GTS Contest and rules, picks on this link

Jazz Dog · Post #1 » by **Jazz Dog** » Mon Jan 9, 2017 10:05 pm

Contest Starts 1/10/17 with Cleveland at Utah Game; Please Join In Any Time!

GTS is a fun way to help keep involved in the Utah Jazz season. Simply answer who you think will win & by how many points (i.e. Jazz by 20). Then answer the bonus question for each game. A thread will be started for each game of the Jazz season. This is where you record your answers.

Points given for correct team picked + ....

Exact spread guessed = 10 points
1-3 off on score = 5 points
4-7 off on score = 3 points
More than 8 off on score = 1 point

-2 picking wrong winner

3 points for bonus question

Rules:
1. Get your pick in prior to tip off. No post edits after tip off.
2. See rule 1

stitches · Post #2 » by **stitches** » Mon Jan 9, 2017 10:15 pm

You should start the game from 0 for this board. Otherwise there will be very little incentive for most resident members to join in when starting 130+ pts behind first place.

Crunch 99 · Post #3 » by **Crunch 99** » Mon Jan 9, 2017 10:43 pm

stitches wrote:You should start the game from 0 for this board. Otherwise there will be very little incentive for most resident members to join in when starting 130+ pts behind first place.

Yes, we will probably be setting one of the upcoming games, Cleveland, for a RealGM fresh start. The more players the merrier! There is an ongoing sticky thread at the top for discussion on how to manage the contest.

MTJazzv3 · Post #4 » by **MTJazzv3** » Mon Jan 9, 2017 10:50 pm

Completely agree. Re-set!

Jazz Dog · Post #5 » by **Jazz Dog** » Mon Jan 9, 2017 11:21 pm

I agree, we will give Crunch the before real gm award.

I will start a new tally with tomorrows game with Cleveland.

Jazz Dog · Post #6 » by **Jazz Dog** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 3:51 pm

Great start to the competition. Point total after Cleveland game

Stiches 13 Nailed it.
FJS 8
TNJazz 8
Jazz Dog 8
MeestR 8
ForeverRDJazz 8
Crunch 99 6
Haw Jazz Fan 6
Gobert Report -2
Lava Rock Kid -2
Inigo Montoya -2
OC Jazzfan -2
bake sale -2
Daddy 801 -2

Post #7 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 4:29 pm

Are we supposed to guess the score, or the margin of victory? Those are two different things. I can say the Jazz will win by 10, and it's different than saying the Jazz will win 80-70 or 110-100.

Jazz Dog · Post #8 » by **Jazz Dog** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 4:35 pm

Guess the score is misleading. Just need to guess the margin of victory.

Post #9 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 4:39 pm

Jazz Dog wrote:Guess the score is misleading. Just need to guess the margin of victory.

Better clear that up in the rules:

Jazz Dog wrote:Exact correct score guessed = 10 points
1-3 off on score = 5 points
4-7 off on score = 3 points
More than 8 off on score = 1 point

Jazz Dog · Post #10 » by **Jazz Dog** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 5:01 pm

Been updated, thanks for pointing it out.

Crunch 99 · Post #11 » by **Crunch 99** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 5:11 pm

Thanks Jazz Dog! Here is are a couple of other small suggestions to take or leave: Move the old pre Real GM game results, making clear it is pre Real GM results, to a one time separate post in this thread, the old forum or both, because the old results tend to clutter up the initial rules post imo. In addition, a potential player might glance only at the first post only and assume that they are too late to play, without reading the following posts.

Could also note that "Contest Starts 1/10/17 with Cleveland at Utah Game; Please Join In Any Time!" Just a couple of suggestions that you can take or leave. Thanks for tabulating results!!!

Jazz Dog · Post #12 » by **Jazz Dog** » Wed Jan 11, 2017 5:36 pm

I just removed the old stats, don't want to clutter up this one with old information. Those from the old forum have already seen the results. I liked your verbiage above so I copied that over as well.

It was good seeing who participated in the first game. I definitely think more will come and do it, bragging rights are good to have.

Jazz Dog · Post #13 » by **Jazz Dog** » Sat Jan 14, 2017 6:24 am

Everyone got 1 point for picking the Jazz but no one was within 14 points of the final spread. Quite a few choose D to gain 3 extra points.

Stiches 14
FJS 12
Jazz Dog 12
ForeverRDJazz 12
Crunch 99 10
TNJazz 9
MeestR 9
Haw Jazz Fan 7
Kqwin 4
Zero2gravity 1
tleikeen 1
MTJazzv3 1
Gobert Report -1
Daddy 801 -1
Inigo Montoya -1
OC Jazzfan -2
bake sale -2
Lava Rock Kid -2

Jazz Dog · Post #14 » by **Jazz Dog** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 5:14 am

Jazz had three players with 3 or more assists. A couple were able to move up in the standings by getting the bonus question right.

Total is after the Orlando game.

Stiches 19
FJS 17
Crunch 99 16
Jazz Dog 13
ForeverRDJazz 13
TNJazz 10
MeestR 9
Zero2gravity 9
Haw Jazz Fan 8
Gobert Report 7
Kqwin 4
Daddy 801 2
tleikeen 1
MTJazzv3 1
Inigo Montoya 0
OC Jazzfan -2
bake sale -2
Lava Rock Kid -2

Jazz Dog · Post #15 » by **Jazz Dog** » Tue Jan 17, 2017 2:03 pm

Jazz won by 5 and Hill only scored 17 points. Stiches got the perfect score again for the second time.

Score is after the Phoenix game.

Stiches 32
Crunch 99 24
FJS 23
TNJazz 20
MeestR 17
Zero2gravity 15
Jazz Dog 14
ForeverRDJazz 14
Haw Jazz Fan 13
Gobert Report 12
MTJazzv3 9
Daddy 801 7
Inigo Montoya 6
Kqwin 4
bake sale 1
tleikeen 1
OC Jazzfan -1
Lava Rock Kid -2

stitches · Post #16 » by **stitches** » Tue Jan 17, 2017 2:21 pm

What do I win at the end of the season?

Jazz Dog · Post #17 » by **Jazz Dog** » Tue Jan 17, 2017 3:05 pm

Bragging rights...priceless.

Daddy 801 · Post #18 » by **Daddy 801** » Tue Jan 17, 2017 4:56 pm

stitches wrote:What do I win at the end of the season?

Hey Jazz PR guy who reads realGM. You should give the winner of our game two freeplayoff tickets to a game. Nothing special, some nose bleed seats. Or at least a ball signed by the players.

Also, you should probably give me whatever the winner gets for having such a great idea.

Thanks Jazz PR guy who reads this.

MeestR · Post #19 » by **MeestR** » Tue Jan 17, 2017 7:38 pm

it'll probably be a lady and only the winner will get tickets.

Post #20 » by **Inigo Montoya** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 2:13 pm

Jazz@Mavs:
Jazz by 9, yes, they will outscore the Mavs' bench.

Jazz vs. Pacers:
Jazz by 5, Hill>Teague.