April 10, 20232 yr $25 winner take all. this year we're going to incorporate the playoff tournament. 3 bonus points per correct pick in every game. and you don't have to get game 1 correct in order to qualify for the bonus for game 2 (for example, if you pick the hawks to beat the heat and the heat win, you can still make a pick for the winner of the hawks vs. tor/chi game). picks for each play-in game are due by tip off of each respective game. after the play-in, it'll work the same way it's always worked. you pick the winner and how many games the series' lasts. if you get the correct number of games, you get a 5 point bonus (note - in rounds 2-4, you must have the correct matchup in order to be eligible for any bonus points). 1st round - 10 points/matchup, 2nd round, 20 points/matchup, 3rd round, 30 points/matchup, finals, 40 points. post picks in this thread. payments can be made via venmo/paypal/cash app and are due by sunday, april 16th. matchups for the first 4 play-in games are set: hawks @ heat and t'wolves @ lakers are on tuesday, bulls @ raptors and thunder @ pelicans are on wednesday. there will also be two final play-in games on friday and then the playoffs get going full swing on saturday at noon, meaning you'll have to get your full playoff picks in by that point. let me know if something doesn't make sense and i'll try to clarify. i'm on a plane most of the morning/afternoon tomorrow, but should be able to monitor this thread tomorrow evening.
April 10, 20232 yr Just a PSA play in games start tomorrow. Lakers > Wolves Pels > OKC - Miami > ATL CHI > TOR Or wait - are you saying we just pick the first 2 games then we pick the 3rd play in game? I think you should have to get the winner right from the jump for the 3rd one - even if they win vs. a different team. Edited April 11, 20232 yr by ztejas
April 11, 20232 yr Author correct, each game in the play-in tournament is a stand alone game worth three bonus points. my picks for tomorrow are the heat and the lakers.
April 11, 20232 yr Both my kid and I are taking Miami and LA tonight Tomorrow I'm taking Toronto and OKC. He is taking Chicago and NO Edited April 11, 20232 yr by Baboontyme
April 12, 20232 yr Author tagging @Zepol87 as he expressed interest and didn't make a pick for the miami/atlanta game. still time to make picks for the rest of the play-in games. and anyone else can still join, just can't pick a game that has started.
April 12, 20232 yr Yeah, we definitely need more than 6. And if you enter late, you won't be at a disadvantage since we all picked Miami.
April 12, 20232 yr Give me Toronto and New Orleans tonight. I'll post Jr's picks when he sends them to me.
April 12, 20232 yr Author i'm gonna go with the bulls and pelicans tonight. anyone who hasn't joined yet is still free to join. you're only 3 points behind if you missed last night.
April 12, 20232 yr For the benefit of the pool I am sponsoring another child. This one is going to probably pick based on uniform color and it will be very annoying when she wins. And before anyone gets any ideas, $25 is not nearly enough for me to try to game the system. She is taking OKC and Chicago tonight.
April 14, 20232 yr Girl picks Miami and Minnesota Boy picks Chicago and Minnesota Give me Heat and Thunder
April 14, 20232 yr Y'all wanna up this to like $40 since we only have a handful of entries? And say something like 2nd gets their money back?
April 15, 20232 yr Author i count 8 total entries (baboon x3, hornonthebayou x2, wulaw, me, ztejas). that's pretty much in line with what we typically have. and its $175 to the winner which is a decent enough prize. i think we should leave it as it is. my picks: east 1st round - milwaukee over miami in 4, boston over atlanta in 5, philly over brooklyn in 6, knicks over cavs in 7 west 1st round - denver over minnesota in 5, lakers over memphis in 7, warriors over kings in 6, suns over clippers in 5 east 2nd round - milwaukee over knicks in 6, boston over philly in 7 west 2nd round - suns over denver in 6, warriors over lakers in 7 east finals - milwaukee over boston in 7, suns over warriors in 7 finals - milwaukee over suns in 6
April 15, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, Baboontyme said: Girl picks Miami and Minnesota Boy picks Chicago and Minnesota Give me Heat and Thunder Girl wins the night -- looks like you know what is undefeated again 😂😂😂
April 15, 20232 yr I just sent you the donation to Baboon's daughter for Jr and I. Here are my picks. Jr will pick when he wakes up. 1st round: Milwaukee in 5, Cleveland in 7, Philly in 5, Boston in 5, Denver in 5, Phoenix in 5, Golden St in 6, Memphis in 7 2nd round: Milwaukee in 5, Boston in 7, Phoenix in 6, Golden St in 6 Conference finals: Milwaukee in 6, Phoenix in 6 Finals: Milwaukee in 6
April 15, 20232 yr Jr's picks 1st round: Milwaukee in 4, New York in 7, Philly in 5, Boston in 5, Denver in 6, Phoenix in 6, Golden St in 6, Memphis in 6 2nd round: Milwaukee in 5, Boston in 7, Phoenix in 6, Memphis in 6 Conference finals: Milwaukee in 7, Phoenix in 6 Finals: Milwaukee in 6
April 15, 20232 yr Here's mine. Boy has 6ers in 5. Daughter at dance until noon, I'll get her series pick in by tip and then the rest of theirs after.
