S26 Pick 'Em - Sim 9 (Due whenever sim 9 DCs are due)
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 3:51 am
Division Scores
Atlantic - 3
Central - 4
Southeast - 7
Northwest - 6
Pacific - 4
Southwest - 6
How to play
Since it's sim 9, and I'm watching episode 9 of House of Cards, and the boards have been quiet, I'm coming up with a game I call House of Cards that's going to be complex to give you something to do on your weekend. We have 1 sim day with 3 games, 2 sim days with 6 games, and 1 sim day with 10 games. You're going to build a virtual house of cards on each of those days by guessing the winners and putting them in slots for a points pyramid. For example, on the 3 game day, your answer sheet will look like this:
MM/DD/YYYY
2 pts: Team A
2 pts: Team B
4 pts: Team C
For the 6 game days, your answer sheets will look like this:
MM/DD/YYYY
2 pts: Team A
2 pts: Team B
2 pts: Team C
4 pts: Team D
4 pts: Team E
8 pts: Team F
And for the 10 game day, your answer sheet will look like this:
MM/DD/YYYY
2 pts: Team A
2 pts: Team B
2 pts: Team C
2 pts: Team D
4 pts: Team E
4 pts: Team F
4 pts: Team G
8 pts: Team H
8 pts: Team I
16 pts: Team J
So here's the rub. You only earn points for getting the winner right if you get all of the answers on the lower point tier right. So, for example, on the 10 game sheet, if you are right about Team A through D, you earn 8 points, plus you earn points for the teams in the 4 point tier (E, F, and G) that you get right. If you get all of those right, you move on to the 8 point tier. However, if you get, say, Team F wrong, your answers on the 8 pt and 16 pt tiers don't matter and you won't earn points for the ones you guess correctly. So, basically, put the teams you're most sure about winning at the lower point tiers.
Anyway, here are the days you'll be working with:
3/11/2016
Knicks @ Pistons
Bulls @ Hawks
Kings @ Timberwolves
3/7/2016
Celtics @ Timberwolves
Grizzlies @ Pelicans
Pacers @ Raptors
Cavaliers @ Warriors
Magic @ Pistons
Spurs @ Mavericks
3/15/2016
Knicks @ Lakers
76ers @ Heat
Jazz @ Bucks
Grizzlies @ Trailblazers
Raptors @ Celtics
Hawks @ Timberwolves
3/10/2016
Mavericks @ Spurs
Knicks @ Magic
Wizards @ Heat
Cavaliers @ Bucks
Suns @ Jazz
Nuggets @ Bobcats
Pacers @ Nets
Clippers @ Thunder
Rockets @ Trailblazers
Warriors @ Celtics
And here's a blank template for an answer sheet:
3/11/2016
2 pts:
2 pts:
4 pts:
3/7/2016
2 pts:
2 pts:
2 pts:
4 pts:
4 pts:
8 pts:
3/15/2016
2 pts:
2 pts:
2 pts:
4 pts:
4 pts:
8 pts:
3/10/2016
2 pts:
2 pts:
2 pts:
2 pts:
4 pts:
4 pts:
4 pts:
8 pts:
8 pts:
10 pts:
Atlantic - 3
Central - 4
Southeast - 7
Northwest - 6
Pacific - 4
Southwest - 6
How to play
Since it's sim 9, and I'm watching episode 9 of House of Cards, and the boards have been quiet, I'm coming up with a game I call House of Cards that's going to be complex to give you something to do on your weekend. We have 1 sim day with 3 games, 2 sim days with 6 games, and 1 sim day with 10 games. You're going to build a virtual house of cards on each of those days by guessing the winners and putting them in slots for a points pyramid. For example, on the 3 game day, your answer sheet will look like this:
MM/DD/YYYY
2 pts: Team A
2 pts: Team B
4 pts: Team C
For the 6 game days, your answer sheets will look like this:
MM/DD/YYYY
2 pts: Team A
2 pts: Team B
2 pts: Team C
4 pts: Team D
4 pts: Team E
8 pts: Team F
And for the 10 game day, your answer sheet will look like this:
MM/DD/YYYY
2 pts: Team A
2 pts: Team B
2 pts: Team C
2 pts: Team D
4 pts: Team E
4 pts: Team F
4 pts: Team G
8 pts: Team H
8 pts: Team I
16 pts: Team J
So here's the rub. You only earn points for getting the winner right if you get all of the answers on the lower point tier right. So, for example, on the 10 game sheet, if you are right about Team A through D, you earn 8 points, plus you earn points for the teams in the 4 point tier (E, F, and G) that you get right. If you get all of those right, you move on to the 8 point tier. However, if you get, say, Team F wrong, your answers on the 8 pt and 16 pt tiers don't matter and you won't earn points for the ones you guess correctly. So, basically, put the teams you're most sure about winning at the lower point tiers.
Anyway, here are the days you'll be working with:
3/11/2016
Knicks @ Pistons
Bulls @ Hawks
Kings @ Timberwolves
3/7/2016
Celtics @ Timberwolves
Grizzlies @ Pelicans
Pacers @ Raptors
Cavaliers @ Warriors
Magic @ Pistons
Spurs @ Mavericks
3/15/2016
Knicks @ Lakers
76ers @ Heat
Jazz @ Bucks
Grizzlies @ Trailblazers
Raptors @ Celtics
Hawks @ Timberwolves
3/10/2016
Mavericks @ Spurs
Knicks @ Magic
Wizards @ Heat
Cavaliers @ Bucks
Suns @ Jazz
Nuggets @ Bobcats
Pacers @ Nets
Clippers @ Thunder
Rockets @ Trailblazers
Warriors @ Celtics
And here's a blank template for an answer sheet:
3/11/2016
2 pts:
2 pts:
4 pts:
3/7/2016
2 pts:
2 pts:
2 pts:
4 pts:
4 pts:
8 pts:
3/15/2016
2 pts:
2 pts:
2 pts:
4 pts:
4 pts:
8 pts:
3/10/2016
2 pts:
2 pts:
2 pts:
2 pts:
4 pts:
4 pts:
4 pts:
8 pts:
8 pts:
10 pts: