Seeded draft thread of awesomeness

[Wulaw Horn 19063]

5 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

feels like it's going to come down to tennessee vs fau. if barnes chokes then i probably win. hmm. 

Excuse me sure- I have the fighting Izzo’s and KSU on the other side of the bracket. If Izzo wins out to the final 4 that’s 49 points for me over the weekend (plus whatever Texas brings me). I’d have to think that has me in decent shape. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

4 hours ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Excuse me sure- I have the fighting Izzo’s and KSU on the other side of the bracket. If Izzo wins out to the final 4 that’s 49 points for me over the weekend (plus whatever Texas brings me). I’d have to think that has me in decent shape. 

i hope Texas leads you to victory. 🤘🏼 

[Huckleberry 32845]

Dammit, Barnes

[Huckleberry 32845]

Poster, Current Score, EV

shadow_operative, 102, 149.88

Huckleberry, 69, 87.12

ztejas, 64, 88.47

Wulaw Horn, 52, 73.15

BigOrange1, 39, 39.00

HornOnTheBayou, 35, 67.05

Zepol87, 28, 38.88

Prepuce of Doom, 15, 15.00

 

Poster - Win Probability (# Paths)

shadow_operative - 75.92% (1,453)

HornOnTheBayou - 8.17% (78)

ztejas - 7.69% (79)

Huckleberry - 5.83% (417)

Wulaw Horn - 2.11% (18)

Tie - 0.27% (3)

BigOrange1 - 0.00% (0)

Prepuce of Doom - 0.00% (0)

Zepol87 - 0.00% (0)

The three ties are Derka and ztejas tying.

[ztejas 43411]

15 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

The three ties are Derka and ztejas tying.

@shadow_operative dude throw me $20

[Prepuce of Doom 21052]

[shadow_operative 15932]

so where do we stand now?

[Prepuce of Doom 21052]

[Irieguy 1059]

4 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

so where do we stand now?

[Irieguy 1059]

On 3/13/2023 at 2:26 PM, shadow_operative said:

took me forever to choose between sdsu and iowa. 

[Huckleberry 32845]

Poster, Current Score, EV

shadow_operative, 132, 186.73

Huckleberry, 69, 69.00

ztejas, 64, 84.17

Wulaw Horn, 58, 82.20

HornOnTheBayou, 53, 80.58

BigOrange1, 39, 39.00

Zepol87, 28, 39.46

Prepuce of Doom, 15, 15.00

 

Poster - Win Probability (# Paths)

shadow_operative - 95.13% (124)

HornOnTheBayou - 4.87% (4)

ztejas - 0.00% (0)

Huckleberry - 0.00% (0)

Wulaw Horn - 0.00% (0)

Tie - 0.00% (0)

BigOrange1 - 0.00% (0)

Prepuce of Doom - 0.00% (0)

Zepol87 - 0.00% (0)

HornOnTheBayou win paths:

UConn, Texas, Creighton, KSU - Creighton wins title (two paths, doesn't matter if they beat UConn or Texas)
Gonzaga, Texas, Creighton, KSU - Creighton wins title (two paths, doesn't matter if they beat Gonzaga or Texas)

So Derka can clinch the win tomorrow if Florida Atlantic wins, he can clinch the win Sunday if either San Diego State or Miami win

[Wulaw Horn 19063]

5 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

Poster, Current Score, EV

shadow_operative, 132, 186.73

Huckleberry, 69, 69.00

ztejas, 64, 84.17

Wulaw Horn, 58, 82.20

HornOnTheBayou, 53, 80.58

BigOrange1, 39, 39.00

Zepol87, 28, 39.46

Prepuce of Doom, 15, 15.00

 

Poster - Win Probability (# Paths)

shadow_operative - 95.13% (124)

HornOnTheBayou - 4.87% (4)

ztejas - 0.00% (0)

Huckleberry - 0.00% (0)

Wulaw Horn - 0.00% (0)

Tie - 0.00% (0)

BigOrange1 - 0.00% (0)

Prepuce of Doom - 0.00% (0)

Zepol87 - 0.00% (0)

HornOnTheBayou win paths:

UConn, Texas, Creighton, KSU - Creighton wins title (two paths, doesn't matter if they beat UConn or Texas)
Gonzaga, Texas, Creighton, KSU - Creighton wins title (two paths, doesn't matter if they beat Gonzaga or Texas)

So Derka can clinch the win tomorrow if Florida Atlantic wins, he can clinch the win Sunday if either San Diego State or Miami win

Damn. I can get to 121 if it’s KSU over texas for all the marbles and Derka could be gone after the elite 8 and still win. It’s funny that one of my teams beating another one of my teams in the sweet 16 is what closed me out. 
back to back winner Derka- he’s the first guy to win 2 of these… congrats. 
 