April 15, 20232 yr DEN 4 MIN 1 MEM 4 LAL 2 SAC 2 GSW 4 PHO 4 LAC 0 - PHO 4 DEN 2 GSW 2 MEM 4 - PHO 4 MEM 2 - MIL 4 MIA 0 BOS 4 ATL 1 PHI 4 BKN 1 CLE 4 NYK 3 - MIL 4 CLE 2 BOS 4 PHI 2 - MIL 4 BOS 3 - PHO 4 MIL 3 Now let's all watch the Lakers somehow pull a title out of their cunts. Edited April 15, 20232 yr by ztejas
April 15, 20232 yr 11 hours ago, LTtxfan said: Girl wins the night -- looks like you know what is undefeated again 😂😂😂 She had a gut feeling that despite his performance against TOR Zach Lavine was a useless sack of donkey testicles. She guessed right. (CHI never should have lost that game. Whatever. Fuck these shitty play in teams) Edited April 15, 20232 yr by ztejas
April 15, 20232 yr Bucks in 4 celts in 4 sixers in 5 cavs in 6 nuggets in 5 grizz 6 warriors 6 suns 6 bucks- 5 celtics- 6 suns- 6 warriors - 6 bucks- 6 warriors 6 bucks- 7
April 15, 20232 yr Who are we missing picks from? @Zepol87? Optimally you get your picks in before the first game but I'm sure we can give some leeway. I'm not counting an entry that is made after Embiid blows his knee out in the 2Q of G1.
April 15, 20232 yr My bad Mil - 4 Bos - 5 Cle - 7 Philly - 6 Mil - 5 Bos - 6 Mil - 7 Den - 6 Suns - 5 GSW - 6 Mem - 5 Den - 6 GSW - 7 Den - 7 Mil vs Den with Mil in 6
April 15, 20232 yr Have a buddy that wants in also is that cool? I’ll cover his payment and he can just pay me back. 1st round Nuggets in 5 Clippers in 7 Kings in 7 Lakers in 6 Bucks in 6 Cleveland in 7 76ers in 5 Celtics in 5
April 15, 20232 yr Round 2: Nuggets in 6 Kings in 6 Bucks in 7 Celtics in 7 - Nuggets in 6 Celtics in 7 - Celtics in 7
April 18, 20232 yr Author just to update, i have received payments from HornontheBayou (x2) and Zepol (x2).
April 21, 20232 yr Didn't realize we were doing pay ahead of time. What's the protocol and who else is a deadbeat like me?
May 2, 20232 yr Author ok, i made an attempt at adding up all the scores through round 1, but PLEASE feel free to double check my work. here is how i have it as of round 1: baboon daughter - 97 points bigorange - 89 points hotb/hotb jr - 69 points baboon/baboon son/ztejas - 64 points wulaw - 61 points zepol - 55 points zepol friend - 50 points
May 2, 20232 yr This is one of the worst entries I've ever had to any contest like this. May the winner buy a moderately priced dinner out on my dime.
May 6, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, ztejas said: Let's ban her moving forward. She's a fucking shark. The next Haralabob If she has any hot crypto tips I'll be sure to let you all know
May 6, 20232 yr On 5/2/2023 at 5:09 PM, ztejas said: This is one of the worst entries I've ever had to any contest like this. May the winner buy a moderately priced dinner out on my dime. Yea I quit giving a fuck pretty early. Terrible
June 2, 20232 yr Author oh sure you guys would want me to update it post round 1. i'm pretty sure baboon's daughter took it, but i'll try and officially tally it up "soon."
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