SoWal NCAA Basketball Pick 'Em - Page 2

aggieb · 03-19-2009, 09:32 PM

anybody pick UTC?

DD · 03-19-2009, 09:44 PM

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anybody pick UTC?

I don't know.

Miss Kitty · 03-19-2009, 10:39 PM

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anybody pick UTC?

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I don't know.

aggieb...what is a UTC?

aggieb · 03-19-2009, 10:45 PM

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aggieb...what is a UTC?

chattanooga they barely lost by 56 pts.

Miss Kitty · 03-19-2009, 10:50 PM

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chattanooga they barely lost by 56 pts.

...Oh, aggieb....

THAT WAS HYSTERICAL!

Beach Runner · 03-19-2009, 11:16 PM

Dang, VCU might just upset UCLA. Miss Kitty, can I meet your bookie?

EDIT: Never mind. Lady D, can I meet YOUR bookie? You are today's winner, 15 out of 16.

Lady D · 03-20-2009, 07:00 AM

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Dang, VCU might just upset UCLA. Miss Kitty, can I meet your bookie?

EDIT: Never mind. Lady D, can I meet YOUR bookie? You are today's winner, 15 out of 16.

Thanks BR.

Don't have one BR. I just went online and checked out the teams records, look at who they have played, but mainly the teams I was not that familiar with, and the lower seeded teams. Sorry to say this but I could not bring myself to cheer for the Memphis Tigers or I would have been 16 of 16. I went with Cal St. Northridge on a whim. They almost took out the Tigers, I was hoping. They lost their zip within the last 3 1/2 minutes. The Tigers are the main intrastate rival for the Vols.

Beach Runner · 03-20-2009, 09:29 AM

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Thanks BR.

Don't have one BR. I just went online and checked out the teams records, look at who they have played, but mainly the teams I was not that familiar with, and the lower seeded teams. Sorry to say this but I could not bring myself to cheer for the Memphis Tigers or I would have been 16 of 16. I went with Cal St. Northridge on a whim. They almost took out the Tigers, I was hoping. They lost their zip within the last 3 1/2 minutes. The Tigers are the main intrastate rival for the Vols.

Yeah, the Memphis game was interesting. I couldn't believe they had such a hard time with CSN. One of the CBS Sportsline guys predicted Memphis to get to the Elite 8.

Miss Kitty · 03-20-2009, 09:39 AM

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Dang, VCU might just upset UCLA. Miss Kitty, can I meet your bookie?

EDIT: Never mind. Lady D, can I meet YOUR bookie? You are today's winner, 15 out of 16.

...Hallelujah! You go, LadyD!!!!!

Lady D · 03-20-2009, 12:30 PM

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...Hallelujah! You go, LadyD!!!!!

Thanks Miss Kitty. I so would love for my team to win today. They are down by 4 right now at the half but are playing pretty well I think. It seems to me that Oklahoma St. and the Vols are pretty evenly matched. They need to try to get inside more. I always frown on teams doing nothing but trying 3's, they are harder to make a good deal of the time compared to going inside to score.

Beach Runner · 03-20-2009, 02:02 PM

Dang! Tennessee lost and Utah State lost. I'm 14 for 20.

Sorry, LadyD and F4S. I know how it feels to be a big fan and lose.

Lady D · 03-20-2009, 02:26 PM

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Dang! Tennessee lost and Utah State lost. I'm 14 for 20.

Sorry, LadyD and F4S. I know how it feels to be a big fan and lose.

I'm sorry also BR. So close. Being up by 1 with 24 seconds to go and letting them come right down and score and get to the foul line also. The past 3 weekends they have not been able to finish games on the winning end at the buzzer. Quite a change this year finishing 21-13 compared to their 31-5 record last year.

But they have more or less started over with building their team after Chris Lofton and JuJuan Smith graduated last year. They were a huge part of our offense and are hard shoes to fill. Tennessee I feel was evenly matched with OK. State and played a good game.

They should be a good deal better next year, their new players they have are really good, Scotty Hopson, Bobby Maize, etc. And they have their good returning players in Wayne Chism, Tyler Smith, Brian Williams, Josh Tabb, JP Prince, and Cameron Tatum.

