2024 NBA Playoffs Contest!!!!! (1 Viewer)

[Yo Mama]

Hey NBA nerds, time for some playoff predictions. No money involved, but board cred is eternal.

Here’s how I’m thinking we do this. Pick the total (cumulative) number of wins each team wins throughout the playoffs.

For example, if you think the Celtics are winning it all this year, you would predict 16 wins for them. If you have the Nuggets losing in the finals in six games, you would predict 14 wins for them. If you have the Suns losing the first round in six games, you predict 2 wins for them.

Combined closest to the pin wins all the glory.

Tie breaker is the combined final game score of the last finals game.

Question to vote on if you’re interested - do we include play-in games in the contest? If so, all entries would be due before games start tomorrow (4/16). For example, if you have the Hawks winning it all, you would predict them with 18 wins (2 play-in and 16 playoff wins).

If we don’t include play-in, picks are due Friday evening (4/19).

Let me know if you’re interested and what we should do with play-in.

Google sheet :

nba playoffs - 2024

Sheet1 Team,Result,Current,Yo Mama,Gally,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name E1 - BOS,active,0,15 E2 - NYK,active,0,7 E3 - MIL,active,0,11 E4 - CLE,active,0,3 E5 - ORL,active,0,6 E6 - IND,active,0,...

docs.google.com

Thanks!

 

[Jayrod]

I'm in and want to include the play-ins.

 

[The Gator]

In

 

[Yo Mama]

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@Dr. Octopus @BassNBrew @AAABatteries

@Capella @msudaisy26 @Deamon @Anarchy99 @gruecd @Juxtatarot

 

[msudaisy26]

No play ins.

 

[Yo Mama]

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[AAABatteries]

I want to include play-ins just so I can list:

Hawks 0

 

[Gally]

I am in interested but since I have watched maybe a total of 48 minutes of NBA basketball this year I would need a list of the brackets to even know what teams are in the playoffs. But I fully expect to win because I am not tainted by any knowledge of who is good or not.

Also, will it be "Price is Right" rules (closest without going over)?

 

[Yo Mama]

I am in interested but since I have watched maybe a total of 48 minutes of NBA basketball this year I would need a list of the brackets to even know what teams are in the playoffs. But I fully expect to win because I am not tainted by any knowledge of who is good or not.

Also, will it be "Price is Right" rules (closest without going over)?

Awesome - glad to have you!

No, it’s not price is right. If a team wins 7 games, a prediction of 6 games has the same variance as a prediction of 8 games.

Here’s the bracket. I’ll have a google spreadsheet set up later today.

2024 NBA Playoffs | Official Bracket, Schedule and Series Matchups

The official site of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Latest news, schedules, matchups, highlights, bracket and more.

www.nba.com

 

[Yo Mama]

So far the vote is 3-1 in favor of including play-in games. Keep the votes coming!

 

[Kev4029]

I vote against play in games. Gives me more time to procrastinate study.

 

[Gally]

Here are my totals (assuming play in is counted)

Denver - 16
Boston - 15
Milwaukee - 11
OK City - 10
NY Knicks - 7
Orlando - 6
Phoenix - 6
Clippers - 6
Golden State - 4
Dallas - 3
Minnesota - 3
Cleveland - 3
Lakers - 3
Philly - 2
Miami - 2
Indiana - 2
Chicago - 1
Sacramento - 0
Pelicans - 0
Atlanta - 0

Tie Break: Final Score Nuggest 124 vs Celtics 111


ETA: I think I spent more time on coming up with these totals than I did watching actual NBA action this year.

 

[Anarchy99]

I vote to include play in games.

 

[the moops]

Definitely include play ins

 

[The Gator]

I vote to include play in games.

 

[msudaisy26]

All you including the play in games suck!

 

[Gally]

All you including the play in games suck!

It's more games to have an interest in.

 

[the moops]

All you including the play in games suck!

