Pick a Player Over/Under Points Game

[Bahku]

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?

Anything that you folks and Redz want to do I would have no problem taking on ... anything that keeps things fun, fair and interesting is fine with me. We will have some TP bonuses during the playoffs as well.

[misha]

APRIL 20, 2012


Redz - Nate Robinson, Warriors: 11.2
Misha - Brandon Bass, Boston Celtics: 12.8
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

[RebusRankin]

APRIL 20, 2012


Redz - Nate Robinson, Warriors: 11.2
Misha - Brandon Bass, Boston Celtics: 12.8
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
RebusRankin- Jeremy Tyler, Warriors: 2.9

[RebusRankin]

What about no picks till 9 am EST? That's 8 CST and 3 pm for our overseas friends?

I do like the once a week Wacky Wednesday idea.

[The Walker Wiggle]

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?

Anything that you folks and Redz want to do I would have no problem taking on ... anything that keeps things fun, fair and interesting is fine with me. We will have some TP bonuses during the playoffs as well.

Voiding a night's winner for a full week strikes me as the most elegant solution. A different deadline as suggested above might also work? Although I myself am more a night owl than an early bird.

[The Walker Wiggle]

APRIL 20, 2012


Redz - Nate Robinson, Warriors: 11.2
Misha - Brandon Bass, Boston Celtics: 12.8
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
RebusRankin- Jeremy Tyler, Warriors: 2.9
The Walker Wiggle - Ivan Johnson, Atlanta Hawks: 6.4

[alajet]

I do like the once a week Wacky Wednesday idea.

Seconded. This may be fun to go for and if it goes like planned, the refreshing Wednesday selections may keep the interest in game as high as possible

[RebusRankin]

Tyler is at a 3.9, sorry.

[Bahku]

APRIL 20, 2012


Redz - Nate Robinson, Warriors: 11.2
Misha - Brandon Bass, Boston Celtics: 12.8
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
RebusRankin- Jeremy Tyler, Warriors: 2.9
The Walker Wiggle - Ivan Johnson, Atlanta Hawks: 6.4
Bahku - Isaiah Thomas, Sac-Town Monarchs: 11.6

[GreenFaith1819]

APRIL 20, 2012


Redz - Nate Robinson, Warriors: 11.2
Misha - Brandon Bass, Boston Celtics: 12.8
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
RebusRankin- Jeremy Tyler, Warriors: 2.9
The Walker Wiggle - Ivan Johnson, Atlanta Hawks: 6.4
Bahku - Isaiah Thomas, Sac-Town Monarchs: 11.6
GreenFaith1819 - DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Kings: 17.6

[GreenFaith1819]

ACF -

Quit playin' around, Man.



I like to win these games like everyone else, but the comaraderie is most important to me - especially now.

Our C's have a legitimate shot this year - despite how the team started.

I'd hate for you (or anyone else, for that matter) to NOT be a part of it.

[Bahku]

 
PAPOUG!
 
2011 - 2012 REGULAR SEASON
 
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 




APRIL 20, 2012 RESULTS:

Over
 
33-00-32 - Avery Bradley, Boston Celtics: 7.1/28 = +20.9  

Kwhit10 - Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors: 11.9/26 = +14.1
Cletus1985 - Keyon Dooling, Boston Celtics: 3.5/17 = +13.5  
RebusRankin - Jeremy Tyler, Golden State Warriors: 3.9/15 = +11.1
SlamTheKing - Greg Stiemsma, Boston Celtics: 2.9/4 = +1.1  
ThirstyBoots18 - JaJuan Johnson, Boston Celtics: 3.0/4 = +1.0  

Tie

GreenFaith1819 - DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Kings: 17.6/18 = +0.4
Bahku - Isaiah Thomas, Sacramento Kings: 11.6/12 = +0.4

Under

The Walker Wiggle - Ivan Johnson, Atlanta Hawks: 6.4/6 = -0.4  
BDM860 - Andrew Bynum, Los Angeles Lakers: 18.9/17 = -1.9  
Misha - Brandon Bass, Boston Celtics: 12.8/10 = -2.8  

Doody Prize

StartOrien - Rudy Gay, Memphis Grizzlies: 19.1/9 = -10.1  

Other

Tie

Redz - Nate Robinson, Golden State Warriors: 11.2/0 = -11.2/DNP  (Coach's decision)
Alajet - Paul Pierce, Boston Celtics: 19.7/0 = -19.7/DNP  (Coach's decision)  



Recap:

One TP paid to 33-00-32 for the win, (eight owed), one TP paid to Kwhit10 for the second-place showing, (four owed), and the Doody Prize paid to StartOrien, (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.

 

- 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!
 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Last Week's Winners:  (Void List)
 
 



33-00-32 - Avery Bradley, Boston Celtics: 7.1/28 = +20.9

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



Current Wins List:  
 
Misha - 17.5, 33-00-32 - 14, 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.
 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

** 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)

_____________________________________________________________________________________________
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 
2011/2012 ESPN Scoring Stats
 
2010/2011 ESPN Scoring Stats (Less than ten games)
 
* Injury Updates *
 
Year-To-Date Standings (Thru 04/14)
 
Top Ten List (Thru 04/14)
 
Low Ten (Doody) List (Thru 04/14)
 
NBA Player Index
 
Updated Rules
 
Playoff Rules
 
Celtics.com
 
NBA.com
 
** PAPTBG - Play Now! **
 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 
** Note: When you make your pick, please try to check and make sure you haven't left anyone out ... sometimes when picks are made close together, the previous player is missed. If you see a duplicate pick, or a pick that is injured, or no game that day, please alert the person who made the pick to their mistake. Also, please make sure your pick has played ten games if using this year's stats - some players' teams have played more than ten, but the player hasn't ... you may be selling yourself short. Thank you kindly! **
 
For those who may not know, to copy any form "cleanly", (so you don't get the green boxes), just click on "Quote", (above, beside "Modify"), remove entire quote sentence at top of message box between [brackets], (starts with "quote", ends with long number, including brackets), remove [/quote] at bottom of message box also, then copy and paste what's left to a new reply, and add your info.
 

 

[Bahku]

Eight Tps owed to 33-00-32, four TPs owed to Kwhit10.

[misha]

APRIL 21, 2012


Misha - Glen Davis, Orlando Magic: 9.2



Seven Tps owed to 33-00-32, three TPs owed to Kwhit10.

[cletus1985]

APRIL 21, 2012


Misha - Glen Davis, Orlando Magic: 9.2
Cletus1985 - Monta Ellis, Milwaukee Bucks: 20.6


Six Tps owed to 33-00-32, two TPs owed to Kwhit10.