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2022-23 Pick'Em, Final Week! (Double-Points!!!)

That last week was fun though. I led basically the entire season and you came in and smashed it. Brilliantly.

I think it was the Miami-Iowa State game that put me over the top. Metrics favored Iowa State, but I always thought Miami was undervalued by the computers. They played poorly in November and they could never quite catch up. But, they clearly had a top 10 backcourt, possibly top 5.
 
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6 - Gonzaga
5 - South Carolina
4 - Wisconsin
3 - Villanova
2 - Florida State
1 - Washington State
 
6 Zags
5 Nova
4 Wisconsin
3 FSU
2 South Carolina
1 Boise State

Surprised you don't have WVU at Pitt on the sheet. A little week 1 rivalry action! Also, when did Milwaukee move to California? 😁
 
Week 1 Games
Friday: Michigan State vs Gonzaga (San Diego, CA)
Friday: Stanford vs Wisconsin (Milwaukee, CA)
Friday: Villanova at Temple
Friday: Clemson at South Carolina
Friday: Florida State at UCF
Saturday: Washington State at Boise State

6.Gonzaga
5.Nova
4.Washington State
3.Wisconsin
2.UCF
1.South Carolina
 
Here are the results from everyone who has completed at least 1/2 of the season. Attrition is very strong in this league - we lose 10+ posters every season who don't complete the season.

I would also note that the seasons aren't comparable if you're looking at the scores. 2019-20 obviously ended a few weeks early with COVID. In 2020-21 games were cancelled left and right. I included 7-8 games some weeks to compensate. 2018-19 and 2021-22 are relatively close. However, there was one additional week in the 2018-19 season.

2018-19
1. dukedevilz, 313 (won on tie-breaker on the Elite 8 Games)
2. jhmossy, 313
3. SNU0821, 287
4. WeAreDePaul, 261
5. GE Nole, 259
6. JimboBBN, 254
7. schoonerwest, 252
8. rockycard, 231
9. coryfly, 221

2019-20
1. coryfly, 255
2. GE Nole, 242
3. jhmossy, 238
4. IUfanBorden, 236
5. dukedevilz, 230
6. MrBaracus/ExitFlagger, 216
7. bMORE607, 215
8. schoonerwest, 211
9. MGC_07, 198
10. WeAreDePaul, 184
11. Noahtogo24, 123
12. KisteK, 119
13. Dirt Road Boiler, 92

2020-21
1. dukedevilz, 290
2. duckboy33, 276
3. MGC_07, 265
4. Kevin Bryan, 250
5. Jaycg15, 248
6. ExitFlagger, 247
7. SheriffBufordTJustice, 241
8. WestTexasRaider, 227
9. GE Nole, 223
9. Demarcus Kidd-Miller, 223
11. IUfanBorden, 222
12. WeAreDePaul, 212
13. bMORE607, 208
14. rockycard, 206
15. AWilli6995, 199
16. lurkeraspect84, 125

2021-22
1. dukedevilz, 281
2. lurkeraspect84, 277
3. Demarcus Kidd-Miller, 272
4. ExitFlagger, 271
5. AWilli6995, 262
6. Kevin Bryan, 259
7. duckboy33, 257
8. WeAreDePaul, 255
9. jhmossy, 246
10. IUfanBorden, 244
11. boilerzz, 224
12. GE Nole, 223
13. ThePhog08, 155
14. WestTexasRaider, 149


Podium Finishes
-dukedevilz: 3 Golds
-coryfly: 1 Gold
-jhmossy: 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
-lurkeraspect84: 1 Silver
-GE Nole: 1 Silver
-duckboy33: 1 Silver
-SNU0821: 1 Bronze
-MGC_07: 1 Bronze
-Demarcus Kidd-Miller: 1 Bronze

I went top ten, first place, and then straight to the bottom two years in a row, lol.
 
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I missed this whole thread because I didn’t look under pinned. Wowza
 
First week is in the books. We had a 4-way tie for first this week. Congrats to @mikeinknoxville, @BasketBallJunkie-UK, @ExitFlagger, and @AWilli6995 on the win. Lots of big-time matchups this week.