Beach Runner · 03-20-2009, 02:45 PM

Cornell is beating Mizzou right now!

Miss Kitty · 03-20-2009, 03:39 PM

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Cornell is beating Mizzou right now!

...BR! We should have knocked on wood, while saying "never say never!"

Beach Runner · 03-20-2009, 03:50 PM

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...BR! We should have knocked on wood, while saying "never say never!"

Mizzou is taking care of business now.

Miss Kitty · 03-20-2009, 04:24 PM

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Mizzou is taking care of business now.

...done and done. whew.

cnestg8r · 03-21-2009, 07:56 AM

Note that for the eight games today, four are unanimous picks. Also true for tomorrow's games. It will be more difficult to move up the ladder.

Lady D · 03-21-2009, 08:46 AM

I did not do near so well yesterday, didn't think Ohio State would lose but I have seen Siena play before. But the real kicker was Cleveland St., a #13 seed beating Wake Forest. Hope I do better today.

Beach Runner · 03-21-2009, 09:18 AM

We all already have a loss going into Round 2 today and tomorrow thanks to Wake's loss. ARGH!

The ACC sort of folded -- Wake, FSU, Clemson, Boston College, Maryland. Thankfully Duke and UNC are still in.

Lady D · 03-21-2009, 09:22 AM

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We all already have a loss going into Round 2 today and tomorrow thanks to Wake's loss. ARGH!

The ACC sort of folded -- Wake, FSU, Clemson, Boston College, Maryland. Thankfully Duke and UNC are still in.

Maryland is still in thank goodness. They play Memphis this afternoon. I will miss with Memphis if they win as I have not gone with them in this. I have in the money pools though. I'm not surprised that Duke and NC are still in. I think they will keep advancing, at least NC for sure anyway.

Beach Runner · 03-21-2009, 11:35 AM

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Maryland is still in thank goodness. They play Memphis this afternoon.

You're right.

There's a lot of "M" words in that part of the brackets.

DD · 03-21-2009, 11:52 AM

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Note that for the eight games today, four are unanimous picks. Also true for tomorrow's games. It will be more difficult to move up the ladder.

When do I gotta pick again? I'm so confused. God help me.

Miss Kitty · 03-21-2009, 12:12 PM

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When do I gotta pick again? I'm so confused. God help me.

...just don't let me pick for you again! I love being in the basement with you, DD!

Beach Runner · 03-21-2009, 12:44 PM

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When do I gotta pick again? I'm so confused. God help me.

You'll pick the winners of Round 3 (Sweet 16), each win worth 4 points, and Round 4 (Elite 8), each win worth 8 points.

BTW anyone can join the pool for Rounds 3 and 4.

Lady D · 03-21-2009, 03:06 PM

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You're right.

There's a lot of "M" words in that part of the brackets.

Maryland sure is not playing well, not what I expected. And Vasquez needs to get going, he is supposedly their good scorer, he has to pick it up. Even though early on it looks like Memphis is going to win this game, I won't pick them, even if it does cost me a miss. I do not care for them.

Beach Runner · 03-21-2009, 05:04 PM

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Rules for NCAA Basketball Pick ‘Em:
Because Round 1 and Round 2 are back-to-back on Thursday through Sunday, both the Round 1 and the Round 2 picks need to be posted by 11:59 PM CDT. This means that your Round 2 picks will have to be made prior to knowing the results of Round 1.
Round 1 teams will be displayed two per line. HIGHLIGHT ONE TEAM PER LINE. Each correct pick will be worth 1 point.
Each group of four Round 1 teams, one of which will win Round 2, will be displayed on one line. HIGHLIGHT ONE TEAM PER LINE. This team will go on to the Sweet 16. Each correct pick on these lines will be worth 2 points.
The total number of possible points for this Thursday through Sunday is 64 points.
No picks can be edited or submitted after 11:59 PM CDT on Wednesday night. If you don’t play Rounds 1 and 2, you may play next week, starting with zero points. Correct picks for winners of the Sweet 16 games will be worth 4 points each. Picking the Final Four teams will be worth 8 points each. The NCAA Championship Game will be worth 32 points.
Have fun!

