45 sats \ 8 replies \ @grayruby OP 15 Mar \ parent \ on: Stacker Sports-Day 101- Rivalry Game (The Duel) Stacker_Sports
I didn't touch on the player duels point. That could be really fun as well. Say when Nuggets play Thunder you take Jokic and gnilma takes SGA and whichever player gets the most points wins. I like that. Good addition.
Points only? Way to stack the deck against the most well-rounded offensive talent of all-time.
Whatever the terms are, if Jokic puts up a 13/27/18 on 80% shooting, I expect to be declared the victor. I don't care if SGA does his 35/1/1 thing.
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Well if you issue the challenge I would think that you would set the terms of victory or at least propose them and then your challenger can agree or counter with their own terms. Is there an OKC/Denver game coming soon?
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Fair enough, it looks like they've already had all their matchups anyway. It'll have to wait for the postseason.
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That example alone is probably going to make it hard for the player vs player duel to happen. Often times, players differ in play style and position, so it's quite hard to gauge who is the clear winner, especially if both players played well. Probably easier to do this with games, as the winner is always clear.
But I guess like what GR suggested, the post creator can always set the terms and the opponent can accept or refuse or counter offer. Either way, this duel concept sounds like a lot of fun and I look forward to participate in something like this in the future. Will be even willing to put some sats where my mouth is.
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We could also have a push, if the outcome is in dispute.
My preferred terms would be something like "Jokic will outplay SGA". If we both agree that that's what happened, then you pay. If we both agree that that didn't happen, then I pay. Otherwise, no one pays.
It seems more satisfying to make the other person admit they lost, rather than have it be objectively determined by some metric. Of course there is the catch-all metric of "game score" if we want to be objective about it.
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This will be very subjective and biased, unless the difference in performance in clearly apparent. But I'm sure we can figure something out.
It seems more satisfying to make the other person admit they lost, rather than have it be objectively determined by some metric.
So you not only want to win their sats but also want humiliate them in the process. It's tough being your opponent man...