Post by Lowlife Dickwad on Apr 13, 2018 6:20:40 GMT
Because I'm a lazy cunt, I will copy pasta from previous thread
This post has been relocated from 2017 to a new thread, so I still haven't legitimately made a traditional standard thread.
WARNING: You will have difficulty reading this with tapatalk since you won't be able to see the formatted text. It's best to read through desktop
ANYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY. THERE IS NO LIMIT IN THE NUMBER OF SPOTS AVAILABLE. All members of this forum can join.
What's the difference between this Pick 'Em and the subforum Pick 'Em?
You don't pick individual games per day. You pick the whole series before the series starts at the very minimum. ALSO, you will be picking the team in x games, not just pick the winner.
Obviously, this is also NBA only and spans longer than a month.
This Pick 'Em will be utilizing 4 different grading systems for EACH of the two different gameplay options (Bold = All in; Safe = Round by Round). You can choose to participate in one or BOTH gameplay options. Don't hesitate to do both because I plan to do both and last year 6 members did both. It's really no problem for me.
RULES
-You can pick one or both out of the two gameplay options (feel free to choose both)
Bold aka All-in aka you predict every single outcome of the ENTIRE playoffs
Safe aka Round by round aka you pick matchups as soon as they are determined
-There will be three to four (if I could find the one Macho mentioned between the previous postseason and this postseason) grading systems that will be tied to EACH gameplay option. You don't choose which system to play in. You choose the gameplay option. Here are the 3 in its simplistic form (will post the in-depth later)
System 1 will be based on sequential precision. In other words, you get points for guessing the team right FIRST and then you get extra points if you guess the right games. Seems logical enuogh
System 2 will be based entirely on accuracy. Dartboard if you will, but the difference is there are NEGATIVE values. You will get points if you are very close to the outcome.
System 3 will be based on independent precision on what the system claims as "mutually exclusive". In other words, you get points for getting the right team. You get points for getting the right game regardless of the winner.
-Due Dates for the picks:
Bold option. Generally the due date will be before the first playoff series matchup begins Saturday, April 16, 12:30 PM EST between Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors. I will need all the playoff picks and outcome predictions hopefully by then. If you're in a time scrunch then all I need is the Pacers and Raptors and then you can provide me all those other picks before the next game starts. If this is still not plausible, repeat for the next matchup. If you missed the game timepoint, then you will get the lowest points available for each system.
Safe: Similar to the above in the sense that I hope to get all the picks for THAT round before the first game begins. If you can't, then you can do one and then give me the rest later.
INSERT PLAYOFF IMAGE
-Format for giving me the pick:
Team in <number of games>. It doesn't matter how you cite the team (city or whatever). Preferably it would help me more if your format is same as watching TNT Scoreboard where it says GSW/SAS/POR/etc. So example would be "TOR in 4"
How is this going to be ranked?
Participants of each gameplay option will be ranked SEPARATELY. Your points in each system of the gameplay option will then be aggregated or averaged (I haven't though which one yet, but prior year it was aggregated). Therefore there is no unfairness. For fun, I'll post a combined rank just for the lulz, but it won't be the official rankings. Unlike last year, I will be posting your points in each system. Rankings will generally be updated at the end of the day once a playoff series is over
Are you really going to go through with this?
Yes. I have been doing this since 2013, so you'll know that there will be finalized results
COLOR SCHEME
FOR NEW PARTICIPANTS. Choose your color scheme:
I can do the following options: (Can pick one or multiple, can be team logos, can be ANY COLOR)
Font type
Font color
Up to two different background colors (or background color with Excel's already made pattern, which isn't very good looking)
Border color
All prior year participants can post here to change or verify color schemes. You can post in BTE, but it's best to tag me in case you don't want me to potentially miss it.
GAMEPLAY AND THE SYSTEMS (almost final draft; will be done before playoffs start) Any games missed = lowest points possible
System 2: Bold (60) vs Safe (60)
System 3: Bold (36) vs Safe (30)
This post has been relocated from 2017 to a new thread, so I still haven't legitimately made a traditional standard thread.