It's more games to have an interest in.

exactly

 

[Frostillicus]

Yes to play-ins

 

[Yo Mama]

My unofficial tally is 8-2 in favor of play-ins (including me).

Unless we get a flurry of super-fake mail in votes or bamboo ballots from Hugo Chavez against play-ins, sounds like we’ll include it.

I’ll have a google sheet set up later today for people to put their picks in.

 

[Mister CIA]

Shouldn't we be focused on the draft, y'all?

 

[Bob Loblaw]

In. My vote is to include play-ins.

 

[msudaisy26]

Shouldn't we be focused on the draft, y'all?

Why? This looks like it might be one of the worst drafts in the last 20 years.

 

[Jayrod]

Shouldn't we be focused on the draft, y'all?

Why? This looks like it might be one of the worst drafts in the last 20 years.

Pretty sure he means WNBA

 

[Mister CIA]

Shouldn't we be focused on the draft, y'all?

Why? This looks like it might be one of the worst drafts in the last 20 years.

Pretty sure he means WNBA

I meant to say, "Playoffs! Playoffs?"

 

[Mister CIA]

Shouldn't we be focused on the draft, y'all?

Why? This looks like it might be one of the worst drafts in the last 20 years.

"With the first pick in the 2024 NBA draft, the Detroit Pistons select ..."

 

[msudaisy26]

Shouldn't we be focused on the draft, y'all?

Why? This looks like it might be one of the worst drafts in the last 20 years.

"With the first pick in the 2024 NBA draft, the Detroit Pistons select ..."

I already said to bet the house on Detroit to get the first pick. I don't think I have ever been so sure of anything in my life.

 

[Zow]

Definitely interested. Prefer to NOT do the play-in just so we have more time to get more contestants.

 

[Zow]

Oh, are we sure no money involved??

I have some QUARTERS!!!!!111 to burn from my recent thrashing of seven unlucky FDGs.

 

[Yo Mama]

Oh, are we sure no money involved??

I have some QUARTERS!!!!!111 to burn from my recent thrashing of seven unlucky FDGs.

Yeah, mainly because I’m way too lazy to pass money around. Side bets between participants is fine though.

 

[Zow]

Oh, are we sure no money involved??

I have some QUARTERS!!!!!111 to burn from my recent thrashing of seven unlucky FDGs.

Yeah, mainly because I’m way too lazy to pass money around. Side bets between participants is fine though.

My work week isn't bad* so I'd be happy to spearhead and organize in anybody wants to play for a few bucks.

*Knock on wood.

 

[Yo Mama]

Oh, are we sure no money involved??

I have some QUARTERS!!!!!111 to burn from my recent thrashing of seven unlucky FDGs.

Yeah, mainly because I’m way too lazy to pass money around. Side bets between participants is fine though.

My work week isn't bad* so I'd be happy to spearhead and organize in anybody wants to play for a few bucks.

*Knock on wood.

I’d prefer to keep it Free, For All. But if people want to do a side pot for whoever’s interested, have at it.

 

[Mister CIA]

Oh, are we sure no money involved??

I have some QUARTERS!!!!!111 to burn from my recent thrashing of seven unlucky FDGs.

I've got a combined $6.73 left on two gift cards. Maybe we can all pool our misfit assets into one ugly prize for the winner.

 

[Zow]

Let me know if anybody wants in for a side pot. Maybe just like a $20 winner take all? Open for other suggestions.

 

[Mister CIA]

In. I'll play too. No preference of play-in elegibility.

 

[Yo Mama]

Google sheet is active.

nba playoffs - 2024

Sheet1 Team,Result,Current,Yo Mama,Gally,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name,FBG Name E1 - BOS,active,0,15 E2 - NYK,active,0,7 E3 - MIL,active,0,11 E4 - CLE,active,0,3 E5 - ORL,active,0,6 E6 - IND,active,0,...

docs.google.com

Input your picks in the blue shaded cells. Put your FBG name in the top cell. Don’t change any other cells or formulas.

