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Rule #1

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If this is done the wrong way, those comments will be deleted, and if it's a repeating problem then it may also receive an infraction as well.

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Rule #4

Regarding infractions, currently they carry a value of one point each, and that point will expire in 31 days. If at any point a poster is carrying three points at the same time, that poster will be suspended until the oldest of the three points expires.

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It may or may not go without saying, but this goes for threads and posts as well, particularly when it's not made on the off-topic board (Market Square).

We do make exceptions if we feel the content is both innocuous and unlikely to cause social problems on the forum (such as wishing someone a Merry Christmas or a Happy Easter), and we also also make exceptions if such topics come up with regards to a sports figure (such as the Lance Stephenson situation bringing up discussions of domestic abuse and the law, or when Jason Collins came out as gay and how that lead to some discussion about gay rights).

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  • Guess the Score 01/16/2014 Knicks

    This is the guess the points thread for the Pacer game vs. the New York Knicks on 01/16/14

    Game time is 7:00 PM

    See The Guess the Score FAQ for the full contest rules, winners, and statistics. However here is the short version:
    • The difference between your picks for each team and their real score is added together. That is your "off by". Lowest wins. You pick Pacers 90 Knicks 80. The real score is Knicks 95 Pacers 81. You are off by 24. (90-81) + (95-80).
    • RoboDoug is a computer program. He can only understand your guesses if they are in a certain format. See the FAQ for details.
    • Points are awarded for 1st place (9), 2nd place (6), and 3rd place (3).
    • Bonus points are awarded for predicting the correct winner (1) and guessing exactly right (10).
    • Total points at the end of the season wins the contest for the year, earning you the admiration of your peers.
    • Preseason points do not count toward your season total.

    This thread will be closed to further guesses at approximately 10 minutes before game time.

    Good luck.


