Comments on: Layups: Gelf Magazine’s ‘Bracketless Bracket’ http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=9063 NBA & ABA Basketball Statistics & History Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6 By: JeremyD http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=9063&cpage=1#comment-46194 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:50:11 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=9063#comment-46194 I've been running virtually the same style pool since 1995. A friend of mine came up with the idea the year before and I offered to run it. The only difference with this is that the scoring is simpler and weighted. Points are seed # multiplied by round #. Last year, for instance, Duke's title was only worth 21 points. Cornell's run to the sweet 16 was 36. Butler's finals run was worth 75.

The only reason I ran it each year was the large response it got. Honestly, I hated the concept because it felt like filling out a lottery ticket where you know the weights of the ping pong balls. In 15 years, I finished in the top 3 on 7 occasions, as did a friend who is a walking gambling encyclopedia. So did my friend's mother who picked based on jersey color, location and whose friend's daughter went to which school. The novelty wore off quickly.

]]> By: Joseph http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=9063&cpage=1#comment-46042 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:36:30 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=9063#comment-46042 I received the error, too. Great idea, though.

]]> By: Joe Schaller http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=9063&cpage=1#comment-46032 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:46:39 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=9063#comment-46032 This is a fabulous idea however when I submitted my entries there was an error and it did not post.

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