WARNING: You will have difficulty reading this with tapatalk since you won't be able to see the formatted text. It's best to read through desktop
ANYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY. THERE IS NO LIMIT IN THE NUMBER OF SPOTS AVAILABLE. All members of this forum can join.
What's the difference between this Pick 'Em and the subforum Pick 'Em?
You don't pick individual games per day. You pick the whole series before the series starts at the very minimum. ALSO, you will be picking the team in x games, not just pick the winner.
Obviously, this is also NBA only and spans longer than a month.
This Pick 'Em will be utilizing 4 different grading systems for EACH of the two different gameplay options (Bold = All in; Safe = Round by Round). You can choose to participate in one or BOTH gameplay options. Don't hesitate to do both because I plan to do both and last year 6 members did both. It's really no problem for me.
RULES
-You can pick one or both out of the two gameplay options (feel free to choose both)
Bold aka All-in aka you predict every single outcome of the ENTIRE playoffs
Safe aka Round by round aka you pick matchups as soon as they are determined
-There will be three to four (if I could find the one Macho mentioned between the previous postseason and this postseason) grading systems that will be tied to EACH gameplay option. You don't choose which system to play in. You choose the gameplay option. Here are the 3 in its simplistic form (will post the in-depth later)
System 1 will be based on sequential precision. In other words, you get points for guessing the team right FIRST and then you get extra points if you guess the right games. Seems logical enuogh
System 2 will be based entirely on accuracy. Dartboard if you will, but the difference is there are NEGATIVE values. You will get points if you are very close to the outcome.
System 3 will be based on independent precision on what the system claims as "mutually exclusive". In other words, you get points for getting the right team. You get points for getting the right game regardless of the winner.
-Due Dates for the picks:
Bold option. Generally the due date will be before the first playoff series matchup begins Saturday, April 16, 12:30 PM EST between Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors. I will need all the playoff picks and outcome predictions hopefully by then. If you're in a time scrunch then all I need is the Pacers and Raptors and then you can provide me all those other picks before the next game starts. If this is still not plausible, repeat for the next matchup. If you missed the game timepoint, then you will get the lowest points available for each system.
Safe: Similar to the above in the sense that I hope to get all the picks for THAT round before the first game begins. If you can't, then you can do one and then give me the rest later.
INSERT PLAYOFF IMAGE
-Format for giving me the pick:
Team in <number of games>. It doesn't matter how you cite the team (city or whatever). Preferably it would help me more if your format is same as watching TNT Scoreboard where it says GSW/SAS/POR/etc. So example would be "TOR in 4"
How is this going to be ranked?
Participants of each gameplay option will be ranked SEPARATELY. Your points in each system of the gameplay option will then be aggregated or averaged (I haven't though which one yet, but prior year it was aggregated). Therefore there is no unfairness. For fun, I'll post a combined rank just for the lulz, but it won't be the official rankings. Unlike last year, I will be posting your points in each system. Rankings will generally be updated at the end of the day once a playoff series is over
Are you really going to go through with this?
Yes. I have been doing this since 2013, so you'll know that there will be finalized results
COLOR SCHEME
FOR NEW PARTICIPANTS. Choose your color scheme:
I can do the following options: (Can pick one or multiple, can be team logos, can be ANY COLOR)
Font type
Font color
Up to two different background colors (or background color with Excel's already made pattern, which isn't very good looking)
Border color
All prior year participants can post here to change or verify color schemes. You can post in BTE, but it's best to tag me in case you don't want me to potentially miss it.
{Click Here for NBA Team templates if anyone wants to steal those and use it for the tournament
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GAMEPLAY AND THE SYSTEMS (almost final draft; will be done before playoffs start) Any games missed = lowest points possible
{CLICK HERE for BOLD GAME SYSTEMS grading criteria (all in / predict entire outcome ) }
All Systems: If you predict both teams wrong in terms of them advancing, you get the LOWEST possible points
BOLD System 1: Strain to Gain (max 56 points)
This system provides 0.5 points (0.75 points if match ends in 7 and you pick 7 games) for right game but wrong team for ALL rounds of bold instead of 0, so there's still a possibility of you getting points. There is no increase in value the further the round goes.
