Board 8 > 2011 NBA Ladder Contest - Week 1

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Week 1 Schedule (All Times Eastern)

MON 12/26 (Games Start 7PM ET)
NJN @ WAS
MIL @ CHA
HOU @ORL
TOR @ CLE
DET @ IND
OKC @ MIN
DEN @ DAL
MEM @ SAS
NOH @ PHX
LAL @ SAC
PHI @ POR
CHI @ GSW

TUE 12/27 (Games Start 730PM ET)
ATL @ NJN
BOS @ MIA
MIN @ MIL
SAC @ POR
UTA @ LAL

WED 12/28 (Games Start 600PM ET)
IND @ TOR
MIA @ CHA
WAS @ ATL
CLE @ DET
OKC @ MEM
BOS @ NOH
LAC @ SAS
UTA @ DEN
PHI @ PHX
NYK @ GSW

THU 12/29 (Games Start 700PM ET)
NJN @ ORL
SAS @ HOU
DAL @ OKC
CHI @ SAC
DEN @ POR
NYK @ LAL

FRI 12/30 (Games Start 700PM ET)
ORL @ CHA
CLE @ IND
DET @ BOS
NJN @ ATL
HOU @ MEM
PHX @ NOH
MIA @ MIN
WAS @ MIL
TOR @ DAL
PHI @ UTA
CHI @ LAC

SAT 12/31 (Games Start 330PM ET)
DEN @ LAL
IND @ DET
ATL @ HOU
PHX @ OKC
NYK @ SAC
UTA @ SAS
PHI @ GSW

SUN 1/1 (Games Start 600PM ET)
BOS @ WAS
TOR @ ORL
CHA @ MIA
NJN @ CLE
DAL @ MIN
MEM @ CHI
LAL @ DEN
NOH @ SAC
POR @ LAC

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I know this is late but I wanted to try this out because of how fun Dp's NFL Ladder contest was. I'm making this up as I go so bare with me. I'll take suggestions for future challenges but for the most part I will just follow Dp's challenges and change them to fit the NBA. Unfortunately, things are a bit harder because there are multiple games a week.

Thanks to Dp for most of this stuff which in turn is probably from Bballman7

Rules:
- Picks for games that day must be made before the start of the FIRST game. Start time is listed in schedule.
- Weeks will run from Monday to Sunday.
- Please state what level you are on.
- COPY AND PASTE the schedule with the dates and remove the excess for your picks.
- The Bonus deadline will vary week-to-week depending on whether it's game specific or league specific.
- Number of bonus points is the tiebreaker.
- DO NOT DELETE posts, you cannot change your entry to predict other games.

Explanation of Levels:
Level 1 - Pick TEN games, bold your winners, at least FOUR must win. No bonus for having more than four.


How to submit an entry for Level 1:
1. Post Level 1
2. Copy/paste the schedule, remove games until there are only ten. BOLD your winners, LEAVE the dates.
3. Keep spaces to a minimum.
4. Post your Bonus.

Week 1 Bonus: (Deadline: 12/26 7pm ET)
How many different players will score 35 points or more?


***WE ARE IGNORING THE CHRISTMAS DAY GAMES FOR THE BONUS***

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Menji~
Congrats to SuperNiceDog: "Rivalry Rumble" Guru Champion!

Level 1

MON 12/26 (Games Start 7PM ET)
LAL @ SAC
PHI @ POR

WED 12/28 (Games Start 600PM ET)
MIA @ CHA
OKC @ MEM
BOS @ NOH

FRI 12/30 (Games Start 700PM ET)
DET @ BOS
TOR @ DAL

SAT 12/31 (Games Start 330PM ET)
UTA @ SAS

SUN 1/1 (Games Start 600PM ET)
CHA @ MIA
MEM @ CHI

Bonus: 4

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Menji~
Congrats to SuperNiceDog: "Rivalry Rumble" Guru Champion!

I guess I'll play along even though I don't care about NBA.

Level 1

MON 12/26 (Games Start 7PM ET)
OKC @ MIN
DEN @ DAL
PHI @ POR

WED 12/28 (Games Start 600PM ET)
CLE @ DET
PHI @ PHX

FRI 12/30 (Games Start 700PM ET)
HOU @ MEM
TOR @ DAL

SAT 12/31 (Games Start 330PM ET)
PHX @ OKC
NYK @ SAC

SUN 1/1 (Games Start 600PM ET)
CHA @ MIA

Bonus: 6


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SuperNiceDog is the Guru champion? Well I'll be go to hell!

very confident this dies. also i have no idea how this works.

but hey whatever

level 1

MON 12/26 (Games Start 7PM ET)
DET @ IND
CHI @ GSW

TUE 12/27 (Games Start 730PM ET)

WED 12/28 (Games Start 600PM ET)

THU 12/29 (Games Start 700PM ET)
CHI @ SAC

FRI 12/30 (Games Start 700PM ET)
CLE @ IND
HOU @ MEM
MIA @ MIN
TOR @ DAL

SAT 12/31 (Games Start 330PM ET)
PHX @ OKC

SUN 1/1 (Games Start 600PM ET)
CHA @ MIA

bonus: 3

for future consideration: you should hand-pick about 15-25 really good matchups we can pick from instead of letting us choose from so many?

