Friends in fast breaks,
We've worked SO HARD to make it this far. 23 weeks in. Over 5 months. Dozens of picks. We're another week closer to the regular SZN podiums (and the start of playoff podiums).
Where has that left us? Cam Thomas and Jalen Green are our top Points OAD picks. DET and WAS are top picks for us in Survivor #1, Survivor #2, and All 30 OAD. That smells like desperation, like we're running on fumes, like we're making brave final swings to reach the finish line. And I like it!
WEEK 23 PICKS
- Points One-And-Done
- Survivor #1
- "All 30" One-And-Done
- Survivor #2
- Weekly Pick'em
PICK STATS
Points OAD
- C. Thomas reigns supreme this week with 39 picks
- Oh, did we ALL see the Thomas / Poole duel?
- J. Green is in second with 30 picks
- The hot streak has continued
- The rockets are on a 10 game win streak, during which Jalen has averaged 29.8 PPG
- Our next cluster includes: K. Irving (26 picks), J. Jackson Jr (23), and D. Sabonis (23)
- With Luka questionable (and probably unavailable), Irving a great choice
- Same for JJJ with Bane a late scratch
- Interesting low volume picks: S. Henderson (1 pick), J. Ivey (1), K. Thompson (1)
Survivor #1
- Status check
- 3 people alive, all with 1 miss
- Remember: In a week where multiple people go out, most total correct picks matters for your final ranking
- Here's the remaining teams for our three players
- @Ndnowak1429 - CHA, DET, MEM, POR, UTA, WAS
- @DOCTORDER - CHA, DET, POR, SAS, TOR, WAS
- @mmontero2012 - DET, SAC, SAS, TOR, UTA, WAS
- Notice any patterns? Those are NOT good teams
- Except SAC, hi SAC!
- All three took WAS
- WAS @ DET couldn't have come at a better time
- But do we REALLY trust either of them???
- The other picks were on DET, SAS, and SAC
- Picking WAS and DET is impressive strategy
- It GUARANTEES a 1-1 record this week, meaning if anyone goes 0-2, you beat them
- SAS is vs NYK, that's a tough matchup
- SAC is vs DAL, another tough one
- GOOD LUCK SURVIVORS!
"All 30" One-And-Done
- DET (59 picks) and WAS (43) at the top of our board here
- Interesting that DET has more picks than WAS here while in Survivor #1 more took WAS
- Perhaps tied to usage? DET used by 81 so far and WAS by 118
- Other big picks: SAC (36 picks), UTA (35), and NYK (29)
Survivor #2
- Status check
- 5 of you are still flawless
- 28 of you have missed once, but are still kicking
- Remember: In a week where multiple people go out, most total correct picks matters for your final ranking
- QUAD PICKS, goodness gracious!
- I'm not sure we've ever had 4+ picks for Survivor
- We're trail blazing like Portland!
- WAS is our top pick with (25 picks)
- SAC was second with (18 picks)
Weekly Pick'em
- 15 games in the slate this week
- We have 3 close matchups this week
- LAC @ ORL - 51.9% for LAC
- DAL @ SAC - 58.3% for CHI
- CHI @ BKN - 58.7% for SAC
- Then there's 3 lopsided matchups
- POR @ MIA - 97.3% for MIA
- GSW @ CHA - 35.8% for GSW
- MIL @ ATL - 92.8% for MIL
- That leaves 9 games in the "middle"
- This is BY FAR our fewest lopsided games
- Ignore the 3 games sitting at > 89% favorite RIGHT below the 90% line I consider "lopsided"
- At this point, I don't think we're seeing a perfect week this SZN
- Come on jinx, don't rob us of this!
BEST PICK COMMENTS (Theme: Player feature/skill you want?)
Reminder: The weekly themes are totally voluntary, you can always be as wild as you want. Consider them a suggestion if you need a jumping-off point for your comment.
@Rodgers_is_dead_to_me (J. Jackson Jr, C. Thomas): "LeBron’s back account"
GM says: Have to assume you meant bank account. But I'd bet he has no back pain at 39, and TONS of people would love that
@Flem (Weekly Pick'em): "Jokic’s tan"
GM says: All that sun exposure from being with his horses
@AC0606 (J. Brunson, K. Irving): "Yao's height"
GM says: Make Wemby have to look up at someone for once
@GDishes (L. Doncic, J. Green): "LeBron’s 🐐ness"
GM says: 20 years of being top tier, hard to argue!
@bowser48 (Weekly Pick'em): "Bigger hands to “ palm/carry” the ball without a whistle blown ."
GM says: I can't imagine daily life with Kawhi-sized hands. How am I going to type?
@RedEd4 (N. Jokic, L. Markkanen): "Timmy Hardaway Sr. - UTEP two-step...aka Killer MF'ing Crossover"
GM says: The originator, none greater, Tim-O finish that shiz
@Merlinmei383 (Weekly Pick'em): "giannis running"
GM says: He's a good runner. But what about the dunking? Can't be "run-and-dunk man" without the second part!
@PackerGuy10 (D. Murray, F. VanVleet): "Kyrie’s ball handling and Wemby’s height "
GM says: Breaking the rules and taking two things, just like having both in the same person would break the laws of physics!
@Sportsfan90 (Weekly Pick'em): "Curry’s shot"
GM says: Feels like this is what any younger player dreams of these days, just jacking up threes with reckless abandon
@GaviK (D. Booker, D. Fox): "Isaiah Thomas's skill while being short"
GM says: I don't think we marveled enough at this short king
@RedEd4 (Weekly Pick'em): "4 road wins this week...or not "
GM says: 4/15 isn't that many. Especially when some of the home teams are our punching bags of CHA, BKN, SAS, and UTA.
@Schreindogg (DET, SAC, All 30): "This is the only chance I have at winning this thing... don't fail me now Pistons!!"
GM says: DO ITTTTTT
@DOCTORDER (Spurs, Wizards, Survivor #1): "GREAT TEAMS LEFT???"
GM says: "Great" as in "great draft picks"?
@Rthecity (DET, SAC, All 30): "Taking the Pistons is like paying your taxes. Nobody wants to do it, but we all have to do it and we wait for the last few weeks. "
GM says: We've reached the fun part of All 30 where we get to see everyone squirm over bottom tier teams
@YikesVikes (S. Curry, J. Green): "Green Curry - sounds like a perfect combination to have with ham on easter! "
GM says: As long as they're both cooking, you're golden
Yours in Roundball Rock,
The GM
@Rodgers_is_dead_to_me 2 years ago
Yes, bank account!!!
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