Generally speaking, I'll post the scores and games on Monday. Just have a little more time today than I will on Monday morning. Also, Gonzaga has two games this week. If you pick Gonzaga in either matchup, please clarify which game (i.e. Gonzaga over Texas).


Week 2 Games

Tuesday: Kansas vs Duke (Indianapolis, IN)
Wednesday: Gonzaga at Texas
Friday: Indiana at Xavier
Friday: Baylor vs Virginia (Las Vegas, NV)
Friday: UCLA vs Illinois (Las Vegas, NV)
Sunday: Kentucky vs Gonzaga (In Spokane, but not at the Kennel)

Week 1 Scores
mikeinknoxville- 17
BasketBallJunkieUK- 17
ExitFlagger- 17
AWilli6995- 17
duckboy33- 16
lurkeraspet84- 16
JimboBBN- 15
Necessary Roughness- 15
WeAreDePaul- 15
hailtoyourvictor- 14
Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 14
jhmossy- 13
Kevin Bryan- 13
rockycard- 13
dukedevilz- 12
IUfanBorden- 12
Noahtogo24- 12
MGC_07- 11
GE Nole- 11
PA_Panther- 10
coryfly- 10
 
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I missed this whole thread because I didn’t look under pinned. Wowza

I was worried a few might miss it because it was pinned. I did reply on Mossy's Pick'Em thread, I believe on Thursday evening, that the first games were the following day.

Of course, I do waive the lowest scores of the week, so there's time to catchup. Just with a smaller margin of error now.
 
6- Texas
5- Baylor
4- UCLA
3- Xavier
2- Duke
1- Kentucky

I actually picked Temple to beat Villanova in my initial picks; I then revised it after Temple lost to Wagner on opening night. Nova is without Justin Moore and Cam Whitmore. And playing on the road essentially made it a 50-50 game. But, losing to Wagner? Sheesh.

Also revised my Boise State/Washington State pick after Boise lost to South Dakota State. Admittedly, not an embarrassing lost, but still a loss at home against a team they were expected to beat. Would have had 19 points if I didn't change anything lol.
 
First week is in the books. We had a 4-way tie for first this week. Congrats to @mikeinknoxville, @BasketBallJunkie-UK, @ExitFlagger, and @AWilli6995 on the win. Lots of big-time matchups this week.

Generally speaking, I'll post the scores and games on Monday. Just have a little more time today than I will on Monday morning. Also, Gonzaga has two games this week. If you pick Gonzaga in either matchup, please clarify which game (i.e. Gonzaga over Texas).


Week 2 Games

Tuesday: Kansas vs Duke (Indianapolis, IN)
Wednesday: Gonzaga at Texas
Friday: Indiana at Xavier
Friday: Baylor vs Virginia (Las Vegas, NV)
Friday: UCLA vs Illinois (Las Vegas, NV)
Sunday: Kentucky vs Gonzaga (In Spokane, but not at the Kennel)

Week 1 Scores
mikeinknoxville- 17
BasketBallJunkieUK- 17
ExitFlagger- 17
AWilli6995- 17
duckboy33- 16
lurkeraspet84- 16
JimboBBN- 15
Necessary Roughness- 15
WeAreDePaul- 15
hailtoyourvictor- 14
Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 14
jhmossy- 13
Kevin Bryan- 13
rockycard- 13
dukedevilz- 12
IUfanBorden- 12
Noahtogo24- 12
MGC_07- 11
GE Nole- 11
PA_Panther- 10
coryfly- 10
Holy, shit----Might be the toughest slate of games to date....Wow
 
6- Indiana
5- Kansas
4-Gonzaga vs Texas
3- Gonzaga vs UK
2-Illinois
1- Baylor
 
First week is in the books. We had a 4-way tie for first this week. Congrats to @mikeinknoxville, @BasketBallJunkie-UK, @ExitFlagger, and @AWilli6995 on the win. Lots of big-time matchups this week.

