NCAA 2024 Player Pick’em

it’s the most wonderful time of the year 

Slow night for me...ranked the top 35 guys that I'd want right now. Hope I can get 4 from that list with my first 4 picks.

I feel like each year to win this, you need to nail your first couple of picks. Be solid in the middle rounds (with some luck/upsets or avoidance of upsets) and then just get plain lucky in the latter rounds.

posted by birddog23

Slow night for me...ranked the top 35 guys that I'd want right now. Hope I can get 4 from that list with my first 4 picks.

I feel like each year to win this, you need to nail your first couple of picks. Be solid in the middle rounds (with some luck/upsets or avoidance of upsets) and then just get plain lucky in the latter rounds.

You cannot have upsets of your first 2-3 rounds, that is for sure. They really need to get at least within 1 game of their projection. 

The later rounds can make up for it, if you spring an upset... But rarely do those guys pull off 2 upsets, so you really only typically get an extra game. Only caveat is if you get like ~50 from a play-in 16 seed. Thats a massive win, but the risk of ~15 points and an L weighs on you.

Can Mirg take Edey already and we get this thing rolling?

posted by birddog23

Can Mirg take Edey already and we get this thing rolling?

Waiting on brackets ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

posted by Big_Mirg_ZHS

Waiting on brackets ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

Riiiiight

1 game of Edey might not be enough. Saint Peter’s is in the field after all!!!

What time will everyone be around to until tonight

Wow, I actually pick in the top half.  Still will finish 8th though. :)

Good to see everyone on here again!

posted by sportchampps

What time will everyone be around to until tonight

All night. Have a 2 week old baby - no sleep!

posted by birddog23

All night. Have a 2 week old baby - no sleep!

Congrats man! Sorry about the no sleep

posted by birddog23

All night. Have a 2 week old baby - no sleep!

Same here! Mine born 2/29! 

I’ll be popping in 

posted by Big_Mirg_ZHS

Same here! Mine born 2/29! 

Leap year baby! Thats so dope. Congrats as well Mirg!

Til 2am eastern likely. 

Please post in the DRAFT THREAD.

So who will be the dude we didnt pick and goes off. Always one. My guess is someone on UAB. 

I also find it interesting the number of J names. Jaylin, Jaelon, Jaydin, etc. 

posted by Laley23

So who will be the dude we didnt pick and goes off. Always one. My guess is someone on UAB. 

I also find it interesting the number of J names. Jaylin, Jaelon, Jaydin, etc. 

Guys I will kick myself with if they have good tournaments:

Mitchell, Kentucky

Pullin, Florida

Townsend, Oakland (especially if they can somehow get a S16 appearance)

Looking forward to seeing projections lol

I can post those. Note that play-in games are already factored in.