Pick a Player Over/Under Points Game

[33-00-32]

Thanks, Andy, but I guess I kind of pooped my pants there. Even if I wanted to, I can't come back, because I'd look like a fool. But thanks anyway.

Nobody wants you to leave, Brother, and no one thinks you a fool ... you are one of the best parts  of this blog, and I know I speak for many.

I apologize sincerely for creating such an atmosphere, if I had known such feelings existed, I would have stopped picking early long ago.

I very much hope you'll stick around, and the problem has been resolved ... let's all shake hands and forget about this.

We've had too much fun and enjoyed each other's company and competition far too much to let it just dissolve.

The post-season is almost here, and we all, (me most of all), want you to be a part. Problem created, (by me), problem addressed, problem resolved, (I'm no longer picking early).

Frankly, this game would suck without you, IMO ... please stick around, Bro.

I agree with you on everything except that you need to change anything. This game has existed this way all season and has been fun. I say make your pick when it works best for you and if that is 12 for you then so be it. I hope everyone comes back and plays this out and has fun. We're almost at playoff time when things change anyway.

[slamtheking]

Thanks, Andy, but I guess I kind of pooped my pants there. Even if I wanted to, I can't come back, because I'd look like a fool. But thanks anyway.

Nobody wants you to leave, Brother, and no one thinks you a fool ... you are one of the best parts  of this blog, and I know I speak for many.

I apologize sincerely for creating such an atmosphere, if I had known such feelings existed, I would have stopped picking early long ago.

I very much hope you'll stick around, and the problem has been resolved ... let's all shake hands and forget about this.

We've had too much fun and enjoyed each other's company and competition far too much to let it just dissolve.

The post-season is almost here, and we all, (me most of all), want you to be a part. Problem created, (by me), problem addressed, problem resolved, (I'm no longer picking early).

Frankly, this game would suck without you, IMO ... please stick around, Bro.

I agree, no reason to leave. 

I understand your issue ACF and have felt the same way at times.  I even tried to get around it by posting first myself (unfortunately it was before we could 'legally' post which I didn't know at the time) so I understand your frustrations with seeing the same popular players gone by the time you're able to pick.  there's one player I haven't been able to pick in months (that has been a frequent winner or close second) due to others being able to make that same pick hours before I'm able to sign on in the morning. The void list doesn't really help in that regard since the player has been bounced around to several different people who are all on before I am.

I just move on with picking another player and hoping they do reasonably well.  I don't get as wrapped up in winning and just find the fun in playing.

[slamtheking]

APRIL 20, 2012


Redz - Nate Robinson, Warriors: 11.2
Misha - Carmelo Anthony, NY Knicks: 22.6
alajet - Paul "The Truth" Pierce, Boston Celtics: 19.7
33-00-32 - Avery Bradley, Boston Celtics: 7.1
Kwhit10 - Klay Thompson, GS Warriors: 11.9
slamtheking - Greg Steimsma, Celtics: 2.9

[ACF]

Listen, guys:
I've got a lot of issues bugging me at the moment and I am a fool for letting it carry over into this game. Bahku, you are not at fault. I AM.

[bdm860]

APRIL 20, 2012


Redz - Nate Robinson, Warriors: 11.2
Misha - Carmelo Anthony, NY Knicks: 22.6
alajet - Paul "The Truth" Pierce, Boston Celtics: 19.7
33-00-32 - Avery Bradley, Boston Celtics: 7.1
Kwhit10 - Klay Thompson, GS Warriors: 11.9
slamtheking - Greg Steimsma, Celtics: 2.9
bdm860 - Andrew Bynum, Lakers: 18.9

[StartOrien]

Redz - Nate Robinson, Warriors: 11.2
Misha - Carmelo Anthony, NY Knicks: 22.6
alajet - Paul "The Truth" Pierce, Boston Celtics: 19.7
33-00-32 - Avery Bradley, Boston Celtics: 7.1
Kwhit10 - Klay Thompson, GS Warriors: 11.9
slamtheking - Greg Steimsma, Celtics: 2.9
bdm860 - Andrew Bynum, Lakers: 18.9
StartOrien - Rudy Gay, Grizzlies: 19.1

[cletus1985]

APRIL 20, 2012


Redz - Nate Robinson, Warriors: 11.2
Misha - Carmelo Anthony, NY Knicks: 22.6
alajet - Paul "The Truth" Pierce, Boston Celtics: 19.7
33-00-32 - Avery Bradley, Boston Celtics: 7.1
Kwhit10 - Klay Thompson, GS Warriors: 11.9
slamtheking - Greg Steimsma, Celtics: 2.9
bdm860 - Andrew Bynum, Lakers: 18.9
StartOrien - Rudy Gay, Memphis Grizzlies: 19.1
Cletus1985 - Keyon Dooling, Boston Celtics: 3.5

[ACF]

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[bdm860]

Here’s a crazy thought I had, because I am not a huge fan of the regular season (I think the playoffs are so much better).  When the same 5 or 6 NBA players seem to be consistently winning, and they seem to be the first few players picked, the game does get a little blah (or I’m just jealous my picks don’t work out like that, or when I get a chance to pick a “hot” player, he doesn’t come through for me lol).

