NBA Free Agency 2016 Prediction Game

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tanglewood1420: Oct 28, 2010; The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

NBA Free Agency is starting soon (1st July for teams to talk to players and begin negotiations, 5th July when players can actually sign) and will be p. cool and fun, as we can all remember from the biggest signing of last summer:

WHAT, I HEAR YOU ASK, COULD POSSIBLY MAKE NBA FREE AGENCY EVEN MORE FUN?

How about a cool game where SAS posters guess which players will sign for which teams this summer? No? Well tough because that's what you're getting.

~~Google form is here: http://goo.gl/forms/7b4hpR9VmAxIZtA43~~

e: ENTRIES ARE CLOSED. CLICK HERE FOR SPREADSHEET

Click it and predict which players will sign where.

The 25 players are just taken from the list of top free agents as per Hoopshype, but I removed LeBron, Duncan and Wade who are all going to resign their current teams so would be pointless including them (or will make me look very stupid if they don't).

Scoring:

- 1 point for successfully predicting a player to resign with his current team
- 2 points for successfully predicting a player signing with a new team
- 5 points for your wildcard pick - pick a player not listed to sign for a new team correctly

The scoring is as so in order to prevent someone just predicting every player to resign with their old team and then win with like 12 points in a very boring way, and to reward people more for making good guesses.

The entry form will close on July 1st and afterwards I'll post up a spreadsheet with all your collated guesses in and a running scorecard as players sign.

I will also send a prize to the winner! But it will be something NBA related yet bad and silly that I can find on Amazon or eBay, so don't get your hopes up.

tanglewood1420 fucked around with this message at 02:13 on Jul 1, 2016

# ¿ Jun 25, 2016 18:56

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 02:37

tanglewood1420: Oct 28, 2010; The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

16 entries so far, keep 'em coming.

There is a lot of consensus on five or six players, but several where everyone is all over the map. So plenty of opportunity for us all to look stupid.

# ¿ Jun 26, 2016 12:38

tanglewood1420: Oct 28, 2010; The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

33 entries so far, but the following entrants did not list their wildcard guess, so just checking to see if they wish to make one:

Bennie
zapplez
Carlsoslogist
Jack's Flow

Post your guess in the thread if you want or PM me if you are worried about others stealing your genius.

Also, Paul Zuvella just entered 'Dwyane Wade' which, unless I take it as you think he is going to set up his own franchise and sign himself, doesn't really make sense and Blind Pineapple listed Shaun Livingston to the Lakers as his guess when he isn't a free agent this summer. So both you guys can get a do over too if you want.

# ¿ Jun 28, 2016 00:28

tanglewood1420: Oct 28, 2010; The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

Shear Modulus posted:

Just filled in my guesses. Should be fun!

Also, I thought it was funny that you took out Duncan, Wade and LeBron because they'd never leave their teams but left in Dirk.

When I made the questions a last week Lebron had already confirmed he was going back to Cleveland, there was some chatter about Dirk possibly moving on and none of the "Wade is considering his options" talk had surfaced yet. Also :lol:

if you think Duncan is playing for anyone else.

# ¿ Jun 30, 2016 23:23

tanglewood1420: Oct 28, 2010; The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

Lockback posted:

Next year you should get a multiplier for filling out your form early.

Yeah perhaps, or just bask in the glory of getting what you did get correct even before Woj started leaking poo poo.

Speaking of which, closing entries in 15 minutes because lotsa stuff is coming out on twitter now.

# ¿ Jul 1, 2016 01:49

tanglewood1420: Oct 28, 2010; The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

Entries closed.

43 brave entrants and their predictions are on the spreadsheet here.

Two people each guessed Dion Waiters to the Sixers, Delly to the Pistons and Delly to the Bucks as their wildacard.
More than half of people predict Joakim Noah to sign with the Knicks, not a single person said he'll stay in Chicago.
No-one has a clue where Kent Bazemore is going with only 10/43 thinking he'll stay with Atlanta and 18 different teams named as potential destinations.
Evan Turner also had 19 teams named, the most of any player.

tanglewood1420 fucked around with this message at 02:24 on Jul 1, 2016

# ¿ Jul 1, 2016 02:18

tanglewood1420: Oct 28, 2010; The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