    Code:
    Regular/Post Season Standings
    
                                        Total                           Right   Right Perfect   Total Average
    Poster                       Rank  Points   First  Second   Third  Winner Percent Guesses Guesses   OffBy
    ------------------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
    Doug                            1      71       3       2       1      29   82.9%       0      35    17.1
    RoboDoug                        1      71       3       2       1      29   78.4%       0      37    18.0
    Il Ragionier Ugo Fantozzi       3      70       3       0       2      27   75.0%       1      36    15.6
    Nuntius                         4      65       4       0       0      29   82.9%       0      35    14.8
    colts19                         5      61       1       4       1      25   75.8%       0      33    15.8
    LucasRL13                       6      60       2       1       0      26   78.8%       1      33    17.3
    Randolph_HorseLips              7      59       1       3       1      29   82.9%       0      35    18.3
    RomanGabriel                    7      59       1       3       1      29   80.6%       0      36    15.4
    rabid                           9      58       2       2       0      28   77.8%       0      36    17.3
    Coopdog23                      10      55       3       1       1      19   82.6%       0      23    12.5
    jrwannabe                      11      54       3       0       0      27   75.0%       0      36    16.1
    Rasmus                         12      52       0       3       2      28   80.0%       0      35    16.5
    Mr_Smith                       13      51       1       3       0      24   70.6%       0      34    16.0
    owl                            13      51       2       0       1      30   83.3%       0      36    14.9
    BillS                          15      50       1       2       0      29   80.6%       0      36    16.1
    mildlysane                     16      49       2       1       0      25   83.3%       0      30    16.7
    DJVendetta                     17      48       1       2       0      27   81.8%       0      33    16.7
    Miller_time04                  17      48       1       1       1      30   81.1%       0      37    15.7
    travmil                        17      48       1       0       2      23   79.3%       1      29    14.5
    BlueCollar                     20      43       2       1       0      19   76.0%       0      25    18.1
    Eleazar                        20      43       1       1       0      28   80.0%       0      35    15.1
    SamBear                        20      43       1       0       4      22   75.9%       0      29    19.2
    croz24                         23      39       2       2       0       9   24.3%       0      37    20.9
    Alabama-Redneck                24      36       1       0       2      21   75.0%       0      28    15.8
    solid                          24      36       2       0       0      18   72.0%       0      25    16.6
    jeffg-body                     26      35       2       0       0       7   87.5%       1       8    11.5
    able                           27      34       0       0       2      28   82.4%       0      34    17.3
    kester99                       28      32       0       1       2      20   80.0%       0      25    15.1
    pacers74                       29      28       0       2       0      16   80.0%       0      20    14.4
    Sherlock                       29      28       0       0       0      28   82.4%       0      34    14.7
    PacerDude                      31      24       0       1       0      18   85.7%       0      21    17.5
    BobbyMac                       32      23       1       0       1      11   68.8%       0      16    16.0
    penbert66                      33      22       1       0       1      10   83.3%       0      12    12.0
    Sparhawk                       33      22       0       0       2      16   72.7%       0      22    17.1
    aamcguy                        35      21       1       0       0      12   80.0%       0      15    12.7
    special ed                     36      20       0       1       0      14   82.4%       0      17    18.8
    MyFavMartin                    37      19       0       0       0      19   82.6%       0      23    19.9
    circlecitysportsfan            38      17       1       0       0       8  100.0%       0       8    11.1
    khaos01207                     38      17       0       0       2      11   91.7%       0      12    13.1
    hoosierguy                     40      16       1       0       1       4   57.1%       0       7    19.9
    ejwallace                      41      15       0       0       1      12   85.7%       0      14    14.6
    zaldylee                       42      14       0       1       0       8   88.9%       0       9    16.3
    DGPR                           43      11       1       0       0       2  100.0%       0       2    10.5
    bballpacen                     44      10       0       1       0       4   66.7%       0       6    15.0
    CableKC                        44      10       0       0       1       7   63.6%       0      11    17.9
    Iceman1                        44      10       0       0       1       7   87.5%       0       8    12.6
    SycamoreKen                    44      10       0       0       1       7   87.5%       0       8    16.8
    LoneGranger33                  48       9       0       0       0       9   64.3%       0      14    15.4
    Thingfish                      48       9       0       0       0       9   90.0%       0      10    17.7
    BlueNGold                      50       8       0       1       0       2   66.7%       0       3    23.3
    Desperado                      50       8       0       1       0       2  100.0%       0       2     5.5
    Jose Slaughter                 50       8       0       1       0       2  100.0%       0       2     7.0
    DangerGranger3pointranger      53       7       0       0       0       7   87.5%       0       8    20.1
    pumpk35                        53       7       0       0       0       7   87.5%       0       8    20.3
    QuickRelease                   53       7       0       0       1       4  100.0%       0       4     7.5
    Cactus Jax                     56       5       0       0       0       5   83.3%       0       6    15.8
    ECKrueger                      56       5       0       0       1       2  100.0%       0       2    19.0
    Hicks                          56       5       0       0       0       5   83.3%       0       6    10.7
    tate                           56       5       0       0       0       5  100.0%       0       5    12.4
    FlavaDave                      60       4       0       0       0       4   80.0%       0       5    15.0
    LongTimePacerFan               60       4       0       0       0       4   80.0%       0       5    17.0
    PacersPride                    60       4       0       0       0       4   80.0%       0       5    28.2
    tora tora                      60       4       0       0       0       4   66.7%       0       6    18.5
    ColeTheMole                    64       3       0       0       0       3   60.0%       0       5    18.0
    indygeezer                     64       3       0       0       0       3   75.0%       0       4    22.5
    thatch3232                     64       3       0       0       0       3  100.0%       0       3    10.3
    Brohan Cruyff                  67       2       0       0       0       2  100.0%       0       2    12.0
    crunk-juice                    67       2       0       0       0       2   50.0%       0       4    17.5
    DEEman                         67       2       0       0       0       2  100.0%       0       2    21.5
    dustinpettit                   67       2       0       0       0       2  100.0%       0       2     5.5
    Grimp                          67       2       0       0       0       2  100.0%       0       2    23.0
    iogyhufi                       67       2       0       0       0       2  100.0%       0       2    10.5
    JeremyGray35                   67       2       0       0       0       2  100.0%       0       2    26.0
    Kemo                           67       2       0       0       0       2  100.0%       0       2    13.0
    PaulGeorgeHill                 67       2       0       0       0       2   66.7%       0       3    17.7
    shags                          67       2       0       0       0       2   50.0%       0       4    25.3
    TheDon                         67       2       0       0       0       2  100.0%       0       2    14.5
    Basketball Fan                 78       1       0       0       0       1   33.3%       0       3    19.3
    Believe_in_blue                78       1       0       0       0       1  100.0%       0       1    40.0
    boombaby1987                   78       1       0       0       0       1   50.0%       0       2    16.0
    Daniel33                       78       1       0       0       0       1  100.0%       0       1    26.0
    docpaul                        78       1       0       0       0       1  100.0%       0       1     6.0
    Doddage                        78       1       0       0       0       1   50.0%       0       2    22.5
    Dr. Awesome                    78       1       0       0       0       1  100.0%       0       1    29.0
    DrBadd01                       78       1       0       0       0       1   50.0%       0       2    27.0
    Drew46229                      78       1       0       0       0       1  100.0%       0       1    16.0
    FortyDaysThree                 78       1       0       0       0       1  100.0%       0       1    36.0
    hoopsforlife                   78       1       0       0       0       1   33.3%       0       3    37.3
    I Love P                       78       1       0       0       0       1   50.0%       0       2    16.5
    Johanvil                       78       1       0       0       0       1  100.0%       0       1    11.0
    Jose31917                      78       1       0       0       0       1  100.0%       0       1    33.0
    Jukeb0xHero                    78       1       0       0       0       1  100.0%       0       1    36.0
    KingGeorge                     78       1       0       0       0       1   50.0%       0       2    24.0
    KingGeorge_24                  78       1       0       0       0       1  100.0%       0       1    46.0
    PGisthefuture                  78       1       0       0       0       1  100.0%       0       1    29.0
    piggyKing                      78       1       0       0       0       1  100.0%       0       1    14.0

