We've got two of our three re-buys on the books, with the third expected to come in once @BlokchainB recovers from his recent slate of sports defeats. We've all been there, Blok.
I like these second round options much more than round 1. Once again, I'll put off my pick for a day or two, but I'm looking at the Pacers, Hawks, Lakers, Rockets, and Nuggets. I might want to save a couple of them for later, so the Hawks could be the most attractive option.
Friday's GamesFriday's Games
- Heat @ Pacers
- 76ers @ Magic
- Pistons @ Raptors
- Wizards @ Hawks
- Bulls @ Cavs
- Nets @ Knicks
- Lakers @ Spurs
- Clippers @ Rockets
- Nuggets @ Pelicans
- Suns @ Thunder
- Grizzlies @ Warriors
- T-Wolves @ Kings
Picks due by tip-off of the game you're choosing on Friday.
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40 kilosats! (with 5k more on the way)
I was showing @supercyclone this post and Izzy said she wanted to make a pick.
She said "Nuggies. That's what I call Nuggets".
Nuggies are an excellent pick, as they are highly likely to win against the Big Beak Birdies. Although many of us might not burn the Nuggies this early in the tournament.
Here are all her picks. Let's see how she does.
Heat
Magic
Raptors
Hawks
Bulls
Nets
Lakers
Rockets
Nuggets
Suns
Warriors
Twolves
Too bad she didn't join the contest properly. I would have greatly enjoyed paying her 10k for beating her dad and older brother.
Cavs losing. Knicks losing. Celtics tied. Good thing I didn’t bet any of these early games. I do have a parlay in the Twolves vs Blazers game.
I think the Cavs and Celtics are fine. The Knicks have dug themselves a bit of a hole.
OKC playing without any centers is just ridiculous. Why don't they spend some of those picks for a rental center? I don't know when Hartenstein is coming back, but Chet's going to be out for two months.
Good call. Cavs won. Celtics well on their way. Knicks still in a battle.
Can Giannis win MVP if the Bucks continue to suck?
Maybe a good discussion for pod.
Kareem is the only player to ever win MVP on a team with a losing record.
Woah! You guys catching the Spurs Wizards game? I just checked the numbers, didn't watch the game, but 42 for Poole, 50 for Wemby. Maybe both teams forgot to play defense?
Poeltl?
He came to mind. I was also thinking about Valancunas. Portland has a bunch of centers, too.
Now she is annoyed because she didn't get to pick all the games.
Pistons. Sorry dad.
The temerity. The unmitigated gall.
Kids these days.
With the way the Pistons had been playing lately, this is not a bad pick. I don't like this pick though, because it means picking the Raptors to lose.
Keep swinging for the fences.
Hawks
No take-backs
I know Trae isn’t playing. They don’t need him. At home and Wizards suck. Happy to burn the Hawks.
I actually think they looked better without Trae.
I'm hoping the Lakers trade for Trae. I can't think of another GM who's so prone to taking insanely huge swings for absolutely no reason.
I thought you were trading Trae to the Raptors
No, I was just giving you some trade machine ideas.
That was what had in mind when I first saw the list, the obvious choice. I'll think for a bit and see if I can find a not so obvious choice before deciding.
If I rebuy do my selections reset meaning can I pick the heat again?
No, the Heat will still be burned. I can't imagine you'd want to take them again, though.
They are a good team!!! JIMMY B!
When is he coming back?
He’s still out?!? 😅
I heard that he's game to game.
Knicks
Using them early
I figure there should be enough good teams left that hopefully this pick won't come back later to haunt me (if I manage to go deep in this contest). I was tempted to pick the Hawks, but is afraid of a Poole explosion and also I'm still not confident with the Hawks, even though they just beat the Celtics.
I would be more worried about Poole if Trae was playing.
I might need to do some projections on who I think will make the knockout round.
Hawks. Let's see who else I can drag down with me.
Now I need to be very careful.
Cavs
Bulls have been awful ever since Michael Jordan joined forces with Bugs Bunny
Not a sports history major, I gather.
Lakers won the championship only a few years ago. When is the last time the Bulls won? Not in this millenium!
It has been a while, but you might recall that there was a second threepeat after Jordan retired to play baseball.
🤯
I know, sometimes the real world is stranger than fiction.
Nuggets
It's in the books!
That should be a fairly safe pick.
I been fooled before
Can u provide the odds? That helped me decide last time 🙏
The NFL pool did that too
I'll do an update once they're posted.
thank you
Here you go
Raptors -2.5
Pacers -3
76ers -2.5
Hawks -5
Knicks -11
Cavs -10
Lakers -2.5
Nuggets -8.5
Rockets -4
Thunder -7
Warriors -8.5
Kings -1
Thank u. Voted Cavs above
I'm just surprised the Celtics lost last night
I think pretty much everyone outside of Boston was shocked.
I'll pick Magic this time
Noted
I'm taking the Hawks. Their group is insanely hard.