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I'm always serious. Otherwise, no one will take me seriously.

From: Pianist | #005
for future consideration: you should hand-pick about 15-25 really good matchups we can pick from instead of letting us choose from so many?

Wow, great idea. I'll try to do that for the next levels.

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You got to put me on. Come on! Come on!

Level 1

MON 12/26 (Games Start 7PM ET)
MEM @ SAS
LAL @ SAC

TUE 12/27 (Games Start 730PM ET)
UTA @ LAL

WED 12/28 (Games Start 600PM ET)
OKC @ MEM
NYK @ GSW

FRI 12/30 (Games Start 700PM ET)
DET @ BOS
MIA @ MIN
TOR @ DAL

SUN 1/1 (Games Start 600PM ET)
BOS @ WAS
CHA @ MIA

Bonus: 4

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Level 1:

MON 12/26 (Games Start 7PM ET)
HOU @ ORL
NOH @ PHX

TUE 12/27 (Games Start 730PM ET)
SAC @ POR
UTA @ LAL

WED 12/28 (Games Start 600PM ET)
WAS @ ATL

THU 12/29 (Games Start 700PM ET)
SAS @ HOU

FRI 12/30 (Games Start 700PM ET)
CLE @ IND

SAT 12/31 (Games Start 330PM ET)
PHX @ OKC
UTA @ SAS

SUN 1/1 (Games Start 600PM ET)
TOR @ ORL

Bonus: 5

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MON 12/26 (Games Start 7PM ET)
HOU @ ORL
OKC @ MIN
CHI @ GSW

TUE 12/27 (Games Start 730PM ET)
MIN @ MIL
UTA @ LAL

WED 12/28 (Games Start 600PM ET)
MIA @ CHA

THU 12/29 (Games Start 700PM ET)
SAS @ HOU

FRI 12/30 (Games Start 700PM ET)
DET @ BOS
HOU @ MEM

SAT 12/31 (Games Start 330PM ET)
PHX @ OKC



Bonus: 6

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SuperNiceDog is a SuperGuruGuy!
I made a stupid bet with Alec. It cost me my testicles & sig. Take all my money and I could own the Mets.

MON 12/26 (Games Start 7PM ET)
DET @ IND

TUE 12/27 (Games Start 730PM ET)
BOS @ MIA
MIN @ MIL

WED 12/28 (Games Start 600PM ET)
MIA @ CHA
PHI @ PHX

THU 12/29 (Games Start 700PM ET)
CHI @ SAC

FRI 12/30 (Games Start 700PM ET)
ORL @ CHA
DET @ BOS
NJN @ ATL
MIA @ MIN

Bonus: 12

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It took 3 days for Link to stop the angry moon.
Though it took 127 matches, Black Turtle is our new Guru Champion. Congrats!

MON 12/26 (Games Start 7PM ET)

DET @ IND
OKC @ MIN
NOH @ PHX
LAL @ SAC
POR


WED 12/28 (Games Start 600PM ET)
IND @ TOR
MIA @ CHA
BOS @ NOH
LAC @ SAS

THU 12/29 (Games Start 700PM ET)
NJN @ ORL

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interest, yeah

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yup

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I'm always serious. Otherwise, no one will take me seriously.

I'm in =D.

Level 1
MON 12/26 (Games Start 7PM ET)

NJN @ WAS
OKC @ MIN
DEN @ DAL
LAL @ SAC
CHI @ GSW

TUE 12/27 (Games Start 730PM ET)
ATL @ NJN
BOS @ MIA
MIN @ MIL
SAC @ POR
UTA @ LAL


Bonus: 5

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I can't control it! SuperNiceDog RISES!

MON 12/26 (Games Start 7PM ET)
OKC @ MIN
CHI @ GSW

FRI 12/30 (Games Start 700PM ET)
CLE @ IND
DET @ BOS
MIA @ MIN
TOR @ DAL

SAT 12/31 (Games Start 330PM ET)
PHX @ OKC
PHI @ GSW

SUN 1/1 (Games Start 600PM ET)
BOS @ WAS
CHA @ MIA

Bonus: 4

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Warning_Crazy Winner of Board 8 Big Brother!

What's the best site to look up who's favored and stuff like that?

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Menji~ by Ctrl-Alt-Del
http://img.imgcake.com/menjipngre.png

espn is fine, menji. thing about NBA is that anyone can win any given game in the regular season because the players don't care very much, but if you look at some basic power rankings (http://espn.go.com/nba/powerrankings)

people will have differences about how exactly it shakes out, but you clearly see which teams are better and worse

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I'm always serious. Otherwise, no one will take me seriously.

