March 9Mar 9 Ah it's that time of year where I run my CBK ratings for the first time right before the draft. In.
March 12Mar 12 i won't be able to do it this year. will be at a conference sun - weds. someone else can take my spot and lose $20 to @Huckleberry.
March 17Mar 17 Author I know @Derka wants in so that’s 4. Very little interest in hoops in general for obvious reasons this year/ but if 4 more people want in claim your spot here and we will kick this draft off lunchtime on Monday.
March 17Mar 17 Author Explanation for those who haven't watched over the years. We each pick in a snake draft 8 teams in the NCAA tournament. You get the points for your team winning multiplied by the round. Add them all together for a total score. So- if you draft UH as a 1 seed there is 21 possible points: 1 point for winning round 1, 2 for round 2, 3 for round 3, for for round 4, 5 for round 5 and 6 for round 6 if they win it all. If you pick Texas as an 11 seed and they win the round of 64 you get 11 points. If they win in the round of 32 you get 22 points for that round for a total of 33 points. So- picking an 11 seed that makes the sweet 16 is more valuable than a 1 seed that wins it all. Picking a lot of 11 and 12 seeds also means you are potentially out before the end of the first weekend. Need two more still. It's fun. Huckleberry nerds out and does recaps and updates and makes it more fun.
March 17Mar 17 I'm at a work conference all day. The earliest I could start drafting is tomorrow morning. If y'all still need someone then, I can do it. If you find someone before that, I'm cool with sitting out.
March 17Mar 17 How do we do play-ins? You get whichever team advances or you get points for the play-in but only if you get them right?
March 17Mar 17 18 minutes ago, ztejas said: How do we do play-ins? You get whichever team advances or you get points for the play-in but only if you get them right? You get whichever team advances, but you don't earn points from the play-in game itself. Points only awarded once the field of 64 is set.
March 17Mar 17 Man, in past years people clamored to participate and a few always got shut out, but this year, I'm starting to lose faith that it will even happen.
March 17Mar 17 Yeah, I was specifically looking for this right after selections because I've missed a couple of times. Maybe put "Two spots left" or whatever it is in the thread title?
March 17Mar 17 Author 3 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said: I'm at a work conference all day. The earliest I could start drafting is tomorrow morning. If y'all still need someone then, I can do it. If you find someone before that, I'm cool with sitting out. HOrn on the bayou is good- we can wait until tomorrow morning and he's fun to have in. 1 more needed.
March 17Mar 17 Author OK- That's all 8 of us then in there. Lets go with draft starting at 9:00 am tomorrow. Order: Huckleberry, Precupice, Ztexas, Wulaw, Derka, Bartles, Horn on the Bayou, Bartles, Zepol
March 17Mar 17 31 minutes ago, Wulaw Horn said: OK- That's all 8 of us then in there. Lets go with draft starting at 9:00 am tomorrow. Order: Huckleberry, Precupice, Ztexas, Wulaw, Derka, Bartles, Horn on the Bayou, Bartles, Zepol I'm happy to pick twice each round, but you may run out of teams at the end LOL Edited March 17Mar 17 by Bartles bold
March 17Mar 17 Author 5 minutes ago, Bartles said: I'm happy to pick twice each round, but you may run out of teams at the end LOL You pick in between Derka and HotB. Sorry.
March 17Mar 17 Author 30 minutes ago, Zepol87 said: Best way to pay? WE don't collect b/c that sucks. whoever wins DM's pay information at the end and everyone pays on the honor system. There has never been a stiff in 10 years. One year derka got irritated b/c he only collected $140. Then he was like- oh- I don't have my $20. It was funny. At least that's how I remember it.
March 17Mar 17 1 hour ago, Wulaw Horn said: WE don't collect b/c that sucks. whoever wins DM's pay information at the end and everyone pays on the honor system. There has never been a stiff in 10 years. One year derka got irritated b/c he only collected $140. Then he was like- oh- I don't have my $20. It was funny. At least that's how I remember it. i bumped the thread like three times asking who still hadn’t paid, and you finally were like, “wait- you’re not forgetting to subtract your own entry fee are you?” and i was like lol
March 17Mar 17 also the year i won it was probably the most epic draft i’ll ever have. i ended up with three of the final 4 iirc, and it was was like a six seed, an 11 seed, and a 9 seed lol. my very first pick (second or third overall) was 9 seed unc because they played shaka in the first round, lol. thanks shaka!
March 17Mar 17 Since Bayou picks seventh, we might as well start whenever Huckleberry is ready? I should be pretty on-line tomorrow but I know it helps to get things going whenever people are ready Edited March 17Mar 17 by Bartles
March 17Mar 17 Author 41 minutes ago, Bartles said: Since Bayou picks seventh, we might as well start whenever Huckleberry is ready? I should be pretty on-line tomorrow but I know it helps to get things going whenever people are ready Yep. @Huckleberryfire when ready. As always after you make your pick at whoever is next.
March 17Mar 17 Oh shoot I'm on the clock. First pick sucks, this is rigged. Will be picking by 7 hopefully. Edited March 17Mar 17 by Huckleberry
March 17Mar 17 Author 4 minutes ago, Huckleberry said: Oh shoot I'm on the clock. First pick sucks, this is rigged. Will be picking by 7 hopefully. It’s so that you don’t get your first pick in the 7th slot and your 2nd pick in the 10th slot.
March 17Mar 17 I love this thread every year, it's such a shit show. Picks come in every 5-7 hours and there's still a shit ton of duplicate picks and general chaos. Don't let me down gents!
March 17Mar 17 Okay done with my "research" for this year. Not as many super high EVs as usual, very spread out overall. Should make this more fun. And I don't like my top pick but I'm not going to change my system. For those of you who are new my system is: Pick the next highest EV from my ratings except... Never pick Oklahoma and also... Never pick A&M and also... Never pick Shaka Smart So with that said, my #1 overall pick which I don't love because of their second round matchup is Gonzaga @Prepuce of Doom
March 18Mar 18 Author 26 minutes ago, Doc Sam Beckett said: I love this thread every year, it's such a shit show. Picks come in every 5-7 hours and there's still a shit ton of duplicate picks and general chaos. Don't let me down gents! This is absolutely accurate.
March 18Mar 18 I'm probably offline for the night, but with Bayou behind me it doesn't really matter. I'll be up early to get started
March 18Mar 18 i guess if he doesn’t pick tonight i’ll send my list to huck before i go to bed, right around the 3rd inning of the cubs game lol. Edited March 18Mar 18 by Derka
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