NBA PLAYOFFS SWAMPCRASH - SIGN-UP THREAD

[Johnny Carwash]

Had been planning to take a shot at running one of these for a while, and thought the next major sporting event would be a good time to start. So, here goes:

Instructions
Choose from one of the 16 teams currently in the NBA playoffs. Assignments are first-come, first-serve, so have a couple back-ups if you don't want to get stuck with a team you hate. If there's demand for more than 16 teams, I can see about setting up a play-in round.

To sign up, send me a PM here or an e-mail at david m clements [at] hotmail [dot] com (no spaces) with your preferred team(s).

Still trying to decide whether to do this as an elimination tournament or a cumulative score across all weeks; let me know your preference.

If I can get enough sign-ups by the weekend, I'll post the first round of questions next Monday.

Sign-Up List:
1. AB - Cleveland Cavaliers
2. rass - Milwaukee Bucks
3. Ryan - Boston Celtics
4. BSF - Brooklyn Nets
5. chedda - San Antonio Spurs
6. Gunpowder - Dallas Mavericks
7. duff - Chicago Bulls
8. Giff - Houston Rockets
9. Pruitt - Toronto Raptors
10. bronto - Atlanta Hawks
11. travzilla - L.A. Clippers
12. Syb - team TBD
13. PDX - Portland Trailblazers
14. Rush - Minnesota Timberwolves
15. DC47 - Detroit Pistons
16. Bensell - New Orleans Pelicans

Additional teams TBD based on demand
17. L-Jam - Syracuse Nationals
18. sancarlos - team TBD
19. bfj - Washington Bullets
20. Jerloma - Pittsburgh Condors

[A_B]

Damn. Sorry. Reading. PMD

[Giff]

Fuck that SL!!

E-mailed.

[Johnny Carwash]

GPJ had a list of choices and the Rockets were first. If he's amenable, I can use his second choice and let Giff have his home team.

[Giff]

I really don't care. Just don't give me Dallas. That shit stays with you forever, like herpes.

[Ryan]

Give him OKC

[Johnny Carwash]

Giff gets his wish (see above).

[Gunpowder]

Harden is my n-word but I'll gladly defer to people with local team attachments.

[Rush2112]

Can I do this if I am still in college (the NCAA tourney?)

[Giff]

Harden is my n-word but I'll gladly defer to people with local team attachments.

If Dragic hadn't have given Bosh blood clots, you could've had the Heat!

[Gunpowder]

Harden is my n-word but I'll gladly defer to people with local team attachments.

If Dragic hadn't have given Bosh blood clots, you could've had the Heat!

F

THE

HEAT

[DC47]

I'll take the Pistons. If they have proven too popular, any other team you like. Just no team that employs Josh Smith, as I am having enough trouble managing the pain.

[Johnny Carwash]

Have a full complement of 16 teams now, but if more people want in I can expand the bracket and make it work.

[Ryan]

Pretty sure a Pistons-TWolves finals would be pretty controversial

[L-Jam3]

I know all 16 were locked up, but if there are any drop outs, I could go. Or if we're expanding I can take the former Syracuse Nationals.

[Pruitt]

Huskies still available.

(One of my favourite trivial facts is that the first BAA game (the forerunner of the NBA), was played here in Toronto).

[Johnny Carwash]

I know all 16 were locked up, but if there are any drop outs, I could go. Or if we're expanding I can take the former Syracuse Nationals.

Will add you in. Is this a roundabout way of saying you want the Sixers, or do you want the actual Nationals?

[DC47]

Pretty sure a Pistons-TWolves finals would be pretty controversial

Timbercubs with Ricky Rubio versus Josh-less Pistons with Mr. October would be a massive draw. To up the ante, the loser would get the winner's lottery pick.

[Rush2112]

Pretty sure a Pistons-TWolves finals would be pretty controversial

Timbercubs with Ricky Rubio versus Josh-less Pistons with Mr. October would be a massive draw. To up the ante, the loser would get the winner's lottery pick.

If I was the GM of the TWolves, Zach Lavine would have started from day one this season and Rubio would have been sent to Syracuse.

[duff]

I see the Bulls are left. I will take them I guess.

[howard]

No love for the soon (mid-June?) to be champions Golden State Warriors. The anti-West Coast bias is strong with the swamp.

[Johnny Carwash]

No love for the soon (mid-June?) to be champions Golden State Warriors. The anti-West Coast bias is strong with the swamp.

Always a space for you if you want it.

[howard]

Thanks anyway, but I don't play this game. Gives me a headache.

[Bensell]

No love for the soon (mid-June?) to be champions Golden State Warriors. The anti-West Coast bias is strong with the swamp.

I like to tell myself no one has picked the Warriors since they know who their first opponent is...

[L-Jam3]

Yeah. Keep me as the Syracuse Nationals. Dolph Schayes!

[sancarlos]

If you need any more entrants, I'd jump in.

[Johnny Carwash]

If you need any more entrants, I'd jump in.

Sure. Team preference?

[Johnny Carwash]

Bumping just to see if anyone else wants to join before I start setting things up for next week.

[Gunpowder]

No love for the soon (mid-June?) to be champions Golden State Warriors. The anti-West Coast bias is strong with the swamp.

I like to tell myself no one has picked the Warriors since they know who their first opponent is...

Son of a...didn't even consider that when I picked Dallas.

[sancarlos]

If you need any more entrants, I'd jump in.

Sure. Team preference?

Whatever.

[bfj]

I'm in if there is room.

Washington Bullets if available.

[Johnny Carwash]

I'm in if there is room.

Washington Bullets if available.

You're in.

[Jerloma]

I'm in if there's room. Any team is fine.

[Johnny Carwash]

I'm in if there's room. Any team is fine.

You're in.