Correct picks for winners of the Sweet 16 games will be worth 4 points each. Correct picks for winners of the Elite 8 games will be worth 8 points. Correct picks for winners of the Final 4 games will be worth 16 points. A correct pick for the championship game will be worth 32 points.

So it's not too late to play because games in each successive round are worth exponentially-increasing points.

In general, Round N is worth 2^(N-1) points where N is in the set of integers between 1 and 6.

DD · 03-21-2009, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Beach Runner

You'll pick the winners of Round 3 (Sweet 16), each win worth 4 points, and Round 4 (Elite 8), each win worth 8 points.

BTW anyone can join the pool for Rounds 3 and 4.

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Correct picks for winners of the Sweet 16 games will be worth 4 points each. Correct picks for winners of the Elite 8 games will be worth 8 points. Correct picks for winners of the Final 4 games will be worth 16 points. A correct pick for the championship game will be worth 32 points.

So it's not too late to play because games in each successive round are worth exponentially-increasing points.

In general, Round N is worth 2^(N-1) points where N is in the set of integers between 1 and 6.

Well, that's just as clear as mud.

What the heck is a pool? You have to remember who you're dealing with here.

BR, just tell me what day I have to pick and post the games I gotta pick from. K?

Beach Runner · 03-21-2009, 06:00 PM

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Well, that's just as clear as mud.

What the heck is a pool? You have to remember who you're dealing with here.

BR, just tell me what day I have to pick and post the games I gotta pick from. K?

The pool -- the pick 'em.

After tomorrow's games cnestg8r will post the next two rounds. Your picks need to be in by 11:59 PM CDT Wednesday night.

Easy enough? Just ignore the math. I was indulging myself.

DD · 03-21-2009, 06:03 PM

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The pool -- the pick 'em.

After tomorrow's games cnestg8r will post the next two rounds. Your picks need to be in by 11:59 PM CDT Wednesday night.

Easy enough? Just ignore the math. I was indulging myself.

OK..got it...the pool.

I've been inhaling paint fumes all day..thanks for "Pick-'ems for Dummies" version. But, you might wanna text me or something on Wed. night.

Beach Runner · 03-21-2009, 06:23 PM

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OK..got it...the pool.

I've been inhaling paint fumes all day..thanks for "Pick-'ems for Dummies" version. But, you might wanna text me or something on Wed. night.

Otay! I just put in a reminder in Outlook.

Lady D · 03-21-2009, 07:18 PM

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Otay! I just put in a reminder in Outlook.

The Purdue Washington game sure was a good one. Washington just fell short like Tennessee yesterday against OK State. Both games were good games and evenly matched.

Beach Runner · 03-22-2009, 06:13 PM

Kiss K must be going krazy re the Mizzou game.

Miss Kitty · 03-22-2009, 06:27 PM

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kiss k must be going krazy re the mizzou game.

holy bb sheet!

Arkiehawg · 03-22-2009, 06:42 PM

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holy bb sheet!

Way to go Mizzou!

Mizzou/Memphis......classic in the making.....

Can hardly wait

Miss Kitty · 03-22-2009, 06:51 PM

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Way to go Mizzou!

Mizzou/Memphis......classic in the making.....

Can hardly wait

...hey, Mr. Pig! That was a heartbreaker for Marquette and that poor guy with the big feet!

Think Mizzou has a chance?

cnestg8r · 03-22-2009, 07:06 PM

cnestg8r · 03-22-2009, 07:09 PM

New picks for Sweet 16 games:

Louisville Arizona
Kansas MichSt
UConn Purdue
Missouri Memphis
Pittsburgh Xavier
Villanova Duke
NorthCarolina Gonzaga
Syracuse Oklahoma

BR to post timing rules.

Beach Runner · 03-22-2009, 07:26 PM

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holy bb sheet!

It was a nail biter, that's for sure! Congrats on your team winning.

Miss Kitty · 03-22-2009, 08:41 PM

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It was a nail biter, that's for sure! Congrats on your team winning.

Thanks...Mr. K called it a nail biter, until I reminded him of the Marquette player on the sidelines biting a towel. It was a towel biter.

Hey...how come DD is ahead of me?

Beach Runner · 03-22-2009, 08:49 PM

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Thanks...Mr. K called it a nail biter, until I reminded him of the Marquette player on the sidelines biting a towel. It was a towel biter.

