Pick the Score - DePaul

[SkyWalker]

XVILLE (MARQ 90-68) earns the top spot as Marquette bests Xavier 88-64.

Recap is in the Pick the Score - Marquette thread.

Game 28
DePaul Blue Demons @Xavier Musketeers 2/28 7:00

Pick Away! :sword:

[OTRMUSKIE]

X 87
depuke 79

[Xville]

x 82
De 70

[BigMoeMusketeer]

Xavier 81
DePaul 68

[paulxu]

XU 78
Other guys 72

(Hope springs eternal)

[muskiefan82]

X 87
D 69

I have to hope we are still better than DePaul...

[XUBob]

XU—-79
DePaul—-66

[GreatWhiteNorth]

X - 83
DePaul - 69

[Double Down]

Muskies-82

Demons-69

[UCGRAD4X]

Xavier 85 - 72

[Bornxavier89]

X - 73
d - 68

[noteggs]

X - 75
dp - 69

[Lloyd Braun]

85-67 x

[profson]

Xu 77
dp 65

[XUOWNSUC]

Xavier - 84
DePaul - 70

[JTG]

X 80
dp 71

[XURunner85]

Xavier 81
DePaul 66

[bleedXblue]

x 73
d 68

[cutterX]

Xu 81
dp 70

[X Matters]

Xavier 81
DePaul 69

[SC in DC]

X-87
Paul-67

[webxu]

X 84
d 70

[SkyWalker]

Xavier 78
DePaul 68

[bjf123]

Us - 84

Them - 70


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[Mel Cooley XU'81]

XU 81
DeP 54

They're even more checked-out than we are.

[Three Point Pete]

Xavier 80
DePaul 66

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[atljar]

Depaul 76
Xav 72

Im way behind in points, so this is my comeback bid!

[slysyl]

X 88

dp 68

[XUMIOH12]

Xavier - 83
DePaul - 67

[SkyWalker]

Jacoby Ellsbury can't get into site. He sent me his score.

X 82
D 69

[Smooth]

X - 74
depaul - 66

[D-West & PO-Z]

X- 84
d- 67

[SkyWalker]

SLYSYL (2) wins. 6 regulars failed to enter a score. I know there were some site outages this week. If you were one of these 6 regulars, please PM me tomorrow. Recap will be out when appropriate.

[X-band '01]

I had no idea there were only "selective outages" - I was one of the 6.

[SkyWalker]

Here is what I am thinking to resolve this issue fairly. The highest score was 92 and the lowest score was 77, not including ATLJAR and their DePaul pick. So throwing out ATLJAR, I calculated the average score from last night and ii is 84.7. I feel the six regulars that were unable to make their picks should be awarded 85 points. After competing for several months, it would not be fair to penalize them for a technical glitch. The six regulars include:
JIMBOB
KABEX
MUSKEAGLE
MUSKEAGLE JR
X-BAND '01
XUKEITH

I welcome comment and opinion on this solution until 6:00 this evening. At which point a final decision will be made and last night's recap will be posted.

Thanks.

[atljar]

Here is what I am thinking to resolve this issue fairly. The highest score was 92 and the lowest score was 77, not including ATLJAR and their DePaul pick. So throwing out ATLJAR, I calculated the average score from last night and ii is 84.7. I feel the six regulars that were unable to make their picks should be awarded 85 points. After competing for several months, it would not be fair to penalize them for a technical glitch. The six regulars include:
JIMBOB
KABEX
MUSKEAGLE
MUSKEAGLE JR
X-BAND '01
XUKEITH

I welcome comment and opinion on this solution until 6:00 this evening. At which point a final decision will be made and last night's recap will be posted.

Thanks.

Im totally good with this, Ill take 85 too! :yahoo:

But not that my opinion matters, but I do think thats a fair scoring offer to those who werent able to enter in for whatever reason

[muskiefan82]

Works for me too if they were victims of a glitch

[profson]

That solution is simple and rough justice where no solution is bulletproof. It is relevant only to anyone who is vying for a top spot, and it could be argued that it is somehow unfair to assign an average score to someone who has outperformed the average for the entire season, but the counter is that they could just as easily have had a bad week. Final observation is that taking a median score is better than taking an average score. Doubt it makes much of a difference given the good number of entrants.

[paulxu]

Is it too late for me to change my pick to 91-58?

[XUMIOH12]

I think we should stick to the rules. No score posted in the thread by game time, then you get the minimum score.

Making exceptions opens the door for too much other stuff. Plus, the pick the score threads are created 3 or so days before the actual game. If you want to get a prediction in, there is plenty of opportunity to do so before an alleged technical issue comes up.

[X Matters]

Should one of these glitch victims win one of the categories, the win should be noted with an asterisk by their name. This is fair to the victim so not to overly suffer the failure of technology, but still recognizes the taint of a manufactured score.

[bjf123]

I’m fine with it. I’ve had trouble accessing the site all week, but was able to get my score posted in time.


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[KabeX]

It's a friendly game with nothing on the line other than a little light hearted boasting. I couldn't get in at all yesterday. But, as most here know, I tend to wait until the last minute to get my guess in (for the record it was 86 - 64). I told SW I'm fine with the minimum. If I wind up winning (very unlikely at this point), you can give me all the asterisks you want. What I really want is a couple of sharp shooters and a dominate big that loves rebounding. I think we can all get behind that ;)

[X-band '01]

It's purely up to SkyWalker. It's his baby and I ain't gonna tell him how to raise it.

