http://www.nba.com/rookies/ The All-Star break is just three weeks away which means just one thing (at least in my world) -- the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge. And when they say challenge, they mean it -- in more ways than one. The rookies have lost the last seven matchups with the sophomores, but the real challenge may fall on the assistant coaches around the league, who have to narrow the field to just nine players. The assistants will receive their ballots Thursday and have until Monday to vote for four frontcourt players, four backcourt players and one wild card. So, in the spirit of lending a helping hand, I offer up my nine-player roster for the Rookies. Starting Five PG Brandon Jennings SG Tyreke Evans SF Omri Casspi PF Taj Gibson C DeJuan Blair Bench G Stephen Curry G Jonny Flynn F Jonas Jerebko WC James Harden The starting five was pretty easy to nail down, but the final two spots (Jerebko and Harden) weren't as clear cut. Jerebko gets the nod in the frontcourt because of his size and hustle while I give Harden the nod over Ty Lawson because a shooter and defender would be more crucial than a fifth point guard. With a team loaded with backcourt talent, it will be interesting to see how the roster is juggled in the game. Will the rookies go with a small-ball lineup of four guards and a big man to shake things up? And how will the rookies match up without a true center? The sophomores could feature a pair of 7-footers in the Nets' Brook Lopez and the Grizzlies' Marc Gasol, so the rookies' leading rebounders -- Blair, all 6-foot-7 of him, and Gibson, 6-foot-9 -- will definitely have their work cut out for them. The results of the voting will be announced Jan. 27. --

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