I'm in for learning. 
Gotta prepare for the next year. 

Coinsreporter

I'll make another post for the picks and it's free to join. 

I just wanted this to be going so we have something to do throughout the playoffs, but I expect you to join the bracket challenge contest. We need all hands on deck for that.

Is there a buy in? Or just free to join?

And do we make our first round play-in picks now in this post? Or you're going to start another post for that?

gnilma

Welcome aboard! It just went up: https://stacker.news/items/942654/r/Undisciplined

I’m excited to play! Please tag me when you make your next post for it 

WeAreAllSatoshi

The scoring will be similar to the recent March Madness Competition. Picking winners will be worth more points as we progress into later rounds and picking lower seeds will be worth more. The new wrinkle will be picking a high performing player from each round, as well.

We'll start in the Play-In Tournament, which begins on Tuesday and has two rounds. We'll know later today what the first play-in matches are.

This is not a survivor pool. You can pick the same team as many times as you like. You can join at any time during the competition. The only deadlines are making your picks before the teams and players you pick begin their round.

For clarification, and those not familiar with this tournament, the seeding may change after the Play-In Tournament: for instance, the Hawks begin as the 8th seed, but they will become the 7th seed if they beat the Magic in their first play-in game.

10k sats or the sum of all zaps (whichever is larger)

Stacker_Sports

This is a separate contest from the [Playoff Bracket Challenge](https://stacker.news/items/942260/r/Undisciplined).

The scoring will be similar to the recent March Madness Competition. Picking winners will be worth more points as we progress into later rounds and picking lower seeds will be worth more. The new wrinkle will be picking a high performing player from each round, as well.

We'll start in the Play-In Tournament, which begins on Tuesday and has two rounds. We'll know later today what the first play-in matches are.

# Point Schedule
## Play-In 1st Round
- 1 Point for picking a winner
- Points equal to seed if your team wins
- 1 Point for picking the highest scoring player of the round

## Play-In 2nd Round
- 1 Point for picking a winner
- Points equal to seed if your team wins
- 1 Point for picking the highest scoring player of the round

## Playoffs Round 1
- 1 Point for picking a winner
- Points equal to seed if your team wins
- 1 Point for picking the highest scoring player of the round

## Playoffs Round 2
- 2 Points for picking a winner
- Points equal to seed if your team wins
- 2 Points for picking the highest scoring player of the round

## Playoffs Conference Finals
- 4 Points for picking a winner
- Points equal to seed if your team wins
- 4 Points for picking one of the Conference Finals MVPs

## Playoffs Conference Finals
- 8 Points for picking a winner
- Points equal to seed if your team wins
- 8 Points for picking the Finals MVPs

This is not a survivor pool. You can pick the same team as many times as you like. You can join at any time during the competition. The only deadlines are making your picks before the teams and players you pick begin their round.

For clarification, and those not familiar with this tournament, the seeding may change after the Play-In Tournament: for instance, the Hawks begin as the 8th seed, but they will become the 7th seed if they beat the Magic in their first play-in game.

# Prize
10k sats or the sum of all zaps (whichever is larger)


Point SchedulePoint Schedule

Play-In 1st RoundPlay-In 1st Round

Play-In 2nd RoundPlay-In 2nd Round

Playoffs Round 1Playoffs Round 1

Playoffs Round 2Playoffs Round 2

Playoffs Conference FinalsPlayoffs Conference Finals

Playoffs Conference FinalsPlayoffs Conference Finals

PrizePrize