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Post by MDDad on Aug 21, 2019 8:24:28 GMT -8
OK guys, the pool is on. We've decided to use the system that my son plays in the ER where he works because it's much tougher and less forgiving than the TOB system. There is little challenge in picking the winner between St. John Bosco and Bolsa Grande (except maybe for Luca), so there is little challenge in that.
In this system you must pick the winner of the game and the number of points by which they will win (i.e. the spread). You get 30 points for picking the winner correctly, and 0 if the other team wins. Then you lose 1 point for every point you are off the actual winning margin. If you pick Team A over Team B by 10, and Team A wins by 14, you get 30 minus 4 = 26 points. If Team B wins by 7, you get 0 minus 17 = -17. It's brutally tough and you can't skate by in any game. If you don't like the system, complain to Bick, because he agreed to it. All picks must be in by 6 PM on Thursday.
There are 15 games this week:
Capistrano Valley at Tustin
Corona Centennial at Mater Dei
DeMatha MD at St. John Bosco
Downey at Corona del Mar
JSerra at Salt Lake City East UT
Katella at Valencia
La Habra at Upland
Los Alamitos at Torrey Pines
Mission Viejo at Konawaenea HI
San Clemente at Oceanside
San Juan Hills at Orange Lutheran
Santa Margarita at Redlands East Valley
Servite at J.W. North
Western at Muir
Whittier at Tesoro
Good luck! I'll keep score, so I'll probably win.
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Post by Bick on Aug 21, 2019 8:55:28 GMT -8
I've hired a nice gal named Helen Waite to handle any complaints regarding this pool. So please, if you have any complaints, go to Helen Waite.
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Post by MDDad on Aug 21, 2019 8:59:54 GMT -8
I also have an employee for the same purpose. She's Asian and her name is Bai Tmee.
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Post by ProfessorFate on Aug 21, 2019 11:23:42 GMT -8
OK guys, the pool is on. We've decided to use the system that my son plays in the ER where he works because it's much tougher and less forgiving than the TOB system. There is little challenge in picking the winner between St. John Bosco and Bolsa Grande (except maybe for Luca), so there is little challenge in that. In this system you must pick the winner of the game and the number of points by which they will win (i.e. the spread). You get 30 points for picking the winner correctly, and 0 if the other team wins. Then you lose 1 point for every point you are off the actual winning margin. If you pick Team A over Team B by 10, and Team A wins by 14, you get 30 minus 4 = 26 points. If Team B wins by 7, you get 0 minus 17 = -17. It's brutally tough and you can't skate by in any game. If you don't like the system, complain to Bick, because he agreed to it. All picks must be in by 6 PM on Thursday.There are 15 games this week: Capistrano Valley at Tustin Corona Centennial at Mater Dei DeMatha MD at St. John Bosco Downey at Corona del Mar JSerra at Salt Lake City East UT Katella at Valencia La Habra at Upland Los Alamitos at Torrey Pines Mission Viejo at Konawaenea HI San Clemente at Oceanside San Juan Hills at Orange Lutheran Santa Margarita at Redlands East Valley Servite at J.W. North Western at Muir Whittier at Tesoro Good luck! I'll keep score, so I'll probably win. |
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Post by SK80 on Aug 21, 2019 14:34:06 GMT -8
Not sure I understand the pick team A by 10 they win by 14 and you get penalized?
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Post by Bick on Aug 21, 2019 15:44:01 GMT -8
Not sure I understand the pick team A by 10 they win by 14 and you get penalized? I believe yes. You would get 30 minus the point differential either way. In this case, you'd get 26 points. Right MDDad? |
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Post by MDDad on Aug 21, 2019 18:07:32 GMT -8
That's right. It makes every point matter, and it makes picking the spread critical.
If we want to just pick the game winners, that's fine, but I think that's way too easy. Even Luca could half of them right.
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Post by SK80 on Aug 22, 2019 3:40:09 GMT -8
I fail to understand ...... can you give example based on these outcomes.....
You pick MD over inferior opponent to win by 40 and final score is MD wins 59-0.
You pick MD over inferior opponent to win by 40 and final score is 48-9.
And what is the basis for 30 points for the win?
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Post by Bick on Aug 22, 2019 5:50:18 GMT -8
I fail to understand ...... can you give example based on these outcomes..... You pick MD over inferior opponent to win by 40 and final score is MD wins 59-0. You pick MD over inferior opponent to win by 40 and final score is 48-9. And what is the basis for 30 points for the win? #1 - 30-19=11 #2 - 30-1=29 I'll defer to MDD on your last question, but assume it is because the likelihood of you getting the game and the spread exactly right is pretty slim. If you do, you're rewarded handsomely. This as opposed to getting 1 point of you get the game right or wrong. This system better differentiates the best prognostication. |
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Post by MDDad on Aug 22, 2019 7:45:04 GMT -8
And what is the basis for 30 points for the win? I didn't invent the system, I just thought it would be a cool one to try. I assume the 30 points for picking the winner is to reward a player for actually picking the winner. I also assume the point spread differential is to reward a player for getting closer to the actual spread than another player. |
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Post by Bick on Aug 22, 2019 9:17:28 GMT -8
Capistrano Valley at Tustin - 20
Corona Centennial at Mater Dei -12
DeMatha MD at St. John Bosco -14
Downey at Corona del Mar -24
JSerra -14 at Salt Lake City East UT
Katella at Valencia -6
La Habra -3 at Upland
Los Alamitos -10 at Torrey Pines
Mission Viejo -21 at Konawaenea HI
San Clemente -10 at Oceanside
San Juan Hills at Orange Lutheran -10
Santa Margarita -10 at Redlands East Valley
Servite at J.W. North Next week
Western -7 at Muir
Whittier at Tesoro -42
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Post by SK80 on Aug 22, 2019 10:30:19 GMT -8
Aaaah sheeeeesh..... I’m on a street corner in Brooklyn with my iPhone and I gotta handicap this kinda poo....!
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Post by MDDad on Aug 22, 2019 10:36:54 GMT -8
If you're on a street corner in Brooklyn, you should probably just step in front of a bus.
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Post by ProfessorFate on Aug 22, 2019 10:44:34 GMT -8
Since Servite doesn't play this week, do you get 30 points if you guess Servite 0 JW North 0?
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Post by SK80 on Aug 22, 2019 12:30:02 GMT -8
If you're on a street corner in Brooklyn, you should probably just step in front of a bus. MDDad is keeping score of the pool and trying to eliminate by bus death his competition....? Ya’ll being played! |
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