Hey...how come DD is ahead of me?

Towel biter -- you are so right and so funny!

Because DD comes before Miss Kitty in alphabetical order. That's because name is the secondary sort key. The primary sort key is points.

Miss Kitty · 03-22-2009, 08:51 PM

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Towel biter -- you are so right and so funny!

Because DD comes before Miss Kitty in alphabetical order. That's because name is the secondary sort key. The primary sort key is points.

...that damm ABC order gets me everytime!

Oh, the results look so good! Thanks!

When is the deadline for the pick'em?

cnestg8r · 03-23-2009, 06:16 AM

Next time we'll post it in reverse ABC. BR will answer the post time, but I expect it will be Thursday afternoon.

Miss Kitty · 03-23-2009, 06:24 AM

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Next time we'll post it in reverse ABC. BR will answer the post time, but I expect it will be Thursday afternoon.

...thanks for looking out for me. You and BR rock!

DD · 03-23-2009, 06:55 AM

Kitty, did we do good?

Arkiehawg · 03-23-2009, 10:29 AM

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...hey, Mr. Pig! That was a heartbreaker for Marquette and that poor guy with the big feet!

Think Mizzou has a chance?

If they get hot and play 40 minutes of "Hell", then they could make it to the finals......

Beach Runner · 03-23-2009, 12:11 PM

Re post #87 SoWal NCAA Basketball Pick 'Em, picks for the Thurday and Friday games are due by Thurday 3/26 at 5 PM CDT.

After the Thurday games cnestg8r will post the teams for the Saturday games. Your picks for those games are due by Saturday 3/28 at noon CDT.

After the Friday games cnestg8r will post the teams for the Sunday games. Your picks for those games are due by Sunday 3/29 at noon CDT.

REMEMBER THAT IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN. Thursday and Friday wins count 4 points for each game, and Saturday and Sunday wins count 8 points for each game. The Final Four games will count 16 points each, and the National Championship game will count 32 points.

Happy pickin'!

Lady D · 03-23-2009, 12:21 PM

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Boy, I sucked in this round 2. I finished at the bottom.

DD · 03-23-2009, 06:12 PM

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Re post #87 SoWal NCAA Basketball Pick 'Em, picks for the Thurday and Friday games are due by Thurday 3/26 at 5 PM CDT.

After the Thurday games cnestg8r will post the teams for the Saturday games. Your picks for those games are due by Saturday 3/28 at noon CDT.

After the Friday games cnestg8r will post the teams for the Sunday games. Your picks for those games are due by Sunday 3/29 at noon CDT.

REMEMBER THAT IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN. Thursday and Friday wins count 4 points for each game, and Saturday and Sunday wins count 8 points for each game. The Final Four games will count 16 points each, and the National Championship game will count 32 points.

Happy pickin'!

Get those texting fingers ready, BR. I can't even remember what I had for breakfast, much less all these deadlines! Lordy!

Beach Runner · 03-23-2009, 10:03 PM

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Boy, I sucked in this round 2. I finished at the bottom.

Right down there with ya!

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Get those texting fingers ready, BR. I can't even remember what I had for breakfast, much less all these deadlines! Lordy!

Last week we picked round 2 games before we knew the results of round 1 because there were just too many games to have multiple posts.

This week when the Thursday night round 3 games are over, we'll know who plays on Saturday in round 4. And when the Friday night round 3 games are over, we'll know who plays on Sunday in round 4.

The alternative is picking all round 3 and 4 games in advance. That would mean picking round 4 before you know the results of round 3.

NOTE: Anyone is free to just post once all of their round 3 and 4 picks by Thursday at 5 PM CDT if you don't want to post more than once. It just means you won't have the advantage of knowing who won round 3.

PLEASE, IF YOU POST AND DECIDE TO MAKE A CHANGE, PLEASE MAKE A NEW POST (SUBJECT TO THE THREE DEADLINES) RATHER THAN EDITING AN OLD POST. It is easy for us to make mistakes when we have to go back and check edits, even if there are just a few people playing.

Miss Kitty · 03-24-2009, 04:32 AM

DD...I am pleased to announce that I completely understand BR's post about deadlines. I now feel like a pucking genius!

Let me know if I can help in any way.