I think maybe switching things up a little might keep the game a little more fresh.  Do something like a Wacky Wednesday, so when Wacky Wednesday comes around instead of being the highest score, you want to be the lowest score (maybe with a min amount of minutes played).  Or for that one special day we do rebounds or assists or even fg% (with some kind of minimum shot attempts though) instead of points.

Switching it up one day a week might help keep things fresh, shakes up the hot players a little, and would bring a whole new pool of NBA players into consideration.

Just a thought.

[Bahku]

 
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2011 - 2012 REGULAR SEASON
 
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APRIL 19, 2012 RESULTS:

Over
 
Bahku - Goran Dragic, Houston Rockets: 11.5/23 = +11.5 

StartOrien - Anthony Randolph, Minnesota Timberwolves: 6.9/15 = +8.1
RebusRankin - Jared Dudley, Phoenix Suns: 12.7/18 = +5.3
SlamTheKing - Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls: 10.0/15 = +5.0
Misha - Jose' Juan Barea, Minnesota Timberwolves: 10.9/13 = +2.1
33-00-32 - Drew Gooden, Milwaukee Brewers: 13.8/15 = +1.2

Under

Tie

ACF - Brandon Knight, Detroit Pistons: 13.0/5 = -8.0
GreenFaith1819 - Jerome Dyson, New Orleans Hornets: 8.0/0 = -8.0

Alajet - Monta Ellis, Milwaukee Bucks: 20.7/12 = -8.7

Doody Prize
 
Cletus1985 - Nick Young, Los Angeles Clippers: 14.6/5 = -9.6 




Recap:
 
** We have decided to tweak the rules a little bit to allow for late-day picks, meaning you only have to make your pick before the start time of the game your picking from, and not the first game of the day. This will allow people who are working late or miss the early deadline (for any reason) a chance to still play that day ... let us know how you feel about this, and we can kick it around a bit if necessary. Thanks. **
 
First time I've picked, (let alone won with), Dragic this year ... such is irony, I guess. One TP paid to StartOrien for the sweet second-place score, and the Doody Prize paid to Cletus1985, (Celtics picks always get TPs from me as well). All scores and standings have been updated through April 14th, links provided at the bottom of this page.
 
** Major League Baseball has started the 2012 season, and brings with it the MLB version of this game, PAPTBG, (Pick-A-Player Total Bases Game) ... we hope you'll join us, as it's every bit as fun and just as addicting. Just use the links to find the teams playing each day, pick a player you think will earn the most bases, and post your pick ... that's it! There are plenty of TPs to be had and playoffs at the end of the regular season, so come join us and have something fun to do through the NBA off-season! (TPs for all who join). Play PAPTBG here. **
 

- Winner	- Celtics Players
- Celtics' Opponent	- Lakers Picks
- Doody Prize (Lowest Qualifying Score)	- LeBron James
- Veritas (Blatant Harvard Partiality)	Orange Highlight - Numbers Adjustments

Go Celtics - See Y'all Tomorrow!
 

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Last Week's Winners:  (Void List)
 
 



Bahku - Goran Dragic, Houston Rockets: 11.5/23 = +11.5

Misha - Avery "Honey Badger" Bradley, Boston Celtics: 6.8/23 = +16.2 

33-00-32 - Jose Juan Barea, Minnesota Timberwolves: 10.5/28 = +17.5

Misha - J.J. Hickson, Portland Trail Blazers: 7.2/22 = +14.8

Edgar - Avery "Bravery" Bradley, Boston Celtics:6.4/22 = +15.6 

33-00-32 - Anthony Randolph, Minnesota Timberwolves: 6.5/22 = +15.5

RebusRankin - Goran Dragic, Houston Rockets: 10.9/22 = +11.1



Current Wins List: 
 
Misha - 17.5, 33-00-32 - 13, Bahku - 13, ACF - 12, RebusRankin - 10.5, Kwhit10 - 9.5, GreenFaith1819 - 7.5, Redz - 6, Cletus1985 - 5, The Walker Wiggle - 4.5, Edgar - 3.5, SlamTheKing - 3, BDM860 - 3, dark_lord - 2, ThirstyBoots18 - 2, Wdleehi - 1, Outcry - 1, GreenBean - 1, Merovich - 1.
 