Note: Semi-Finals to Finals, must guess at least 1 team correctly to get max possible points provided that they are the winner of the next round. You do not need to guess both teams to advance correctly to get max points. You guess both teams incorrectly and it's the worst possible points available.
Quarter Finals:
Correct winner of series: 1 point
Correct end result of a series: 1 point
Subtotal: 2 points
Total: 8 matches X 2 pts per series = 16 points
Semi Finals:
Correct winner of series: 1.5 point
Correct end result of a series: 2.5 point
Subtotal: 4 points
Total: 4 matches X 4 pts per series = 16 points
Conference Finals:
Correct winner of series: 2.5 points
Correct end result of a series: 3.5 points
Subtotal: 6 points
Total: 2 matches X 6 pts per series = 12 points
Finals:
Correct winner: 5 points
Correct End Result: 7 points
Total: 12 points
Grand TOTAL System 1: 16 + 16 + 12 + 12 = 56 points max
BOLD System 2: Minesweeper (max 60 points)
Max points: 4
Wrong team: can't have positive points
-1 point for game difference between actual and your pick
Minimum points: -3
Total possible points for this system: 60 ((8 + 4 + 2 + 1)*4)
Rewards the same maximum of points, but the penalties lessen as the rounds advance
SPECIAL NOTE: Get +0.5 for predicting wrong team, but right game if it extends to 7 games for Rounds 2-4. This doesn't apply to Round 1 and this doesn't apply to any other games BUT 7.
Quarterfinals (100% negative impact * -1 point for each +/- 1 game differential)
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 3 games) -3 points
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 2 games) -2 points
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 1 game) -1 point
Wrong team, right game: 0 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 3 games) 1 point
Right team wrong game: (off by 2 games) 2 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 1 game) 3 point
Right team right game: 4 points
Semi-Finals (75% negative impact * -1 point for each +/- 1 game differential))
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 3 games) -2.25 points
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 2 games) -1.5 points
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 1 game) -0.75 point
Wrong team, right game: 0 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 3 games) 1 point
Right team wrong game: (off by 2 games) 2 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 1 game) 3 point
Right team right game: 4 points
Conference Finals (50% negative impact * -1 point for each +/- 1 game differential))
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 3 games) -1.5 points
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 2 games) -1 point
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 1 game) -0.5 point
Wrong team, right game: 0 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 3 games) 1 point
Right team wrong game: (off by 2 games) 2 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 1 game) 3 point
Right team right game: 4 points
Finals (25% negative impact * -1 point for each +/- 1 game differential))
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 3 games) -0.75 point
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 2 games) -0.5 point
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 1 game) -0.25 point
Wrong team, right game: 0 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 3 games) 1 point
Right team wrong game: (off by 2 games) 2 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 1 game) 3 point
Right team right game: 4 points
BOLD System 3: Probable cause for concern (max 36 points)
Quarter-Finals
+2 for correct team and game
+1 for either team or game (separate from +2)
0 for incorrect team and series
NO BONUSES are rewarded
Total : 8 matches x 2 pts per round = 16 points
Semi-Finals:
Same as Quarter-finals, BUT with additional points
0.25 bonus points added for each right team you guessed right to advance.
Each match: +2.5 ( 2 for series + 0.5 for correctly predicted teams )
Total: 4 matches x 2.5 pts per round = 10 points
Conference Finals
Same as Quarter-finals, BUT with additional points
0.5 bonus points added for each right team you guessed right to advance.
Each Match +3 ( 2 for series + 1 for correctly predicted teams )
Total: 2 matches x 3 pts per round = 6 points
Finals:
Same as Quarter-finals, BUT with additional points
1 bonus points added for each right team you guessed right to advance.
