bill82
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Post by bill82 on Mar 14, 2019 13:11:33 GMT -8
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Post by bennysdentist on Mar 14, 2019 13:32:38 GMT -8
I'm in!
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Post by beavaristotle on Mar 14, 2019 13:40:24 GMT -8
Thanks B82
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Post by bennysdentist on Mar 14, 2019 16:08:10 GMT -8
Sure would be nice to have the Beavs in this thing for once. Oh well, Go Zags!
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Post by bill82 on Mar 17, 2019 16:34:41 GMT -8
Follow your second favorite team. If you don’t have one, may I suggest St. Louis?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2019 12:05:39 GMT -8
Thanks for doing this bill I really wish these brackets would have some incentive for picking upsets. There's really no reason for not just going with the higher seed every time. Sure you could get lucky with your guesses but going with the seeds gives you the best chance
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Post by bill82 on Mar 19, 2019 18:25:28 GMT -8
Thanks for doing this bill I really wish these brackets would have some incentive for picking upsets. There's really no reason for not just going with the higher seed every time. Sure you could get lucky with your guesses but going with the seeds gives you the best chance I have thought about that as well. I've always struggled with trying to get consensus on a scoring system. There are so many options. But then I realized - I'm the commissioner. I can Larry Scott this thing. So I made a change. I went ahead and added bonus points for upset picks. You get one point for correct picks, plus, in the first round you get 4 points extra for picking an upset, second round: 3 points, third round 2 points, and all other rounds one point. So if you pick an upset winner (based on odds, not seeds) in the first round you get 5 points. One for correct pick and four point bonus.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2019 20:00:34 GMT -8
Thanks for doing this bill I really wish these brackets would have some incentive for picking upsets. There's really no reason for not just going with the higher seed every time. Sure you could get lucky with your guesses but going with the seeds gives you the best chance I have thought about that as well. I've always struggled with trying to get consensus on a scoring system. There are so many options. But then I realized - I'm the commissioner. I can Larry Scott this thing. So I made a change. I went ahead and added bonus points for upset picks. You get one point for correct picks, plus, in the first round you get 4 points extra for picking an upset, second round: 3 points, third round 2 points, and all other rounds one point. So if you pick an upset winner (based on odds, not seeds) in the first round you get 5 points. One for correct pick and four point bonus. well that's great but after the fact? I already form picked high seeds all the way to the final 4. Doh!
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Post by bill82 on Mar 20, 2019 3:30:58 GMT -8
I have thought about that as well. I've always struggled with trying to get consensus on a scoring system. There are so many options. But then I realized - I'm the commissioner. I can Larry Scott this thing. So I made a change. I went ahead and added bonus points for upset picks. You get one point for correct picks, plus, in the first round you get 4 points extra for picking an upset, second round: 3 points, third round 2 points, and all other rounds one point. So if you pick an upset winner (based on odds, not seeds) in the first round you get 5 points. One for correct pick and four point bonus. well that's great but after the fact? I already form picked high seeds all the way to the final 4. Doh! I added an option for players to have two brackets. Pick one with your brain and one with your heart.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2019 5:13:57 GMT -8
well that's great but after the fact? I already form picked high seeds all the way to the final 4. Doh! I added an option for players to have two brackets. Pick one with your brain and one with your heart. no third bracket for this guy?
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Post by beaverintheberg on Mar 20, 2019 6:41:39 GMT -8
Giddy up!
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Post by giantkillers83 on Mar 21, 2019 17:19:38 GMT -8
Chalk.... pffft.... what fun is that.
Already blew Belmont, Yale, St Mary’s behind. Go Murray St Racers..... that Ja Morant is a special kid.
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Post by baseba1111 on Mar 22, 2019 13:37:48 GMT -8
Ucks get the break they need to go to Sweet 16 as Irvine upsets KSU.
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Post by bennysdentist on Mar 22, 2019 14:11:19 GMT -8
Ucks get the break they need to go to Sweet 16 as Irvine upsets KSU. Those cheating f%#*ing bastards always seem to get the breaks they need. Sigh
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Post by mbabeav on Mar 22, 2019 14:52:06 GMT -8
Just depressed because my bracket was listed and then they send me an email that I got too late that it wasn't completed (it was done!) - cause I would be in the lead! I think
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