April 9, 20187 yr did this for years at the other site, gonna bring it here. it's pretty straight forward, $25 entry fee and winner take all. as soon as the playoff matchups are cemented on wednesday, simply post your picks on this thread before tip off of the first game on saturday. this year should actually be pretty interesting as there is a lot of opportunity for people to make different picks from each other. scoring rules: 1st round series - 10 points, 2nd round - 20 points, conference finals - 30 points, nba finals - 40 points. there is a 5 point per series bonus if you get the number of games the series goes correct (after the first round, you must have both teams playing in the series correct in order to be eligible for the bonus). anyway, that's it. just wanted to get this thread up and running so this can be on people's minds for almost a week before the playoffs actually begin.
April 9, 20187 yr I had a buddy jump in this with us last time. Is it cool if he plays again? Oh and I’m in.
April 10, 20187 yr Author aren't you one of the people i'm gonna owe fantasy basketball winnings to here in a few days? you could always just "reinvest" $25 of it. i also had an idea for a playoff eliminator pool for something like $10/person where you pick 1 team every day of the playoffs. maybe that's a different thread though.
April 10, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, BigOrange1 said: aren't you one of the people i'm gonna owe fantasy basketball winnings to here in a few days? you could always just "reinvest" $25 of it. i also had an idea for a playoff eliminator pool for something like $10/person where you pick 1 team every day of the playoffs. maybe that's a different thread though. Yeah I guess for me you can use $25 of what I’m owed for the league, which I believe leaves me at $150 (I’m going to finish runner-up). Feel free to send me that a couple of days early.
April 10, 20187 yr 9 hours ago, BigOrange1 said: aren't you one of the people i'm gonna owe fantasy basketball winnings to here in a few days? you could always just "reinvest" $25 of it. i also had an idea for a playoff eliminator pool for something like $10/person where you pick 1 team every day of the playoffs. maybe that's a different thread though. Yes I am. And yes I will just reinvest $25 of it so count me in.
April 10, 20187 yr 18 hours ago, BigOrange1 said: after the first round, you must have both teams playing in the series correct in order to be eligible for the bonus Has this been the rule in the past? I can't remember. And I'm definitely in.
April 10, 20187 yr Author 5 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said: Has this been the rule in the past? I can't remember. And I'm definitely in. it definitely was last year and i think maybe the year before. but there have been years in the past where it wasn't. just feels like you should have the entire series correct in order to get the bonus.
April 10, 20187 yr Author 4 hours ago, immortal13 said: Ok so how does this work? Do we just post our predictions on this thread? correct. anytime after the playoff matchups are official tomorrow night and tip off of the first game. i'll keep up with the scoring on this thread as well. for anyone who isn't reinvesting fantasy basketball money with me, you can paypal/venmo your $25 entry to cade747@gmail.com. just make sure it's in by tip off of playoff game 1.
April 12, 20187 yr Author here is the bracket. just have your picks made and payment sent in by tip off saturday (which i believe is 2:00):
April 12, 20187 yr Round 1 Rockets over Wolves in 5 Thunder over Jazz in 7 Blazers over Pelicans in 6 Warriors over Spurs in 6 Raptors over Wiz in 5 Cavs over Pacers in 7 Sixers over Heat in 6 Celtics over Bucks in 5 Round 2 Thunder over Rockets in 7 Warriors over Blazers in 6 Cavs over Tor in 7 Celtics over 76ers in 7 Conf Finals Warriors over Thunder in 6 Cle over Celtics in 7 Finals Warriors over Cavs in 6
April 13, 20187 yr Author Round 1 Rockets over Wolves in 5 Warriors over Spurs in 5 Blazers over Pelicans in 7 Jazz over Thunder in 7 Raptors over Wizards in 7 Bucks over Celtics in 7 76ers over Heat in 6 Cavs over Pacers in 6 Round 2 Rockets over Jazz in 5 Warriors over Blazers in 6 Cavs over Raptors in 6 76ers over Bucks in 6 Conference Finals Rockets over Warriors in 7 Cavs over 76ers in 6 NBA Finals Rockets over Cavs in 6
April 13, 20187 yr Author also if you post your picks and want to change them before tip off of the first game you are free to do so.