Match: +4 points ( 2 for series + 2 for correctly predicted teams )
Grand total: 36 points ( 16 + 10 + 6 + 4 )
All Systems: If you predict both teams wrong in terms of them advancing, you get the LOWEST possible points
BOLD System 1: Strain to Gain (max 56 points)
This system provides 0.5 points (0.75 points if match ends in 7 and you pick 7 games) for right game but wrong team for ALL rounds of bold instead of 0, so there's still a possibility of you getting points. There is no increase in value the further the round goes.
Note: Semi-Finals to Finals, must guess at least 1 team correctly to get max possible points provided that they are the winner of the next round. You do not need to guess both teams to advance correctly to get max points. You guess both teams incorrectly and it's the worst possible points available.
Quarter Finals:
Correct winner of series: 1 point
Correct end result of a series: 1 point
Subtotal: 2 points
Total: 8 matches X 2 pts per series = 16 points
Semi Finals:
Correct winner of series: 1.5 point
Correct end result of a series: 2.5 point
Subtotal: 4 points
Total: 4 matches X 4 pts per series = 16 points
Conference Finals:
Correct winner of series: 2.5 points
Correct end result of a series: 3.5 points
Subtotal: 6 points
Total: 2 matches X 6 pts per series = 12 points
Finals:
Correct winner: 5 points
Correct End Result: 7 points
Total: 12 points
Grand TOTAL System 1: 16 + 16 + 12 + 12 = 56 points max
BOLD System 2: Minesweeper (max 60 points)
Max points: 4
Wrong team: can't have positive points
-1 point for game difference between actual and your pick
Minimum points: -3
Total possible points for this system: 60 ((8 + 4 + 2 + 1)*4)
Rewards the same maximum of points, but the penalties lessen as the rounds advance
SPECIAL NOTE: Get +0.5 for predicting wrong team, but right game if it extends to 7 games for Rounds 2-4. This doesn't apply to Round 1 and this doesn't apply to any other games BUT 7.
Quarterfinals (100% negative impact * -1 point for each +/- 1 game differential)
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 3 games) -3 points
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 2 games) -2 points
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 1 game) -1 point
Wrong team, right game: 0 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 3 games) 1 point
Right team wrong game: (off by 2 games) 2 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 1 game) 3 point
Right team right game: 4 points
Semi-Finals (75% negative impact * -1 point for each +/- 1 game differential))
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 3 games) -2.25 points
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 2 games) -1.5 points
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 1 game) -0.75 point
Wrong team, right game: 0 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 3 games) 1 point
Right team wrong game: (off by 2 games) 2 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 1 game) 3 point
Right team right game: 4 points
Conference Finals (50% negative impact * -1 point for each +/- 1 game differential))
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 3 games) -1.5 points
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 2 games) -1 point
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 1 game) -0.5 point
Wrong team, right game: 0 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 3 games) 1 point
Right team wrong game: (off by 2 games) 2 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 1 game) 3 point
Right team right game: 4 points
Finals (25% negative impact * -1 point for each +/- 1 game differential))
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 3 games) -0.75 point
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 2 games) -0.5 point
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 1 game) -0.25 point
Wrong team, right game: 0 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 3 games) 1 point
Right team wrong game: (off by 2 games) 2 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 1 game) 3 point
Right team right game: 4 points
BOLD System 3: Probable cause for concern (max 36 points)
Quarter-Finals
+2 for correct team and game
+1 for either team or game (separate from +2)
0 for incorrect team and series
NO BONUSES are rewarded
Total : 8 matches x 2 pts per round = 16 points
Semi-Finals:
Same as Quarter-finals, BUT with additional points
0.25 bonus points added for each right team you guessed right to advance.
Each match: +2.5 ( 2 for series + 0.5 for correctly predicted teams )
Total: 4 matches x 2.5 pts per round = 10 points
Conference Finals
Same as Quarter-finals, BUT with additional points
0.5 bonus points added for each right team you guessed right to advance.
Each Match +3 ( 2 for series + 1 for correctly predicted teams )
Total: 2 matches x 3 pts per round = 6 points
Finals:
Same as Quarter-finals, BUT with additional points
1 bonus points added for each right team you guessed right to advance.