DAY 1 UPDATE

Signees

Andre Drummond to Detroit Pistons - 37 correct, 1 point
Hassan Whiteside to Miami Heat - 4 correct (zapples, Dexo, Terry Glenn, straight up brolic), 1 point
DeMar DeRozen to Toronto Raptors - 33 correct, 1 point
Mike Conley to Memphis Grizzlies - 17 correct, 1 point
Dwight Howard to Atlanta Hawks - 2 correct (xbilkis, Papes), 2 points
Bradley Beal to Washington Wizards - 37 correct, 1 point
Chandler Parsons to Memphis Grizzlies - 2 correct (xbilkis, homphgomph), 2 points
Nicolas Batum to Charlotte Hornets - 24 correct, 1 point
Al Jefferson to Indiana Pacers - 1 correct (joshtothemaxx), 1 point
Jordan Clarkson to Los Angeles Lakers - 34 correct, 1 point
Evan Turner to Portland Trail Blazers - 0 correct, 2 points
Jeremy Lin to Brooklyn Nets - 4 correct (Rick, ButtWolf, gnoma, Deadbeat Dad), 2 points

Leaderboard

code:

POS	NAME			SCORE
1	xbilkis			10
2	ButtWolf		8
3	Papes			8
4	Deadbeat Dad		7
5	Rick			7
6	Terry Glenn		7
7	homphgomph		7
8	gnoma			6
9	joshtothemaxx		6
10	Metapod 		6
11	TheSean			6
12	straight up brolic	6
13	Brogeoisie		5
14	Digger			5
15	Gobias Ind.		5
16	IcePhoenix		5
17	Lockback		5
18	LOOK I AM A TURTLE	5
19	NeuroticErotica		5
20	Paul Zuvella		5
21	Shear Modulus		5
22	Strawberry Panda	5
23	zapplez			5
24	Benne			4
25	Blind Pineapple		4
26	Carloslogist		4
27	Dexo			4
28	Dokmo			4
29	Douche4sale		4
30	Forrest on Fire		4
31	Jack's Flow		4
32	Predicto		4
33	the_american_dream	4
34	TheShazbot		4
35	Dr. Shithead		4
36	Athanatos		3
37	SeannieDarko		3
38	tanglewood1420		3
39	Vanilla Mint Ice	3
40	Whip Slagcheek		3
41	WienerDog		1
42	the B_36		0

SPREADSHEET LINK

# ¿ Jul 2, 2016 00:49

tanglewood1420: Oct 28, 2010; The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

DAY TWO UPDATE

SPREADSHEET LINK

Signings

Joakim Noah to the Knicks - 22 correct, 2 points
Kent Bazemore to the Hawks - 10 correct, 1 point
Luol Deng to the Lakers - 1 correct (Dokmo), 2 points
Bismack Biyombo to the Magic - 0 correct
Ryan Anderson to the Rockets, 8 correct, 2 points
Al Hordford to the Celtics - 7 correct, 2 points

*WILDCARD ALERT*

Matthew Dellavedova to the Bucks - 2 correct wildcards (TheSean, Dexo), 5 points

Gnoma predicted 13 of the 25 players listed to sign for the Lakers, but not Luol Deng who he had to the Raptors. Oops.

Leaderboard

We have a clear leader now in xbilkis, but it's still all to play for. Seven of the players we guessed are still to sign and a big wildcard signing for one of the chasing pack could help swing it even more.

code:

POS	NAME	SCORE
1	xbilkis	14
2	TheSean	11
3	Dexo	11
4	straight up brolic	11
5	Deadbeat Dad	10
6	Terry Glenn	10
7	ButtWolf	10
8	Lockback	10
9	Papes	9
10	homphgomph	9
11	zapplez	9
12	gnoma	8
13	LOOK I AM A TURTLE	8
14	NeuroticErotica	8
15	Dokmo	8
16	the_american_dream	8
17	Athanatos	8
18	Dr. Shithead	8
19	Rick	7
20	Digger	7
21	Gobias Ind.	7
22	Shear Modulus	7
23	IcePhoenix	7
24	Paul Zuvella	7
25	SeannieDarko	7
26	Benne	7
27	Whip Slagcheek	7
28	joshtothemaxx	6
29	Metapod 	6
30	Brogeoisie	6
31	Blind Pineapple	6
32	Douche4sale	6
33	Forrest on Fire	6
34	Strawberry Panda	5
35	Vanilla Mint Ice	5
36	Carloslogist	4
37	Jack's Flow	4
38	Predicto	4
39	TheShazbot	4
40	tanglewood1420	3
41	WienerDog	1
42	the B_36	0

tanglewood1420 fucked around with this message at 05:11 on Jul 3, 2016

# ¿ Jul 3, 2016 05:05

tanglewood1420: Oct 28, 2010; The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