April 13, 20187 yr First Round OKC over Jazz in 6 Warriors over Spurs in 5 Portland over Nawlins in 6 Rockets over Wolves in 5 Raptors over Wiz in 5 Sixers over Heat in 5 Cavs over Pacers in 6 Celts overs Bucks in 7 Round 2 Rockets over OKC in 6 Warriors over Blazers in 7 Raptors over Cavs in 7 Sixers over Celts in 6 Round 3 Rockets over Warriors in 7 Raptors over Sixers in 6 Finals Rockets over Raptors in 6 #HTOWN #TITLETOWN
April 14, 20187 yr Round 1 Rockets over Wolves in 5 Jazz over Thunder in 6 Blazers over Pelicans in 6 Warriors over Spurs in 5 Raptors over Wiz in 5 Cavs over Pacers in 6 Sixers over Heat in 5 Celtics over Bucks in 5 Round 2 Rockets over Jazz in 6 Warriors over Blazers in 7 Raptors over Cavs in 7 Sixers over Celts in 6 Round 3 Warriors over Rockets in 7 Sixers over Raptors in 7 Finals Warriors over Sixers in 6
April 14, 20187 yr Round 1 Houston in 4 OKC in 7 Portland in 7 Golden State in 5 Toronto in 5 Cleveland in 5 Philly in 5 Boston in 6 Conference semis Houston in 5 Golden State in 5 Cleveland in 6 Philly in 6 Conference finals Golden State in 6 Cleveland in 6 Finals Golden State in 5 Edited April 14, 20187 yr by HornOnTheBayou
April 14, 20187 yr Raptors in 6 Celtics in 7 Sixers in 6 Cavs in 6 Rockets in 4 Warriors in 6 Blazers in 7 Thunder in 6 Sixers in 6 Cavs in 7 Warriors in 6 Rockets in 5 Rockets in 7 Cavs in 7 Rockets in 5
April 14, 20187 yr My buddy: Rockets in 4 Warriors in 4 Blazers in 6 Thunder in 7 Bucks in 6 Raptors in 6 Sixers in 5 Cavs in 6 Sixers in 5 Cavs in 7 Rockets in 4 Warriors in 5 Cavs in 7 Rockets in 7 Rockets in 5
April 14, 20187 yr Everyone picked Philly in 5 or 6 in round one. I kinda thought there’d be more trepidation about that series. Edited April 14, 20187 yr by Goo Punch
April 28, 20187 yr Author here is where things stand with 6/8 first round series' in the books: immortal - 70 bigorange - 60 joey covers - 55 hornonthebayou/derka's friend - 50 rex wilson/derka - 45
May 2, 20187 yr Author round 1 completed: immortal - 90 joy covers - 80 bigorange/hornonthebayou/derka/rex wilson - 70 derka's friend - 60
May 9, 20187 yr Author 1 second round series to go: bigorange - 135 immortal/derka/hornonthebayou - 130 joey covers/derka's friend - 120 rex wilson - 110
May 17, 20187 yr Author just realized i never updated this after the end of philly/boston (only 1 person had celtics over philly). so here is the official leader board post round 2: bigorange - 135 immortal/derka/hornonthebayou/rex wilson - 130 joey covers/derka's friend - 120
May 29, 20187 yr If I did my math right, If Golden State wins in 5 games, Rex Wilson and I split. Anything else, Rex Wilson wins outright. Did I do that right?
May 29, 20187 yr Author 7 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said: If I did my math right, If Golden State wins in 5 games, Rex Wilson and I split. Anything else, Rex Wilson wins outright. Did I do that right? your math appears to be right. post conference finals standings: rex wilson - 195 hornonthebayou - 190 derka/immortal/bigorange - 165 derka's friend - 155 joey covers - 120
May 29, 20187 yr 10 hours ago, Goo Punch said: No, we go back in time, the Rockets sun tonight and I win.
June 4, 20187 yr On 5/29/2018 at 1:27 PM, BigOrange1 said: your math appears to be right. post conference finals standings: rex wilson - 195 hornonthebayou - 190 derka/immortal/bigorange - 165 derka's friend - 155 joey covers - 120 so the 2 most active loudmouth basketball nerds can't win at their own game. not even land 2nd place. have to fight over the bronze prize. that's gold!
June 10, 20187 yr Author yeah, it's always fun. depending on where lebron goes, next year could be even more open. we'll definitely do it again.
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