Generally speaking, I'll post the scores and games on Monday. Just have a little more time today than I will on Monday morning. Also, Gonzaga has two games this week. If you pick Gonzaga in either matchup, please clarify which game (i.e. Gonzaga over Texas).


Week 2 Games

Tuesday: Kansas vs Duke (Indianapolis, IN)
Wednesday: Gonzaga at Texas
Friday: Indiana at Xavier
Friday: Baylor vs Virginia (Las Vegas, NV)
Friday: UCLA vs Illinois (Las Vegas, NV)
Sunday: Kentucky vs Gonzaga (In Spokane, but not at the Kennel)

Week 1 Scores
mikeinknoxville- 17
BasketBallJunkieUK- 17
ExitFlagger- 17
AWilli6995- 17
duckboy33- 16
lurkeraspet84- 16
JimboBBN- 15
Necessary Roughness- 15
WeAreDePaul- 15
hailtoyourvictor- 14
Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 14
jhmossy- 13
Kevin Bryan- 13
rockycard- 13
dukedevilz- 12
IUfanBorden- 12
Noahtogo24- 12
MGC_07- 11
GE Nole- 11
PA_Panther- 10
coryfly- 10
You have Gonzaga twice---which I am sure you're aware of. And glad I caught; thought you had UK/MSU, not UK/GU. Anyways----might wanna let dudes know.

Edit: Never fuking mind---I see that you already did that...
 
Holy, shit----Might be the toughest slate of games to date....Wow

Should be a fun week. Range of scores will be interesting.

You have Gonzaga twice---which I am sure you're aware of. And glad I caught; thought you had UK/MSU, not UK/GU. Anyways----might wanna let dudes know.

Edit: Never fuking mind---I see that you already did that...

I mentioned it in the bolded portion. If posters pick Gonzaga, they need to clarify if it's over Texas or Kentucky.
 
Week 2 Games
Tuesday: Kansas vs Duke (Indianapolis, IN)
Wednesday: Gonzaga at Texas
Friday: Indiana at Xavier
Friday: Baylor vs Virginia (Las Vegas, NV)
Friday: UCLA vs Illinois (Las Vegas, NV)
Sunday: Kentucky vs Gonzaga (In Spokane, but not at the Kennel)

6- Baylor
5- UCLA
4- Gonzaga (over Texas)
3- Indiana
2- Duke
1- Gonzaga (over Kentucky)
 
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6: Indiana
5: Gonzaga (over Texas)
4: UCLA
3: Kansas
2: Kentucky
1: UVA

This week is ****ing hard. Go Hoos!
 
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First week is in the books. We had a 4-way tie for first this week. Congrats to @mikeinknoxville, @BasketBallJunkie-UK, @ExitFlagger, and @AWilli6995 on the win. Lots of big-time matchups this week.

Generally speaking, I'll post the scores and games on Monday. Just have a little more time today than I will on Monday morning. Also, Gonzaga has two games this week. If you pick Gonzaga in either matchup, please clarify which game (i.e. Gonzaga over Texas).


Week 2 Games

Tuesday: Kansas vs Duke (Indianapolis, IN)
Wednesday: Gonzaga at Texas
Friday: Indiana at Xavier
Friday: Baylor vs Virginia (Las Vegas, NV)
Friday: UCLA vs Illinois (Las Vegas, NV)
Sunday: Kentucky vs Gonzaga (In Spokane, but not at the Kennel)

Week 1 Scores
mikeinknoxville- 17
BasketBallJunkieUK- 17
ExitFlagger- 17
AWilli6995- 17
duckboy33- 16
lurkeraspet84- 16
JimboBBN- 15
Necessary Roughness- 15
WeAreDePaul- 15
hailtoyourvictor- 14
Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 14
jhmossy- 13
Kevin Bryan- 13
rockycard- 13
dukedevilz- 12
IUfanBorden- 12
Noahtogo24- 12
MGC_07- 11
GE Nole- 11
PA_Panther- 10
coryfly- 10
Tuesday: Kansas vs Duke (Indianapolis, IN)
Wednesday: Gonzaga at Texas
Friday: Indiana at Xavier
Friday: Baylor vs Virginia (Las Vegas, NV)
Friday: UCLA vs Illinois (Las Vegas, NV)
Sunday: Kentucky vs Gonzaga (In Spokane, but not at the Kennel)

