Updated December Predictions Standings

[GrandpaBlaze]

To appear in the cumulative standings, you must have predicted at least two-thirds of the games for the time period in which the standings reflect. You must also have predicted in at least seven of the past ten games (unless 10 games have not yet been played for the season).

Standings:
1. Uncle Ty - Avg Rank 3.0; 2 games; Current = 8
2. dpc - Avg Rank 4.0; 2 games; Current = 9
3. BeerBoy - Avg Rank 8.5; 2 games; Current = 9
4. Darkwebs - Avg Rank 10.5; 2 games; Current = 10
5. Blazer4life - Avg Rank 11.0; 2 games; Current = 10
6. Its GO time - Avg Rank 11.5; 2 games; Current = 9
7. DaRizzle - Avg Rank 12.5; Avg Tot Diff 5.5; Avg Pick Diff 2.0; 2 games; Current = 7
8. Tortimer - Avg Rank 12.5; Avg Tot Diff 6.0; 2 games; Current = 10
9. e_blazer - Avg Rank 13.5; Avg Tot Diff 4.0; 2 games; Current = 10
10. gambitnut - Avg Rank 13.5; Avg Tot Diff 5.5; 2 games; Current = 9
11. BlazerBeachBum - Avg Rank 14.0; 2 games; Current = 10
12. noknobs - Avg Rank 14.5; 2 games; Current = 8
13. alext42083 - Avg Rank 15.0; 2 games; Current = 10
14. MARIS61 - Avg Rank 16.5; 2 games; Current = 10
15. Trader Ed - Avg Rank 18.0; 2 games; Current = 10
16. MrJayremmie - Avg Rank 18.5; 2 games; Current = 9
17. B-Roy - Avg Rank 20.5; Avg Tot Diff 8.5; 2 games; Current = 10
18. Nikolokolus - Avg Rank 20.5; Avg Tot Diff 10.0; Avg Pick Diff 7.5; 2 games; Current = 10
19. mgb - Avg Rank 22.0; 2 games; Current = 10
20. oldmangrouch - Avg Rank 23.0; 2 games; Current = 10
21. MAS RipCity - Avg Rank 23.5; 2 games; Current = 10
22. Zybot - Avg Rank 26.0; 2 games; Current = 9
23. superfly4201 - Avg Rank 27.0; 2 games; Current = 7
24. Entity - Avg Rank 29.0; 2 games; Current = 9
25. RW#30 - Avg Rank 30.5; 2 games; Current = 9
26. PapaG - Avg Rank 31.0; 2 games; Current = 10
27. 1 Eye Jack - Avg Rank 33.0; Avg Tot Diff 11.5; 2 games; Current = 9
28. andalusian - Avg Rank 33.0; Avg Tot Diff 15.5; 2 games; Current = 10
29. GrandpaBlaze - Avg Rank 33.5; 2 games; Current = 10
30. hhhoggg - Avg Rank 34.5; 2 games; Current = 8
31. sportsnut1975 - Avg Rank 37.0; Avg Tot Diff 19.0; 2 games; Current = 9
32. Stepping Razor - Avg Rank 37.0; Avg Tot Diff 20.0; 2 games; Current = 10
33. BrianFromWA - Avg Rank 40.5; 2 games; Current = 9

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Gramps...

 

[DaRizzle]

I had a difference of 8 in the first game and 3 in the 2nd game. Why do I have an average of 12.5?

 

[noknobs]

I had a difference of 8 in the first game and 3 in the 2nd game. Why do I have an average of 12.5?

I was trying to figure that out too. But I think it's what your rank is, not the difference, so even though a lot of people were very close on today's game, some, like me, were still ranked about 11th.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I had a difference of 8 in the first game and 3 in the 2nd game. Why do I have an average of 12.5?

Blazer fan in charge of the #s . . . home court advantage.

And BTW-the clock stop when there is a foul . . . whether you are home or away.

 

[DaRizzle]

Avg Tot Diff 5.5

Well this is in the 2nd position of my rank which is my true average...but Im confused why it isnt in first position

 

[noknobs]

Well this is in the 2nd position of my rank which is my true average...but Im confused why it isnt in first position

Your rank was 17th in the New York game.

Your rank was 8th in the Washington game.

The average is 12.5. I guess that's how the scoring is done. It made you a winner last month, so it can't be all bad.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

Well this is in the 2nd position of my rank which is my true average...but Im confused why it isnt in first position

You came in 17th for the Knicks game and 8th tonight. 17 + 8 = 25. 25 / 2 = 12.5 which is your average rank. Because someone else has the same average rank, the next tie-breaker is average total difference. If those were equal it would go to average pick differential. The numbers are all good, a certain Laker fan may have problems understanding the numbers but they are all good.

Gramps... (one of the big losers in the predictions game this year)

 

[DaRizzle]

Oh wow it by rank among others?!? I thought it was avg difference.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

The cumulative rankings rank you based on your average rank first, average total differential second and average pick differential third. Thus, e_blazer's dead-on pick for the NY game nets him a #1 rank just as if someone had been off by 30 points but was closer than anyone else and got #1. Where that dead-on prediction helps is in the calculation of the average differentials as tie-breakers.

Gramps...

 

[DaRizzle]

gotcha...thanks