Keep in mind I suck at setting up google workbooks, so it’s very possible I messed something up. Let me know if you can’t input your picks.

Picks are due prior to first play-in games tomorrow (4/16).

@Gally - I input your picks from up thread to show how to input, but feel free to change anything before game time tomorrow.

I’ll update the win totals in the file as playoffs progress.

Thanks again!

 

[scoobus]

As the inaugural winner of the In-Season Tournament contest I feel compelled to play.

The fact that Woz is kicking in $20 to the winner is just icing on the cake.

 

[Gally]

Sweet. I am beating Frosty 100-94. Let's end it now.

 

[Yo Mama]

Sweet. I am beating Frosty 100-94. Let's end it now.

You want the lowest number. Frosty always wins (jinx).

 

[Gally]

Sweet. I am beating Frosty 100-94. Let's end it now.

You want the lowest number. Frosty always wins (jinx).

Oh, that's right.

I assumed that score was based on the number of wins you have predicted for the playoffs. If you predict every series to go 7 that number will be the highest possible (at the moment).

I wonder if that scoring will not quite be right now that I think about it. Essentially you are trying to predict the exact number of total wins for the entire playoffs so it may not matter how you assign the wins. For example, if you predict Dallas to have 5 wins and Lakers to have 2 wins. They could flip flop and you would still have total of 7 wins predicted and be a net zero off of your score.

It seems like it ought to be some sort of absolute value so that you can't get lucky that way. Unless I am missing the way it's being scored (I didn't look at the spreadsheet to see the formula so I may be really off).

 

[Yo Mama]

Sweet. I am beating Frosty 100-94. Let's end it now.

You want the lowest number. Frosty always wins (jinx).

Oh, that's right.

I assumed that score was based on the number of wins you have predicted for the playoffs. If you predict every series to go 7 that number will be the highest possible (at the moment).

I wonder if that scoring will not quite be right now that I think about it. Essentially you are trying to predict the exact number of total wins for the entire playoffs so it may not matter how you assign the wins. For example, if you predict Dallas to have 5 wins and Lakers to have 2 wins. They could flip flop and you would still have total of 7 wins predicted and be a net zero off of your score.

It seems like it ought to be some sort of absolute value so that you can't get lucky that way. Unless I am missing the way it's being scored (I didn't look at the spreadsheet to see the formula so I may be really off).

It’s absolute value by team, not in total. There are some hidden rows at the bottom calculating that.

 

[Yo Mama]

There are two scores on the spreadsheet:

Score -Final: I will only input win totals for teams once they are eliminated. This will be the official tally.

Score - Current: I’ll just be inputting wins as the games progress. It’s meaningless, but serves as a running tally of everyone’s current scores.

 

[Instinctive]

Should I be offended not to be tagged?

 

[Jayrod]

Should I be offended not to be tagged?

Yes.

 

[scoobus]

Should I be offended not to be tagged?

You were. For whatever reason it didn’t alert for me either.

 

[Instinctive]

I vote to include the play ins if I get them right, but if I was wrong no need.

 

[Instinctive]

Should I be offended not to be tagged?

You were. For whatever reason it didn’t alert for me either.

Suck it @Jayrod

 

[Zow]

As the inaugural winner of the In-Season Tournament contest I feel compelled to play.

The fact that Woz is kicking in $20 to the winner is just icing on the cake.

Well I was thinking that we all kick in $20 (that want to be in the side pot)...

 

[Jayrod]

Maybe some picks with my heart instead of my head. Boston with 16 and GSW with a 0. LIGHT THE BEAM!!!

 

[Jayrod]

As the inaugural winner of the In-Season Tournament contest I feel compelled to play.

The fact that Woz is kicking in $20 to the winner is just icing on the cake.

Well I was thinking that we all kick in $20 (that want to be in the side pot)...

No, I heard the same thing Scooby did.