  • #2
    Re: Guess the Score 01/16/2014 Knicks

    Pacers 101

    Knicks 90
    I would rather be the hammer than the nail

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    • #3
      Re: Guess the Score 01/16/2014 Knicks

      Pacers 98
      Knicks 96

      Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
      BillS

      A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
      Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...

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      • #4
        Re: Guess the Score 01/16/2014 Knicks

        Pacers 94
        Knicks 81
        You're caught up in the Internet / you think it's such a great asset / but you're wrong, wrong, wrong
        All that fiber optic gear / still cannot take away the fear / like an island song

        - Jimmy Buffett

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        • #5
          Re: Guess the Score 01/16/2014 Knicks

          Pacers 96
          Knicks 92

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          • #6
            Re: Guess the Score 01/16/2014 Knicks

            k'bockers 87

            pacers 99

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            • #7
              Re: Guess the Score 01/16/2014 Knicks

              Pacers 93
              Knicks 88
              Oldness comes with a smile
              To every love given child
              Oldness comes to rile
              The youth who dream suicide


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              • #8
                Re: Guess the Score 01/16/2014 Knicks

                Pacers 105
                Knicks 95

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                • #9
                  Re: Guess the Score 01/16/2014 Knicks

                  Pacers 101
                  Knicks 106
                  Larry Bird and Ryan Grigson- wasting the talents of Paul George and Andrew Luck

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                  • #10
                    Re: Guess the Score 01/16/2014 Knicks

                    Pacers 98
                    Knicks 92
                    Smothered Chicken!

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                    • #11
                      Re: Guess the Score 01/16/2014 Knicks

                      Pacers 97
                      Knicks 88

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                      • #12
                        Re: Guess the Score 01/16/2014 Knicks

                        Pacers 95
                        Knicks 89

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                        • #13
                          Re: Guess the Score 01/16/2014 Knicks

                          Pacers 105
                          Knicks 94


                          [~]) ... Cheers! Go Pacers!

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                          • #14
                            Re: Guess the Score 01/16/2014 Knicks

                            Pacers 97
                            Knicks 93

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                              Re: Guess the Score 01/16/2014 Knicks

                              Pacers 103
                              Knicks 88

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