Predictions Game Overview & Rules

[GrandpaBlaze]

GrandpaBlaze's Blazer Predictions Game

To (hopefully) increase the amount of fun in our Blazer season for us fans, the Blazer predictions game, started in the 1999/2000 season, returns for the tenth year. The predictions game works as follows:

Prior to the start of each game, predict the final score for the game. For example, Blazers 104, Lakers 99.

Predictions made after the start of the game will not be accepted.

Once the game is complete, the results are calculated as follows:
1. You picked the right team to win
2. Total difference in score
3. Difference from team you predicted to win's actual score

Using the above prediction (Blazers 104, Lakers 99), if the actual score turned out to be Blazers 107, Lakers 106 the results would be as follows:

1. Pick the right team? Yes
2. Total Difference = 10 (Diff between Blazer actual and predicted of 3 + diff between Laker actual and predicted of 7)
3. Difference from Blazer actual = 3

Assume the following predictions for the actual 107-106 game:

A. Blazers 104, Lakers 99
B. Blazers 103, Lakers 100
C. Blazers 94, Lakers 90
D. Lakers 106, Blazers 105
E. Lakers 101, Blazers 90
F. Blazers 114, Lakers 87

The ranking for the game would be as follows:
1. A (right team, tot diff 10, Blazer diff 3)
2. B (right team, tot diff 10, Blazer diff 4)
3. F (right team, tot diff 26, Blazer diff 7)
4. C (right team, tot diff 29, Blazer diff 13)
5. D (wrong team, tot diff 2, Laker diff 0)
6. E (wrong team, tot diff 22, Laker diff 5)

Cumulative Results are calculated as follows:
1. Average individual game rank
2. Average total difference
3. Average Predicted Team difference
4. Number of games predicted.

Cumulative results are posted for the month (October is combined with November), first and second half of the season, and full season. In order to appear in the cumulative results, you must have predicted at least two-thirds (66%) of the games played in the time period for the cumulative ranking AND must have predicted at least 7 of the past 10 games (i.e., you must stay active in order to appear in the cumulative standings).

As they have for the past several years, Adidas is again sponsoring the predictions game meaning that monthly, half-season, and full-season winners will get prize booty from Adidas. The prizes are not set in stone for this year but they will probably be the same as last year:
- Monthly Winners get a $50 gift certificate to Shopadidas.com
- Half-season winners get a $50 autographed item
- Full-season winner gets a $100 gift certificate and an autographed item

One final note. I will not accept predictions from anyone I ignore (in other words, don't be a troll).

One other note: One and only one prediction will be accepted. Subsequent predictions will be ignored. Any prediction posts that have been edited will be ignored.

Enjoy!

Gramps...

 

[CelticKing]

Other fans can play as well right?

 

[DynastYWarrioR6]

Just to quickly clarify:

This is only for Blazer games or all (sorry I'm dumb)?

and post all predictions in here I assume?

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

Other fans can play as well right?

Yes. Fans from all teams are welcome. We regularly get fans from other teams when, for example, the Celtics (or whichever team they root for) are playing the Blazers.

Gramps...

 

[CelticKing]

That's great news Grandpa, I plan to play the game regularly then.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

Just to quickly clarify:

This is only for Blazer games or all (sorry I'm dumb)?

and post all predictions in here I assume?

Yes, this is only for Blazer games. Prior to each game someone will start a predictions thread (for example, "Blazers vs. Warriors Predictions") and all predictions need to be posted in that thread. If you want to post your prediction and you can't find a thread for predictions, create one. If you are not going to be around you can post multiple predictions (i.e., for more that one game) in the thread or send me a PM with predictions.

Gramps...

 

[Tortimer]

This is great game and a lot of fun. I had a ton of fun predicting the Blazer games last year. The one thing is I'm such a homer it was really hard for me to predict the Blazers losing. I did a couple times but it was tough to do.

 

[maxiep]

I always wondered why people were predicting scores on BBF.com, and now I know. This is really cool, and I look forward to coming in dead last.

Thanks for setting this up.

 

[Tortimer]

I'm wondering if the prediction game will include pre-season games? I can't remember if they did last year.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

I'm wondering if the prediction game will include pre-season games? I can't remember if they did last year.

Yes. Pre-Season is considered a season in-and-of-itself and thus, the pre-season winner will receive a monthly prize.

Pre-season results, however, do not carry over to the regular season so if you do great in the pre-season, that does you no good once the regular season starts. Just like the Blazers, you start anew at ground 0 with the regular season.

Gramps...

 

[The_Lillard_King]

If I make two predictions in one post and then edit the first prediction in that post. Do you count the second prediction?

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

If I make two predictions in one post and then edit the first prediction in that post. Do you count the second prediction?

Nope, both are ignored. All I know is that the post was edited, I don't know what was/was not edited and hence, the taint of editing is spread to all predictions. In short, don't edit.

I do have a general rule that if you post a prediction and then post a "corrected" prediction within a couple minutes of the first prediction, I'll take the second (but it must be within a 2-3 minutes).

Gramps...

 

[Ed O]

Although I rarely participate in this game (and I think it has something to do with being, oh, about last place in the four or five games I've predicted) I think that this is awesome and wanted to thank Gramps for doing it.

Repped.

Ed O.