I think the reasons no one got the bonus points for picking the POTW prior to last week were

1) No one was paying attention to trying to pick him, and
2) Even if we were, he simply wasn't playing on Sunday.

Marion had a great 3 games before last night. If he has a good game tonight, I think he'll get it. All things being equal, I would have taken Stojakovic tonight, but for the 15 extra points, I figured it was worth the shot to take Marion.

I think Pierce is an absolute lock for POTW in the East. I was almost tempted to take him even though he's not playing tonight, and getting the guaranteed 15 points.

Given the inconsistency of the shooting guards, that may not have been such a terrible idea.

Edit: Actually, the above wouldn't work; I just realized that our game has Pierce as a forward. The NBA All-Star ballot has him as a guard.