6 - Kansas
5 - Texas
4 - Gonzaga (vs UK)
3 - UCLA
2 - Baylor
1 -Indiana
 
Tuesday: Kansas vs Duke (Indianapolis, IN)
Wednesday: Gonzaga at Texas
Friday: Indiana at Xavier
Friday: Baylor vs Virginia (Las Vegas, NV)
Friday: UCLA vs Illinois (Las Vegas, NV)
Sunday: Kentucky vs Gonzaga (In Spokane, but not at the Kennel)

6 Baylor
5 UCLA
4 Gonzaga (Texas)
3 Kansas
2 UK
1 Xavier
 
So many Baylor 6’s :(

Also @dukedevilz you may want to think about a potential backup plan in case UVA and Baylor don’t play. UVA cancelled tonight’s game vs Northern Iowa because of the shooting on campus.
 
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6 Baylor
5 Kansas
4 Texas
3 Kentucky
2 Illinois
1 Indiana

Picking the Zags to lose 2 games seems wrong. But it's win/win if they beat Texas. These games are tough to pick. Not sure I trust UK on the road either. Won't shock me if I miss on every pick this week.
 
So many Baylor 6’s :(

Also @dukedevilz you may want to think about a potential backup plan in case UVA and Baylor don’t play. UVA cancelled tonight’s game vs Northern Iowa because of the shooting on campus.
Terrible and senseless. I wonder if the 3 players killed were specifically targeted by the former player.
 
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First week is in the books. We had a 4-way tie for first this week. Congrats to @mikeinknoxville, @BasketBallJunkie-UK, @ExitFlagger, and @AWilli6995 on the win. Lots of big-time matchups this week.

Generally speaking, I'll post the scores and games on Monday. Just have a little more time today than I will on Monday morning. Also, Gonzaga has two games this week. If you pick Gonzaga in either matchup, please clarify which game (i.e. Gonzaga over Texas).


Week 2 Games

Tuesday: Kansas vs Duke (Indianapolis, IN)
Wednesday: Gonzaga at Texas
Friday: Indiana at Xavier
Friday: Baylor vs Virginia (Las Vegas, NV)
Friday: UCLA vs Illinois (Las Vegas, NV)
Sunday: Kentucky vs Gonzaga (In Spokane, but not at the Kennel)

Week 1 Scores
mikeinknoxville- 17
BasketBallJunkieUK- 17
ExitFlagger- 17
AWilli6995- 17
duckboy33- 16
lurkeraspet84- 16
JimboBBN- 15
Necessary Roughness- 15
WeAreDePaul- 15
hailtoyourvictor- 14
Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 14
jhmossy- 13
Kevin Bryan- 13
rockycard- 13
dukedevilz- 12
IUfanBorden- 12
Noahtogo24- 12
MGC_07- 11
GE Nole- 11
PA_Panther- 10
coryfly- 10

6. Texas
5. UCLA
4. Kansas
3. Indiana
2. Kentucky
1. UVA
 
Also @dukedevilz you may want to think about a potential backup plan in case UVA and Baylor don’t play. UVA cancelled tonight’s game vs Northern Iowa because of the shooting on campus.

That's horrible what happened at UVA. Makes sense that they would cancel tonight's game.

By the time they make a decision on Friday's game, the first game would have already occurred this week. So, if the UVA-Baylor game is cancelled, it'll simply be a 5-game week with 5 being the highest confidence value.

So many Baylor 6’s :(

Baylor has the best backcourt in the country. Going to be hard for anyone to beat them. But, it would be kind of cool if UVA won the Main Event after a crappy week on campus.
 
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