rudisha or perkovic should be captins. they are basicaly locks.
i imagine most people picked rudisha because 1) more people know who he is and 2) he is more likely to set a meet record which doubles the points.
if most people picked those people they are probably not going to do very well. those are all top athletes but they are in races that are filled with top athletes and that could be won by any of them.
here are my picks. (subject to change)
rudisha as team captin 800m (lock for a win and maybe a meet record will fall also)
justin gatlin 100m(may lose to nesta carter but he won most of the races last year and i cant help but to think he is in better shape than a 10.02)
hagos gebrihwet 3000m( also a toss up pick of mine. he is in a field of studs and who know s who will win in a kickers race. however he did just win world jr xc. and destroyed rupp indoors over 3000 who ran a 7:30 a couple weeks later)
vesely vitezslav javelin( pretty consistent winner win i picked him last year so im sure he will do the same for me this year)
shelly-ann fraser-price 100m (won a lot last year and she doesnt have to run against jeter or felix so she is almost a lock)
milcah chemos 3000m SC (wins every race ive ever seen in a diamond league event. very fast and consistent. a lock for the win and could get a meet record)
perkovic sandra discus (wins just about everything last year. and is way above everyone in this field. a lock for the win and maybe a meet record)
abeba Aregawi 1500 (its a toss up between her an debaba but i was running out of solid choices at the time so i put my faith in her.. good thing is though that if she wins she is likely to set a meet record seeing as how she always runs really fast)
bershawn jackson 400 hurdles( won a lot last year. i expect he should do the same here)
notes: may change one of my toss up picks for christian taylor. or otto bjorn.