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Basketball preditions?

by AmmonCougar1 · 12/31/2008

AmmonCougar1

12/31/2008, 3:36:30 PM

Are we going to have a conference season basketball predictions game like you set up for football? I think it would be fun and am happy to participate.

Go Cougs!!!

Guest

1/2/2009, 6:31:06 PM

That's a great idea.

I'll see if I can make something work...

Mars

11/7/2009, 2:47:20 AM

This would be tricky, but also would be very cool and would drive even more traffic to this site, I think.

Guest

11/7/2009, 7:28:12 PM

What would you like to have the questions be in a basketball prediction game? I'm not promising anything yet, but I'd like to look into it more.

Mars

11/7/2009, 7:58:59 PM

hawkwing wrote:
What would you like to have the questions be in a basketball prediction game? I'm not promising anything yet, but I'd like to look into it more.

Hmm...

Final Score

Which team has more:

Rebounds

Steals

Blocks

Assists

3 pointers

Free throws

Better FG %

Better 3 %

Better free throw %

Top scorer overall

Bonus:

Which BYU player leads the team in points scored this game?

Just some possible options...

BroncoBot

11/8/2009, 11:31:29 PM

Mars wrote:
What would you like to have the questions be in a basketball prediction game? I'm not promising anything yet, but I'd like to look into it more.

Hmm...

Final Score

Which team has more:

Rebounds

Steals

Blocks

Assists

3 pointers

Free throws

Better FG %

Better 3 %

Better free throw %

Top scorer overall

Bonus:

Which BYU player leads the team in points scored this game?

Just some possible options...

Great place to start. I like the option.

To Mars' list I would add turnovers. And instead of Better Fg%, 3 pt%, FT% I would say predict the percentages would be more fun. Much like the yardage in the football game. (I wish I could remember to play the football prediction more).

Mars

11/9/2009, 12:56:14 AM

declocoug wrote:
To Mars' list I would add turnovers. And instead of Better Fg%, 3 pt%, FT% I would say predict the percentages would be more fun. Much like the yardage in the football game.

I thought of turnovers, but wasn't basketball savvy enough to tell if they were redundant with steals or different.

I do like the idea of predicting the 3-point and field goal shooting percentages though.

Qman

11/9/2009, 12:52:08 PM

Mars wrote:
To Mars' list I would add turnovers. And instead of Better Fg%, 3 pt%, FT% I would say predict the percentages would be more fun. Much like the yardage in the football game.
I thought of turnovers, but wasn't basketball savvy enough to tell if they were redundant with steals or different.

I do like the idea of predicting the 3-point and field goal shooting percentages though.

Turnovers and steals are very different. You can get a turnover by just throwing the ball away,dribbling off your foot out of bounds or taking a charge.

BroncoBot

11/10/2009, 2:05:05 AM

Qman wrote:
Turnovers and steals are very different. You can get a turnover by just throwing the ball away,dribbling off your foot out of bounds or taking a charge.

great point Qman but I think you meant "throwing the ball away, dribbling off your foot out of bounds or getting called fora charge. Taking a charge would be a good thing while the rest of your list are BAD things.

Team turnovers are one the first things I look for in the boxscore. I heard that over 90% of games are won if a team wins the shooting percentage battle and has fewer turnovers. But you know what they say about stats.

I also think this is a reason why so many people find basketball officiating frustrating. If a team has just a few turnovers called against them (charges, travels, etc) that is a potential 6 point swing, and 4 point swing is likely. Basketball refs and parking police. One in the same.

Guest

11/10/2009, 2:27:31 AM

So the real question is, if I make this system, I would need someone who would be willing to enter in all the statistics after each game. I wont be able to with my schedule, would anyone be willing to do it? You'd have to enter the stats within 24 hours of the finish of the game.

BroncoBot

11/10/2009, 2:56:43 AM

hawkwing wrote:
So the real question is, if I make this system, I would need someone who would be willing to enter in all the statistics after each game. I wont be able to with my schedule, would anyone be willing to do it? You'd have to enter the stats within 24 hours of the finish of the game.

Hmmm.... I'd love to say that I would do it, but I can't even keep up with my fantasy football league. :blush:

Mars

11/10/2009, 4:01:23 AM

hawkwing wrote:
So the real question is, if I make this system, I would need someone who would be willing to enter in all the statistics after each game. I wont be able to with my schedule, would anyone be willing to do it? You'd have to enter the stats within 24 hours of the finish of the game.

I would be willing, BUT I wouldn't always be able to meet the 24-hour time limit due to my work.

Guest

11/11/2009, 4:25:45 AM

I am doing my best to have this in place before Bradley. Here's hoping!

Mars

11/11/2009, 10:25:17 AM

A sample post-game, for Hawkwing to toy with:

http://www.byucougars.com/uploads/pdf/0000013010-1.pdf

Central Washington Wildcats 46, BYU Cougars 82

Field Goals: CW-15, BYU-34

3 Pointers: CW-6, BYU-5

Made Free Throws: CW-10, BYU-9

Rebounds: CW-39, BYU-51

Personal Fouls (bad): CW-13, BYU-18

Assists: CW-8, BYU-19

Turnovers (bad): CW-19, BYU-18

Blocks: CW-4, BYU-2

Steals: CW-8, BYU-11

FG%: CW-24.2, BYU-50.0

3P%: CW-26.1, BYU-27.8

FT%: CW-47.6, BYU-64.3

BYU's leading scorer: Fredette with 15 points

CW's leading scorer: Tyler Toussaint with 14 points

Mars

11/12/2009, 6:55:46 AM

Cool, Hawkwing has this up and running now: http://www.cougarcorner.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1251&p=3665#p3665

SpiffCoug

11/12/2009, 1:00:09 PM

My conference prediction is Cougars go 15-1.

Florwood

11/13/2009, 9:41:24 PM

Don't know enough about basketball or BYU basketball to make detailed predictions like this.

But maybe that's good. Looking at the thread title, I wouldn't want to be a son of predition anyway...

Mars

11/17/2009, 5:19:20 AM

Get your "preditions" in NOW for the Idaho State game tomorrow (Tuesday)!

BroncoBot

11/18/2009, 1:11:39 AM

Mars wrote:

Get your "preditions" in NOW for the Idaho State game tomorrow (Tuesday)!

Thanks for the reminder. Just got it done!!!!

Bengals @ Cougars. Should be a good catfight.

Do you have any videos of these two species Sno??? That cougar/eagle fight was brutal. Loved the music though.

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