[SkyWalker]

Thanks for all the input. I will stand with my proposal. The site last week was very inconsistent. PROFSON: the mean and the medium are both 85. XUMIOH12: I understand your frustration. KABEX is likely the only one who received the default score who may pass you. If he does and if he beats you at the end by less than 8 points in the Big East or YTD standings, it will be noted in the Final Recap. BOBBIEMCGEE: Since I did not include you in the regulars identified earlier, you received the minimum score. You have missed five entries before and therefore will not impact final standings.

Also, in the event that this occurs again, I've set up an emergency email SKYXUHOOPS@GMAIL.COM.

Here is the DePaul recap.

Xavier 91
DePaul 58

SLYSYL (X 88-68) wins the tie-breaker over SC IN DC as Xavier coasts over DePaul 91-58

Top 10 (and ties)
1 SLYSYL 92
1 SC IN DC 92
3 MEL COOLEY XU'81 91
4 LLOYD BRAUN 90
4 MUSKIEFAN82 90
6 DWEST & PO-Z 89
7 XUMIOH12 88
8 XURUNNER85 87
9 BJF123 86
9 GREATWHITENORTH 86
9 THREE POINT PETE 86
9 WEBXU 86
9 XUOWNSUC 86

Minimum Score:77 Courtesy of BLEEDXBLUE and BORNXAVIER89 both (X 73-68)

Top 15 Big East to Date (and ties)
1 XUMIOH12 1483
2 SKYWALKER 1476
3 CUTTERX 1474
3 KABEX 1474
5 PROFSON 1468
6 BIGMOEMUSKETEER 1463
6 LLOYD BRAUN 1463
6 SC IN DC 1463
9 DWEST & PO-Z 1462
10 X MATTERS 1455
11 OTRMUSKIE 1453
12 XUOWNSUC 1451
13 XVILLE 1450
14 X-BAND '01 1448
15 JACOBY ELLSBURY 1446

Top 25 Season to Date (wins in parenthesis)
1 XUMIOH12 (1) 2454
2 KABEX 2450
3 SKYWALKER (1) 2438
4 PROFSON 2435
5 BIGMOEMUSKETEER (4) 2430
5 DWEST & PO-Z (1) 2430
7 CUTTERX 2419
8 X MATTERS 2414
9 BJF123 (1) 2411
10 X-BAND '01 (1) 2409
11 SC IN DC (2) 2401
12 THREE POINT PETE 2399
13 GREATWHITENORTH 2393
14 BLEEDXBLUE 2389
14 LLOYD BRAUN 2389
16 JIMBOB 2385
17 XUKEITH (2) 2383
18 WEBXU 2382
18 XUOWNSUC (1) 2382
20 MEL COOLEY XU'81 (1*) 2381
21 XUBOB 2374
22 JACOBY ELLSBURY (1) 2372
22 SMOOTH (2) 2372
24 JTG (1) 2366
25 XVILLE (1) 2362

* Indicates Perfect Score

Other Game Winners
BORNXAVIER89 (2)
PAULXU (1)
OTRMUSKIE (1)
UCGRAD4X (1)
MUSKEAGLE JR (1)
SLYSYL (2)
BOBBIEMCGEE (1)
HINK (1)

[Lloyd Braun]

I had trouble logging in earlier in the year so I was a few minutes late (pick the Jacksonville score thread) and it cost me about 20 points or so. Sometimes the site doesn’t work, it is what it is… appreciate the effort you put into this as I enjoy it. I also put $0.10 on almost everyone’s score on fanduel every game. Next time someone’s score is exactly right I will try and remember to post the winning ticket.

[XUMIOH12]

I had trouble logging in earlier in the year so I was a few minutes late (pick the Jacksonville score thread) and it cost me about 20 points or so. Sometimes the site doesn’t work, it is what it is… appreciate the effort you put into this as I enjoy it.

^^^ this. It's a risk you run if you want to wait until the last minute. The pick the score threads are open for days before each game.

What about me wanting to edit my prediction to 86-65 but not being able to get on the site?

The main rule has always been "All entries must be posted on the Xavier Hoops site by scheduled game", and in large bold font no less.

I was hit with the site acting up and being slow for the St John's game, posted 2 minutes after scheduled game time (but several minutes before actual tip off) and took the minimum score. Why couldn't I get the average score for that game? I'd assume it's happened to others throughout the season too. I've been hit with the minimum score many times over the years and have no issue with it since that is the stated rule.

It's whatever, I'm just saying it's been a strict rule without any exceptions for years, and now we make one with just a few games left in the season.

[Bornxavier89]

Wrong thread

[SkyWalker]

^^^ this. It's a risk you run if you want to wait until the last minute. The pick the score threads are open for days before each game.

What about me wanting to edit my prediction to 86-65 but not being able to get on the site?

The main rule has always been "All entries must be posted on the Xavier Hoops site by scheduled game", and in large bold font no less.

I was hit with the site acting up and being slow for the St John's game, posted 2 minutes after scheduled game time (but several minutes before actual tip off) and took the minimum score. Why couldn't I get the average score for that game? I'd assume it's happened to others throughout the season too. I've been hit with the minimum score many times over the years and have no issue with it since that is the stated rule.

It's whatever, I'm just saying it's been a strict rule without any exceptions for years, and now we make one with just a few games left in the season.

Feel free to run this next year. I will forward you 15 years of spreadsheets. This is for amusement only. Maybe you are taking this little too seriously.

[X Matters]

With fifteen years of history, is there a top ten or fifteen list covering that timeframe?

[SkyWalker]

There is a Pick the Score Season Recap thread. It tracks winners back through 2010. There is nothing consolidated for all the years. That may be interesting although partipants have changed over the years. It would take some work but right now I'm peeved from this week's fiasco. Perhaps down the road, I can look into it.