.