[shadow_operative 15932]

back to back! when do i get my championship cummerbund?

[Prepuce of Doom 21052]

Paid! 

You put on a clinic this year, Derka! 

[HornOnTheBayou 8904]

Paid. Congrats!

What's the record for highest score in this contest and when all is said and done, will derka hold the record? With all of the upsets in the tourney this year, I assume our total score will be the highest.

[shadow_operative 15932]

30 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Paid! 

You put on a clinic this year, Derka! 

thank you! some might call it luck; i'd like to call it...well luck i guess. still feels good!

[Prepuce of Doom 21052]

In my other Snake Draft, I currently lead with 155 and a max possible score of 274 if FAU beats UConn. 

Edited March 26, 2023 by Prepuce of Doom

[Prepuce of Doom 21052]

Derka continuing to stack bodies like firewood. 

 

[ztejas 43411]

Me doing the math to see if UCONN can still score 128 points. 

What do I get for 2nd?

[HornOnTheBayou 8904]

Your name on a plaque in the ladies' room.

[shadow_operative 15932]

to three of you who've paid already, thank you. to the rest of you:

 

[Wulaw Horn 19063]

On 3/27/2023 at 3:47 PM, shadow_operative said:

to three of you who've paid already, thank you. to the rest of you:

 

I aint paying until the tournament is over.  You have to live through the end of it.  

J/K- will pay tomorrow. 

[Huckleberry 32845]

Just sent mine. I'm apparently a little too good at completely blocking out that a sport even exists after major disappointment. Then I heard discussion of the Final Four starting up on the radio this morning because it's here in Houston so I remembered this thing existed.

Edited March 31, 2023 by Huckleberry

[Wulaw Horn 19063]

6 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Just sent mine. I'm apparently a little too good at completely blocking out that a sport even exists after major disappointment. Then I heard discussion of the Final Four starting up on the radio this morning because it's here in Houston so I remembered this thing existed.

I need to send mine too. It’s ok to wait for Monday night and make sure Derka doesn’t die between here and there though, right?  I’m not paying my $20 to his estate.  No way no how! 

[HornOnTheBayou 8904]

If he dies before Monday, use the $20 to take his mother to a nice dinner at Bari's.

[shadow_operative 15932]

4 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

If he dies before Monday, use the $20 to take his mother to a nice dinner at Bari's.

[Wulaw Horn 19063]

Ok. I paid you. Don't make me regret that by dying in the next 3 days.

[ztejas 43411]

5 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

If he dies before Monday, use the $20 to take his mother to a nice dinner at Bari's.

Get some chicken. Maybe some sex. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

LOL i just remembered last year when i kept waiting on that final person to pay me out, only for wulaw to eventually realize that i wasn't accounting for myself and my own entry fee. 😂😂😂

[Not a cat 5652]

Now that is how you humblebrag.  

[shadow_operative 15932]

i've gotten money from four of you. not sure who all is still left over though. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

i've been paid by five of y'all, so i believe that means i'm still waiting on two more?

[Wulaw Horn 19063]

56 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

i've been paid by five of y'all, so i believe that means i'm still waiting on two more?

Figure it out so you can at them. We’ve never had a non payment. 
I paid the other day. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

1 hour ago, Wulaw Horn said:

Figure it out so you can at them. We’ve never had a non payment. 
I paid the other day. 

@BigOrange1 @Zepol87 have i gotten y'all's money?

[BigOrange1 6432]

completely forgot about this - just sent mine.

[shadow_operative 15932]

sweet, thanks. just need @Zepol87 and it's a wrap! 

[Zepol87 9185]

My bad. Got you

[Huckleberry 32845]

@shadow_operative have you paid yourself yet?

[shadow_operative 15932]

whew, thanks for the reminder! btw, do either you or @Prepuce of Doom have my final tally? i did pretty well this year and i doubt i'll ever do better, but i at least want to know the number i'm aiming for.

[Prepuce of Doom 21052]

233 by my count. 

For whatever context it provides, I won my other league with 199.

 

[shadow_operative 15932]

getting 3 of the final 4 is hard enough; getting there with two 5's and a 9- nah, i can't see that happening again.