Level 1

TUE 12/27 (Games Start 730PM ET)
BOS @ MIA

WED 12/28 (Games Start 600PM ET)
OKC @ MEM
BOS @ NOH

THU 12/29 (Games Start 700PM ET)
NJN @ ORL
DAL @ OKC

FRI 12/30 (Games Start 700PM ET)
DET @ BOS
MIA @ MIN

SAT 12/31 (Games Start 330PM ET)
PHX @ OKC

SUN 1/1 (Games Start 600PM ET)
BOS @ WAS
POR @ LAC

Bonus: 7

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*Gives you Spiked Punch* (>'.')>\*/

up

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Menji - www.last.fm/user/menjii
You got to put me on. Come on! Come on!

Hopefully this goes better for me than the NFL one.


TUE 12/27 (Games Start 730PM ET)
BOS @ MIA

WED 12/28 (Games Start 600PM ET)
MIA @ CHA

THU 12/29 (Games Start 700PM ET)
NJN @ ORL

FRI 12/30 (Games Start 700PM ET)
MIA @ MIN
WAS @ MIL

SAT 12/31 (Games Start 330PM ET)
PHX @ OKC

SUN 1/1 (Games Start 600PM ET)
BOS @ WAS

TUE 12/27 (Games Start 730PM ET)
SAC @ POR

WED 12/28 (Games Start 600PM ET)
CLE @ DET

THU 12/29 (Games Start 700PM ET)
CHI @ SAC

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Wizard fan turned heel

1/2 so far

SUN 1/1 (Games Start 600PM ET)
TOR @ ORL

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I'm always serious. Otherwise, no one will take me seriously.

A couple of days and two Blazer wins late, but let's try this out.

Level 1
WED 12/28 (Games Start 600PM ET)
MIA @ CHA
BOS @ NOH
UTA @ DEN

THU 12/29 (Games Start 700PM ET)
NJN @ ORL
CHI @ SAC

FRI 12/30 (Games Start 700PM ET)
DET @ BOS
MIA @ MIN

SAT 12/31 (Games Start 330PM ET)
PHX @ OKC
UTA @ SAS

SUN 1/1 (Games Start 600PM ET)
CHA @ MIA

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Guru champ SuperNiceDog ate my cookie!

still no player to score 35 this 'week'

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Menji - www.last.fm/user/menjii
You got to put me on. Come on! Come on!

up

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I'm always serious. Otherwise, no one will take me seriously.

2 for 3 so far. The Hornets played a lot better than I'd expected, but I also didn't think O'Neal was going to be THAT ineffective. Good Lord.

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*Gives you Spiked Punch* (>'.')>\*/

LEVEL 1

THU 12/29 (Games Start 700PM ET)
NJN @ ORL
DAL @ OKC
CHI @ SAC


FRI 12/30 (Games Start 700PM ET)
DET @ BOS
MIA @ MIN

SAT 12/31 (Games Start 330PM ET)
PHX @ OKC
UTA @ SAS

SUN 1/1 (Games Start 600PM ET)
BOS @ WAS
CHA @ MIA
LAL @ DEN

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GT: TriggerTRE / PSN: SolidTRE
Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth!

Can I still post a Bonus prediction?

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GT: TriggerTRE / PSN: SolidTRE
Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth!

Nope, just saw the deadline.

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GT: TriggerTRE / PSN: SolidTRE
Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth!

up

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Menji~ and you could write a Bad Romance
http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/508/badk.gif

I guess Magic and Thunder wins get me to level 2. Close call for OKC, though! Thank you, Durant!

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*Gives you Spiked Punch* (>'.')>\*/

3 down. 1 to go.

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GT: TriggerTRE / PSN: SolidTRE
Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth!

Bonus is currently at 1 (LBJ)

No one guessed that low!

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Menji+ http://backloggery.com/menji/sig.gif
http://www.yourgamercards.net/trophy/24/nb-menji.png

big betting night for me!

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I'm always serious. Otherwise, no one will take me seriously.

I'll get week 2 up tonight.

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Menji~
Shotgun, BANG. What's up with that thang?

Meep didn't see this until now. I'm bolding the teams I'm picking.

FRI 12/30 (Games Start 700PM ET)
ORL @ CHA
DET @ BOS
HOU @ MEM
MIA @ MIN
TOR @ DAL
CHI @ LAC

SAT 12/31 (Games Start 330PM ET)
PHX @ OKC

SUN 1/1 (Games Start 600PM ET)
CHA @ MIA
MEM @ CHI
NOH @ SAC

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Moops?
"I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion."

Aw yeah got five my first day.

Looks like I'll lose the LAC pick though. I thought Bulls might be a bit sloppy after going back to back. WOOPS.

Still. On to level 2!

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Moops?
"I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion."

5 for 5.

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GT: TriggerTRE / PSN: SolidTRE
Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth! SuperNiceDog beat me.

Week 2 is up, looks like we all made it.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/61514044

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