#SLOE: People's Basketball Sim League

Finally, a sim with a day that has exactly 10 games. What a nice round number. In any case, that day is 12/28, and we're going to focus on point differentials. I know that the Sim 2 pick 'em that focused on point differentials was pretty challenging, so this one will work differently. You get 50 points for every winning team you pick, but in addition to picking the winning team, you have to pick how many points will separate the winner from the loser. You get 50 points for each winning team you pick correctly. However, we subtract one point for every point away from the difference your guess is.

So, for example, if you pick the Nets to beat the Knicks by 20, and the Nets beat the Knicks by 10, you get 40 points (50 points for the correct team, -10 for the difference between 10 and 20). If you hit the nail on the head with the point difference, you get 100 bonus points. If you pick the wrong team to win, you get 0 points, no matter what you thought the differential would be. More info in my example at the bottom of this post.

Once again, EVERYONE can play every week. The best score from your division will be ranked against the best score from the rest of the divisions, so participation can only help your division's cause. And remember, you'll get points at the end of the season for having good attendance. Here's how the participation points break down.

Participate in 11+ Pick 'Ems: 5 points
Participate in 10 Pick 'Ems: 4 points
Participate in 9 Pick 'Ems: 3 points
Participate in 8 Pick 'Ems: 2 points
Participate in 7 Pick 'Ems: 1 point
Participate in 6 or fewer Pick 'Ems: No soup for you

Furthermore, if your division has the most cash at the end of Pick 'Em, you get 5 points...UNLESS YOU DON'T PARTICIPATE IN ANY PICK 'EMS. Here's the standings after week 1.

1st Place: Central - $1000
1st Place: Atlantic - $1000
3rd Place: Pacific - $550
4th Place: Midwest - $450

For this sim, the ante is officially upped.

1st Place: $900
2nd Place: $500
3rd Place: $200
4th Place: The peace of mind that nobody else in your division stepped up either

For an example of best practices in formatting, here is my official entry:

Winners are in bold.

12/28/2014
Mavericks @ Heat - 3 points
Knicks @ Warriors = 23 points
Nets @ Celtics - 10 points
Kings @ Wizards - 19 points
Hawks @ Rockets - 15 points
Bucks @ Spurs - 8 points
Pacers @ Timberwolves - 11 points
Nuggets @ 76ers - 4 points
Hornets @ Pistons - 9 points
Trailblazers @ Suns - 13 points

Entries are due on Monday, May 22nd at 5pm Central Time

Mavericks @ Heat - 12 points
Knicks @ Warriors = 16 points
Nets @ Celtics - 13 points
Kings @ Wizards - 15 points
Hawks @ Rockets - 8 points
Bucks @ Spurs - 7 points
Pacers @ Timberwolves - 9 points
Nuggets @ 76ers - 12 points
Hornets @ Pistons - 9 points
Trailblazers @ Suns - 16 points

Mavericks @ Heat - 8 points
Knicks @ Warriors = 27 points
Nets @ Celtics - 4 points
Kings @ Wizards - 9 points
Hawks @ Rockets - 8 points
Bucks @ Spurs - 6 points
Pacers @ Timberwolves - 3 points
Nuggets @ 76ers - 9 points
Hornets @ Pistons - 7 points
Trailblazers @ Suns - 12 points

12/28/2014
Mavericks @ Heat - 7 points
Knicks @ Warriors = 18 points
Nets @ Celtics - 6 points
Kings @ Wizards - 24 points
Hawks @ Rockets - 8 points
Bucks @ Spurs - 4 points
Pacers @ Timberwolves - 8 points
Nuggets @ 76ers - 11 points
Hornets @ Pistons - 13 points
Trailblazers @ Suns - 16 points

Mavericks @ Heat - 5 points
Knicks @ Warriors = 12 points
Nets @ Celtics - 2 points
Kings @ Wizards - 15 points
Hawks @ Rockets - 4 points
Bucks @ Spurs - 4 points
Pacers @ Timberwolves - 3 points
Nuggets @ 76ers - 11 points
Hornets @ Pistons - 5 points
Trailblazers @ Suns - 7 points

Mavericks @ Heat - 3 points
Knicks @ Warriors = 15 points
Nets @ Celtics - 2 points
Kings @ Wizards - 7 points
Hawks @ Rockets - 4 points
Bucks @ Spurs - 4 points
Pacers @ Timberwolves - 3 points
Nuggets @ 76ers - 17 points
Hornets @ Pistons - 5 points
Trailblazers @ Suns - 1 points

Mavericks @ Heat - 5 points
Knicks @ Warriors = 15 points
Nets @ Celtics - 5 points
Kings @ Wizards - 15 points
Hawks @ Rockets - 7 points
Bucks @ Spurs - 5 points
Pacers @ Timberwolves - 7 points
Nuggets @ 76ers - 8 points
Hornets @ Pistons - 5 points
Trailblazers @ Suns - 8 points


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Mavericks @ Heat - 8 points
Knicks @ Warriors = 15 points
Nets @ Celtics - 5 points
Kings @ Wizards - 22 points
Hawks @ Rockets - 1 point
Bucks @ Spurs - 8 points
Pacers @ Timberwolves - 9 points
Nuggets @ 76ers - 3 points
Hornets @ Pistons - 4 points
Trailblazers @ Suns - 18 points

