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NBA Playoff Survivor Pool: Aftermath and Pivoting to the Play-in
621 sats \ 20 comments \ @Undisciplined 15 Apr Stacker_Sports freebie

Regular Season Finale Aftermath

It's with a heavy heart that I must report, at 1:00 pm EST, the Cleveland Cavaliers committed a war crime against our survivor pool. Don't worry, I've already submitted our case to the UN.
The good news is that we were up to 9 participants. The bad news is that we are down to 5. @gnilma, @Coinsreporter, @IamSINGLE, and myself were civilian casualties in a senseless atrocity against basketball itself.

Play-in Tournament

Round 1

The next round of picks will be for the first round of the survivor pool. These games are on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Here are the games:
  • Lakers @ Pelicans
  • Warriors @ Kings
  • Heat @ 76ers
  • Hawks @ Bulls
edit: You only need to pick one winner from this group.

Round 2

The following round will be on Friday: the winner of Warriors/Kings will face the loser of Lakers/Pelicans and the winner of Hawks/Bulls will face the loser of Heat/76ers.
I'll get the post up for that round on Thursday.

Grand Prize

We're closing in on 6k!
As always, all zaps to me on these posts and in the comments go into the victory pot.
cc: @BTC_Bellzer, @riberet19, @siggy47, @grayruby, @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears
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80 sats \ 1 reply \ @BTC_Bellzer 15 Apr
Lakers please
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96 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 15 Apr
Got it.
I meant to shout you out in the post. The Spurs were by far the best pick of the day. You're a lock for any tie-breakers and you've got the full slate of teams to pick from.
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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 15 Apr
Wow. And I came within a point of joining y'all. That was a hell of a bloodbath.
I'm betting the Warriors will come out and play.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 15 Apr
That was a bit nerve racking, I imagine.
You should be fine. The Kings haven't been very good.
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50 sats \ 4 replies \ @nym 15 Apr
Can I go for the Lakers, Warriors, 76ers, and Bulls?
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6 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 15 Apr
You didn't make a pick in the first round, did you?
edit: for today's games
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5 sats \ 2 replies \ @nym 15 Apr
Oh, no I didn't Maybe I'll get in on the next pool.
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16 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined OP 15 Apr
I think there's going to be something for the NFL draft, next week.
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5 sats \ 0 replies \ @nym 15 Apr
Thanks. I'll keep an eye out for it.
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26 sats \ 4 replies \ @grayruby 15 Apr
Lakers
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70 sats \ 3 replies \ @gnilma 15 Apr
Good pick. I would pick them too if I were still alive.
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51 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 15 Apr
As would I, which should perhaps be cause for concern.
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80 sats \ 1 reply \ @gnilma 15 Apr
Haha, are we trying to be some sort of jinx team now that we're eliminated?
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72 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 15 Apr
Maybe I should include my hypothetical picks in future post: "The guy who got eliminated by the Hornets would have picked ________ this round."
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5 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 15 Apr
76ers
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75 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined OP 15 Apr
Could be a big night for Dr. J.
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 15 Apr
Damn, that was my reply all teed up.
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 16 Apr
Reminder, @riberet19 these games start tomorrow. Don't forget to get your pick in.
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40 sats \ 1 reply \ @riberet19 16 Apr
thanks for the reminder @Undisciplined, Warriors for me this time
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 16 Apr
Locked in
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