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1618 sats \ 27 comments \ @Undisciplined 29 Nov 2023 meta

That was a really exciting night of basketball. The Heat/Bucks game was awesome. It seems safe to say that this tournament has been a big success.

Everyone made it through unscathed, so we still have six participants and only two have their first strike. Most of us still have four teams to choose from, which puts @elnosh who still has five teams in a pretty commanding position going forward.

Here are the Quarter Final matchups (Vegas spread)

Boston (-5) @ Indiana
Sacramento (-5) @ New Orleans
New York @ Milaukee (-6)
Phoenix @ LA Lakers (-2)

We're getting into some tricky strategic choices now. I'm eager to see what people do. I'll put my pick in the comments soon.

Victory Pot 19,655 sats and growing (albeit slowly)

As always, any zaps to me go into the pot.

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265 sats \ 6 replies \ @grayruby 29 Nov 2023

I still need to try to lose to have one team available for the finals. I'll take the Knicks. Hopefully whoever wins between the Kings and Pelicans can take the West final, leaving me the Bucks in the final If they make it there.

121 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 29 Nov 2023

I have almost the same exact strategy in mind, but for me it's taking the Pacers this round. The only way I can completely run out of teams before the semifinals is by picking someone in the NO/Sac game, so I want to make sure I have someone to pick in the next round.

265 sats \ 4 replies \ @grayruby 29 Nov 2023

My Pacers strategy backfired on me. I figured take the Pacers in the prelim rounds because I wouldn't want to use them in the playoff rounds but I didn't foresee losing being beneficial.

50 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 29 Nov 2023

It backfired, but it still might have been the right way to think about it.

670 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 30 Nov 2023

How about those Raps tonight? Giant killers again.

121 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined OP 30 Nov 2023

I caught the recap this morning. They're actually a really nicely constructed team.

771 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 30 Nov 2023

I like how Barnes is developing and Shroder has been a nice addition. OG is a great defender and Siakam is a very good player. They have a lot of talent but I think they still need more shooters. Last night they shot 37% from 3 and 86% from the line. Those numbers are really good for them. I have seen a lot of 25% and 75% nights.