Match: +4 points ( 2 for series + 2 for correctly predicted teams )
Grand total: 36 points ( 16 + 10 + 6 + 4 )
{CLICK HERE for SAFE GAME SYSTEMS grading criteria (Round by Round / Predict matches once the matchups are determined)}
SAFE System 1: Strain to Gain (46 points max)
This system provides 0.5 points (0.75 points if match ends in 7 and you pick 7 games) for right game but wrong team for ALL rounds of bold instead of 0, so there's still a possibility of you getting points. There is no increase in value the further the round goes.
Quarter Finals:
Correct winner of series: 1 point
Correct end result of a series: 1 point
Subtotal: 2 points
Total: 8 matches X 2 pts per series = 16 points
Semi-Finals:
Correct winner of series: 1 point
Correct end result of a series: 2 points
Subtotal: 3 points
Total: 4 matches X 3 pts per series = 12 points
Conference Finals:
Correct winner of series: 2 points
Correct end result of a series: 3 points
Subtotal: 5 points
Total: 2 matches X 5 pts per series = 10 points
Finals:
Correct winner: 3 points
Correct end result: 5 points
Total: 8 points
Grand TOTAL: 16 + 12 + 10 + 8 = 46 points max
SAFE System 2: Minesweeper (60 points max)
Max points: 4
Wrong team: can't have positive points
-1 point for game difference between actual and your pick
Minimum points: -3
Total possible points for this system: 60 ((8 + 4 + 2 + 1)*4)
Penalties do not lessen as we advance to the next round
Same grading scale for ALL ROUNDS of this system:
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 3 games) -3 points
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 2 games) -2 points
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 1 game) -1 point
Wrong team, right game: 0 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 3 games) 1 point
Right team wrong game: (off by 2 games) 2 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 1 game) 3 point
Right team right game: 4 points
SAFE System 3: Probable cause for concern (30 points max)
SAFE MODE ALL ROUNDS
+2 for correct team and game
+1 for either team or game (separate from +2)
0 for incorrect team and series
NO BONUSES are rewarded
Total for safe: 30 (15 matches * 2 points max per series)
System 1: Bold (56) vs Safe (46)SAFE System 1: Strain to Gain (46 points max)
This system provides 0.5 points (0.75 points if match ends in 7 and you pick 7 games) for right game but wrong team for ALL rounds of bold instead of 0, so there's still a possibility of you getting points. There is no increase in value the further the round goes.
Quarter Finals:
Correct winner of series: 1 point
Correct end result of a series: 1 point
Subtotal: 2 points
Total: 8 matches X 2 pts per series = 16 points
Semi-Finals:
Correct winner of series: 1 point
Correct end result of a series: 2 points
Subtotal: 3 points
Total: 4 matches X 3 pts per series = 12 points
Conference Finals:
Correct winner of series: 2 points
Correct end result of a series: 3 points
Subtotal: 5 points
Total: 2 matches X 5 pts per series = 10 points
Finals:
Correct winner: 3 points
Correct end result: 5 points
Total: 8 points
Grand TOTAL: 16 + 12 + 10 + 8 = 46 points max
SAFE System 2: Minesweeper (60 points max)
Max points: 4
Wrong team: can't have positive points
-1 point for game difference between actual and your pick
Minimum points: -3
Total possible points for this system: 60 ((8 + 4 + 2 + 1)*4)
Penalties do not lessen as we advance to the next round
Same grading scale for ALL ROUNDS of this system:
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 3 games) -3 points
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 2 games) -2 points
Wrong team wrong game: (off by 1 game) -1 point
Wrong team, right game: 0 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 3 games) 1 point
Right team wrong game: (off by 2 games) 2 points
Right team wrong game: (off by 1 game) 3 point
Right team right game: 4 points
SAFE System 3: Probable cause for concern (30 points max)
SAFE MODE ALL ROUNDS
+2 for correct team and game
+1 for either team or game (separate from +2)
0 for incorrect team and series
NO BONUSES are rewarded
Total for safe: 30 (15 matches * 2 points max per series)
System 2: Bold (60) vs Safe (60)
System 3: Bold (36) vs Safe (30)
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