|
Introduction
I’ve created an NBA basketball pool based on the format I use for my hockey
pool. The format is to rank all sixteen teams in the playoffs,
from the team you think will win the most games to the team you think will
win the fewest. Entries should be submitted to Trevor Ball, via email or
phone. Likewise, any questions or comments should be directed to Trevor
Ball.
Scoring
The basic scoring system is that for each game each team wins, you
get 17-n points, where n is the ranking you gave that team. Those points double for second round wins, triple
for conference final wins, and quintuple for wins in the finals (with the
goal of keeping more people in contention for longer).
Strategy
The strategy is ultimately up to you, but here are some basic
tips: Presumably you would want your predicted championship winner ranked
first, since they will win sixteen games and all other teams will win fewer
than that. You probably then want to have the other conference winner
ranked second, and the conference finalists third and fourth, with the
other first round winners fifth to eighth, and the first round losers at
the bottom half. You’re welcome to use any strategy you want, however, and
I will not be checking entries except to ensure that every team is ranked
once and only once. For example, perhaps you want to hedge your bets,
figuring that you’re not sure who will win the OKT-UTA
series, but figure that whoever does win it will go far, so you may want to
rank both of them in your top five.
Please use the Entry Form to submit your entry. If you prefer though, you can still email (or DM) your entry to Trevor Ball.
2019 Entry Deadline: Sat. April 13, 3:00pm
Eastern
2019 First Round Matchups(Seeds in brackets)
MIL(E1) vsDET(E8)
BOS(E4) vs IND(E5)
TOR(E2) vs ORL(E7)
PHI(E3) vs BKN(E6)
GSW(W1) vs LAC(W8)
POR(W4) vs UTA(W5)
DEN(W2) vs SAS(W7)
HOU(W3)vs OKT(W6)
Sample Entry
1.Toronto Raptors
2.Denver Nuggets
3.Golden State Warriors
4.Detroit Pistons
5.Indiana Pacers
6.Philadelphia 76ers
7.Utah Jazz
8.Houston Rockets
9.San Antonio Spurs
10.Boston Celtics
11.Oklahoma City Thunder
12.Los Angeles Clippers
13.Portland Trail Blazers
14.Brooklyn Nets
15.Milwaukee Bucks
16.Orlando Magic
Tie Breaker
The sequence of tie breakers is:
1.Highest ranking of the championship winner
2.Highest ranking of the other finalist
3.Highest combined (summed) ranking of the other two conference finalists
4.Highest single ranking of one of the other two conference finalists
5.Highest combined (summed) ranking of the other four conference
semi-finalists
6.Highest single ranking of one of the other four conference semi-finalists
7.Highest total point differential of each ranked team, starting with top
ranked teams
8.Coin toss
Entry Fee
The entry fee is $10. You are welcome to enter more than once,
but each entry costs $10. Each entry can have only one person’s name
(although any number of people may finance the entry). The winner takes the
entire pot of the collected fees.
|