Mavericks @ Heat - 11 points
Knicks @ Warriors - 31 points
Nets @ Celtics - 5 points
Kings @ Wizards - 14 points
Hawks @ Rockets - 10 points
Bucks @ Spurs - 4 points
Pacers @ Timberwolves - 7 points
Nuggets @ 76ers - 17 points
Hornets @ Pistons - 2 points
Trailblazers @ Suns - 13 points

Mavericks @ Heat - 12
Knicks @ Warriors - 22
Nets @ Celtics - 5
Kings @ Wizards - 18
Hawks @ Rockets - 24
Bucks @ Spurs - 10
Pacers @ Timberwolves - 11
Nuggets @ 76ers - 19
Hornets @ Pistons - 6
Trailblazers @ Suns - 17

Mavericks @ Heat = 5 points
Knicks @ Warriors = 8 points
Nets @ Celtics = 3 points
Kings @ Wizards = 12 points
Hawks @ Rockets = 6 points
Bucks @ Spurs = 3 points
Pacers @ Timberwolves = 4 points
Nuggets @ 76ers = 4 points
Hornets @ Pistons = 5 points
Trailblazers @ Suns = 8 points

12/28/2014
Mavericks @ Heat - 8 points
Knicks @ Warriors = 18 points
Nets @ Celtics - 6 points
Kings @ Wizards - 14 points
Hawks @ Rockets - 11 points
Bucks @ Spurs - 10 points
Pacers @ Timberwolves - 7 points
Nuggets @ 76ers - 14 points
Hornets @ Pistons - 3 points
Trailblazers @ Suns - 13 points

Mavericks @ Heat = 7 points
Knicks @ Warriors = 12 points
Nets @ Celtics = 4 points
Kings @ Wizards = 11 points
Hawks @ Rockets = 8 points
Bucks @ Spurs = 2 points
Pacers @ Timberwolves = 1 points
Nuggets @ 76ers = 3 points
Hornets @ Pistons = 5 points
Trailblazers @ Suns = 8 points

Mavericks @ Heat - 2 points
Knicks @ Warriors = 19 points
Nets @ Celtics - 4 points
Kings @ Wizards - 18 points
Hawks @ Rockets - 2 points
Bucks @ Spurs - 3 points
Pacers @ Timberwolves - 6 points
Nuggets @ 76ers - 2 points
Hornets @ Pistons - 5 points
Trailblazers @ Suns - 12 points

Answer Sheet
12/28/2014
@Heat 118, Mavericks 96 - Heat by 18
@Warriors 118, Knicks 109 - Warriors by 9
Nets 103, @Celtics 102 - Nets by 1
@Wizards 105, Kings 83 - Wizards by 22
@Rockets 107, Hawks 99 - Rockets by 8
Bucks 104, @Spurs 95 - Bucks by 9
Pacers 100, @Timberwolves 88 - Pacers by 12
Nuggets 121, @76ers 107 - Nuggets by 14
Hornets 99, @Pistons 94 - Hornets by 5
@Suns 118, Trailblazers 103 - Suns by 15

Winners
4th place, with a performance so forgettable I forgot to even chastise them (us): Central
3rd place: Midwest (JNR - 312 points)
2nd place: Atlantic (ballsohard - 452 points)
1st place: Pacific (MESSI_2.0 - 505 points!)

New Totals
1st Place: Atlantic - $1500
2nd Place: Pacific - $1450
1st Place: Central - $1000
4th Place: Midwest - $650


All Scores
garbageman (C): 0 + 36 + 0 + 47 + 0 + 0 + 49 + 0 + 0 + 48 = 180
Bowtothebill23 (P): 44 + 43 + 0 + 43 + 0 + 48 + 47 + 48 + 0 + 49 = 322
false9 (A): 40 + 32 + 0 + 37 + 0 + 47 + 41 + 45 + 48 + 47 = 337
JNR (M): 39 + 41 + 0 + 48 + 0 + 0 + 46 + 47 + 42 + 49 = 312
ballsohard (A): 37 + 47 + 0 + 43 + 0 + 45 + 41 + 47 + 150 + 42 = 452
Inner_GI (A): 35 + 44 + 0 + 35 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 47 + 0 + 36 = 197
NOLa (P): 37 + 44 + 0 + 43 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 44 + 0 + 43 = 211
MESSI_2.0 (P): 40 + 44 + 46 + 150 + 43 + 0 + 47 + 39 + 49 + 47 = 505
TheSyndicate (M): 43 + 28 + 0 + 42 + 0 + 45 + 0 + 47 + 0 + 48 = 253
IamQuailman (C): 44 + 37 + 46 + 46 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 45 + 0 + 48 = 266
WigNosy(C): 37 + 49 + 0 + 40 + 48 + 44 + 0 + 40 + 0 + 43 = 301
logpmess (A): 40 + 41 + 0 + 42 + 0 + 49 + 0 + 150 + 0 + 48 = 360
Soundwave (C): 39 + 47 + 0 + 39 + 0 + 0 + 39 + 39 + 0 + 43 = 246
aburns211 (P): 0 + 40 + 0 + 46 + 0 + 44 + 44 + 0 + 150 + 47 = 371

Midworst

JNR wrote: Mon May 22, 2017 7:46 pmMidworst

Your division needs midbetter turnout.

Or Midany turnout

I blame Eazy and LoCo

Good job Messi! Pacific coming in strong.


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Didn't see my name in the results ? Am I just missing it

Good looking out, Scott. I scrolled past your stuff. You racked up a lot of points. I've edited you in.

garbageman wrote:Good looking out, Scott. I scrolled past your stuff. You racked up a lot of points. I've edited you in.

Ty sir