2023 Meadow of Game: NBA Playoffs Pool champion Ryan Peckham led after the first and second rounds, and clinched the title by attrition when the entire field failed to score a point after the conference semifinal round.
Ryan adds our inaugural NBA pool championship pool to his 2019 Instead Pool (college football) title; Bread Pool founder Brian Higgins (Fairfax, CA) was runner-up to Ryan in both poolboth times. Ryan's two Meadow of Shame Club titles match those of his office mate, Kevin Harrington (Midland, TX), who won back-to-back Bread Pool titles in 2021-22.
Dr. Peckham wears two hats in the land of Friday Night Lights: as an associate professor of management at UT-Permian Basin; and as founder of an investment firm .
FOR EXAMPLE: In the opening round, you pick the 6th-seeded Warriors to beat the 3rd-seeded Kings in 6 games. In actuality, Golden State won in 7.
You receive 10 points for calling the Dubs + an Upset Bonus of 15 points (5 points x the seed differential of 3 (6-3). You also receive 4 points for calling the series within a game (you would have received 8 points had you called the Warriors in 7 games and 2 points had you called them in 5 games).
Your point total for the series: 29
Had you picked the Kings: 0 points, all-around.
ALSO: There are no bonus points for being 3 games off in your prediction. Nor are there any Upset Bonus points if the higher-seeded team wins the series.
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