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** All scores and standings have been updated through April 14 and are updated weekly - links are provided at the bottom of the Results Page. **
 
 
Points Leaders (Thru 04/14):

Misha	919.5
33-00-32	881.0
Bahku	876.5

Averages Leaders (Thru 04/14):

Dark_Lord	12.60   (5 Games)
The Walker Wiggle	11.00   (23 Games)
BDM860	9.91   (22 Games)

Qualified (20 Games) Averages Leaders (Thru 04/14):

The Walker Wiggle	11.00   (23 Games)
BDM860	9.91   (22 Games)
Misha	8.44   (109 Games)

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[slamtheking]

Here’s a crazy thought I had, because I am not a huge fan of the regular season (I think the playoffs are so much better).  When the same 5 or 6 NBA players seem to be consistently winning, and they seem to be the first few players picked, the game does get a little blah (or I’m just jealous my picks don’t work out like that, or when I get a chance to pick a “hot” player, he doesn’t come through for me lol).

I think maybe switching things up a little might keep the game a little more fresh.  Do something like a Wacky Wednesday, so when Wacky Wednesday comes around instead of being the highest score, you want to be the lowest score (maybe with a min amount of minutes played).  Or for that one special day we do rebounds or assists or even fg% (with some kind of minimum shot attempts though) instead of points.

Switching it up one day a week might help keep things fresh, shakes up the hot players a little, and would bring a whole new pool of NBA players into consideration.

Just a thought.

I think something along those lines would add a cool twist.  I've thought of suggesting something like that during this season -- a stat-count if you will - of points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals combined.  it'd be difficult to count the over-average as we do for points for those other stats but if it was done as a straight up count added to points-over-average, that might be manageable (easy for me to say as someone who wouldn't be managing it)

[Bahku]

Listen, guys:
I've got a lot of issues bugging me at the moment and I am a fool for letting it carry over into this game. Bahku, you are not at fault. I AM.

Not at all ... it's clear that other people had similar feelings, so it needed to be discussed, and you should not feel badly about it.

It's tough sometimes to be the one to step forward and take the heat, as it would've just festered and have been brought up sooner-or-later, most likely when feelings were even more negative.

Here's to getting back to the fun of the game, and the knowledge that these little tweaks make the game more fair and more enjoyable for everyone.

I should have recognized it long before now, and I sincerely apologize for not having done so.

These growing pains are necessary in all areas of life, and not a bad thing at all.

Thanks for bringing it up, Brother, I know we can still make this thing fun, especially with the playoffs drawing near ... but we need you to stick around.

[cletus1985]

Here’s a crazy thought I had, because I am not a huge fan of the regular season (I think the playoffs are so much better).  When the same 5 or 6 NBA players seem to be consistently winning, and they seem to be the first few players picked, the game does get a little blah (or I’m just jealous my picks don’t work out like that, or when I get a chance to pick a “hot” player, he doesn’t come through for me lol).

I think maybe switching things up a little might keep the game a little more fresh.  Do something like a Wacky Wednesday, so when Wacky Wednesday comes around instead of being the highest score, you want to be the lowest score (maybe with a min amount of minutes played).  Or for that one special day we do rebounds or assists or even fg% (with some kind of minimum shot attempts though) instead of points.

Switching it up one day a week might help keep things fresh, shakes up the hot players a little, and would bring a whole new pool of NBA players into consideration.

Just a thought.

I think something along those lines would add a cool twist.  I've thought of suggesting something like that during this season -- a stat-count if you will - of points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals combined.  it'd be difficult to count the over-average as we do for points for those other stats but if it was done as a straight up count added to points-over-average, that might be manageable (easy for me to say as someone who wouldn't be managing it)

As pointed out that could be quite a bit to have to manage. I like the idea but that would be something Bahku would have to agree to take on and I wouldn't blame him if he felt that was too much to take on. I would personally take a much simpler approach and just make every winner void for 7 days after they win. That way the "hot" picks averages have a full week to go up and all that would need to be done is cycle one player a day on the void list and post it each day. Thoughts on this idea?

[thirstyboots18]

APRIL 20, 2012


Redz - Nate Robinson, Warriors: 11.2
Misha - Carmelo Anthony, NY Knicks: 22.6
alajet - Paul "The Truth" Pierce, Boston Celtics: 19.7
33-00-32 - Avery Bradley, Boston Celtics: 7.1
Kwhit10 - Klay Thompson, GS Warriors: 11.9
slamtheking - Greg Steimsma, Celtics: 2.9
bdm860 - Andrew Bynum, Lakers: 18.9
StartOrien - Rudy Gay, Memphis Grizzlies: 19.1
Cletus1985 - Keyon Dooling, Boston Celtics: 3.5
thirstyboots18 - JJJ, Boston Celtics, 3.00

[thirstyboots18]

I just read that in addition to RA, RR and Pietrus, KG and PP are not playing tonight.  Just a heads up.