After tackling keeper league rankings for players 22 years old or younger last week, the Lab got a few questions from readers in deeper leagues (14 and 16-team leagues in these instances) asking for player recommendations. So this week, the focus is squarely on the players not sexy enough for the majority of people in those standard 12-team leagues.

Let’s do some quick hits for those owned in less than a third (33 percent or under) of all Yahoo! leagues but owned in more than 5 percent of leagues. Then we’ll swim over to the deep end of the free agent pool and dive deep to discover not diamonds in the rough but rather pearls in the oysters, if you will. You will? Well, you shouldn’t have. But it’s excellent that you did!

Hit the jump for the list. Please note that this article should have gone up yesterday morning but didn't do to technical difficulties, or something like that.

Now in descending ownership percentage order:

Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C, Cleveland, 32% owned

The Cavs best bargaining chip, there’s a strong possibility he could end up a starter wherever he lands. Or the team can hold and wait for the inevitable Shaq injury.

Rasual Butler, SG/SF, LA Clippers, 29% owned

With Blake Griffin out of the picture and Al Thornton continuing to look like a bust, the team is putting it’s faith in the veteran scorer as their starting SF. He’s proving them right by routinely scoring in double-figures and hitting multiple threes.

DeJuan Blair, SF/PF/C, San Antonio, 28% owned

The wide-bodied rookie used this recent four-game road swing to settle in nicely to the starting center spot where he’s a Hoover personified, vacuuming in rebounding totals of 21, 16, 8 and 13.

Delonte West, PG/SG, Cleveland, 23% owned

While the minutes aren’t where they need to be for him to be as effective as last year when he was starting, West’s off-the-court issues seem behind, him for the season at least. But he wasn’t worth owning until he finally remembered he was a shooting guard and started launching threes again.

Robin Lopez, F/C, Phoenix, 20% owned

The ownership level for Lopez is skyrocketing as you read this. Owned in fewer than 5 percent of leagues last week, Lopez is at 20 percent ownership now in Yahoo! and has climbed from 2 percent to 41 percent on Sportsline as of Tuesday evening. If you haven’t heard the news, Brook’s slightly less-talented twin is back from injury and is now the starting center in Phoenix. He had 19 points (80 FG%), 7 boards, 1 steal and 3 blocks in his first start. He also has 12 blocks in his last three games, if that kind of stuff interests you.

Francisco Garcia, SG/SF, Sacramento, 19% owned

Cisco is due back from wrist surgery in a week or so. His all-around game played well last year when the Kings were lacking talent and healthy bodies. The Lab wouldn’t expect the same now that the purple people are getting huge contributions from Tyreke Evans and Omri Casspi. But it’s a situation worth paying attention to, just to see how it shakes out.

Marreese Speights, PF/C, Philadelphia, 15% owned

For Marreese, this season has played out like a single round of seesaw: first he was up, then he was down. Odds are he’ll be back up again scoring at a high clip and rebounding well off the bench; the odds increase greatly when GM Ed Stefanski finally pulls the plug on this pitiful year, fires Eddie Jordan and starts dealing players for cap space.

Drew Gooden, PF/C, Dallas, 14% owned

If Erick Dampier breaks down—that balky knee keeps giving him problems—Gooden has already proven he can be a viable option in the middle. In his 10 starts this year, Gooden averages 10.9 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 0.9 spg and 1.3 bpg. That’s standard league material right there.

Steve Blake, PG/SG, Portland, 12% owned

Back from a bout of pneumonia, Blake has played three healthy games and is averaging 13 ppg, 2.7 3pg, 4 rpg, 4.7 apg and 1.0 spg.

Carlos Delfino, SG/SF, Milwaukee, 10% owned

Or maybe this should be Jerry Stackhouse instead. We will see since the veteran guard was just added to the roster and has yet to make his debut. Either way, Charlie Bell isn’t looking like the answer even though he’s been starting in place of Michael Redd who is done for the year. Delfino was inconsistent as a starter, but his time coming off the pine (since the last game in December) might have served him well; in his last two games he’s had 28 points, 6 threes and 4 steals the first night and then came back with 11 points, 3 triples, 10 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks the next night.

Taj Gibson, SF/PF, Chicago, 8% owned

Despite plantar fasciitis, Gibson continues to do yeoman work for the Bulls. For reasons unbeknownst to fantasyland, Tyrus Thomas isn’t getting PT despite oozing talent out of every pore. Almost certain to be dealt, Thomas’ absence should create a larger role for Gibson.

Flip Murray, SG, Charlotte, 6% owned

The Bobcats have won eight of nine games this month and it’s no coincidence that Murray has seized the come-out-gunning, sixth man role in that time. Not too many players owned in so few leagues can offer any help in points, yet the Philly native is averaging 13.6 ppg in January including 1.6 3pg and 88.9 FT% on 3.0 FTA.

Now the Fantasy Lab is going to examine five guys owned in fewer than five percent of all Yahoo! leagues. Hopefully these ownership numbers will skew much higher in the coming months.