DAY 3 UPDATE

Spreadsheet link

Signings

Kevin Shookrant signed for the Warriors - 0 correct
Harrison Barnes signed for the Mavericks - 3 correct (Douche4Sale, Papes, Blind Pineapple), 2 points
Pau Gasol signed for the Spurs - 11 correct, 2 points
Rajon Rondo signed for the Bulls - 3 correct (Papes, zapplez, Brogeoisie), 2 points

Only three players left to sign - Dirk, Ezeli and JR Smith

Leaderboard

So after some quick calculations I think a couple of people can catch and tie xbilkis, but the only person who can beat his score is zapplez who will win if Kobe comes out of retirement to play for the Knicks and either Dirk signs for the Hawks or Ezeli signs for the Nets.

code:

POS	NAME	SCORE
1	xbilkis	16
2	Dexo	15
3	Papes	13
4	TheSean	11
5	straight up brolic	11
6	homphgomph	11
7	zapplez	11
8	Deadbeat Dad	10
9	Terry Glenn	10
10	ButtWolf	10
11	Lockback	10
12	LOOK I AM A TURTLE	10
13	Athanatos	10
14	Blind Pineapple	10
15	Shear Modulus	9
16	SeannieDarko	9
17	Whip Slagcheek	9
18	gnoma	8
19	NeuroticErotica	8
20	Dokmo	8
21	the_american_dream	8
22	Dr. Shithead	8
23	Brogeoisie	8
24	Douche4sale	8
25	Rick	7
26	Digger	7
27	Gobias Ind.	7
28	IcePhoenix	7
29	Paul Zuvella	7
30	Benne	7
31	joshtothemaxx	6
32	Metapod 	6
33	Forrest on Fire	6
34	Carloslogist	6
35	Predicto	6
36	Strawberry Panda	5
37	Vanilla Mint Ice	5
38	Jack's Flow	4
39	TheShazbot	4
40	tanglewood1420	3
41	WienerDog	1
42	the B_36	0

tanglewood1420 fucked around with this message at 01:32 on Jul 5, 2016

# ¿ Jul 5, 2016 01:22

tanglewood1420: Oct 28, 2010; The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

Metapod posted:

gently caress me

Hey if Waiters signs for the Sixers and Ezeli goes to the Rockets you can still finish in the top 5!

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 02:37

tanglewood1420: Oct 28, 2010; The importance of this mission cannot be overemphasized

Spreadsheet Link

Since the last update:

Dirk resigned for the Mavs - 37 correct
Ezeli signed for Portland - 0 correct

Just JR Smith left to resign now

But in any case no-one now can catch our winner xbilkis.

code:

Almost Final Standings

POS	NAME	SCORE
1	xbilkis	17
2	Dexo	16
3	Papes	14
4	TheSean	12
5	straight up brolic	12
6	homphgomph	12
7	zapplez	11
8	Deadbeat Dad	11
9	Terry Glenn	11
10	ButtWolf	11
11	Lockback	11
12	LOOK I AM A TURTLE	11
13	Athanatos	11
14	Blind Pineapple	11
15	Shear Modulus	10
16	SeannieDarko	10
17	Whip Slagcheek	10
18	gnoma	9
19	NeuroticErotica	9
20	Dokmo	9
21	the_american_dream	9
22	Dr. Shithead	9
23	Brogeoisie	8
24	Douche4sale	9
25	Rick	8
26	Digger	8
27	Gobias Ind.	7
28	IcePhoenix	8
29	Paul Zuvella	8
30	Benne	8
31	joshtothemaxx	7
32	Metapod 	7
33	Forrest on Fire	7
34	Carloslogist	7
35	Predicto	7
36	Strawberry Panda	6
37	Vanilla Mint Ice	6
38	Jack's Flow	4
39	TheShazbot	5
40	tanglewood1420	4
41	WienerDog	2
42	the B_36	0

That's pending a few people's wildcard guesses including several who chose Waiters to someone. But none of them could catch xbilkis at the top, especially since almost everyone picked JR to resign with Cleveland.

Xbilkis if you wish me to send you your 'wonderful' prize then please PM me your address.

# ¿ Jul 12, 2016 23:49

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