The 2003 Regular Season Points Pool

[Knave]

Most closely predict the actual number of scoring points that DC United accumulates as a team over the course of their 30 match regular season and you win!

Win what? You just win! And that's good enough.

MLS figues scoring points as follows.

2 points for a goal.
1 point for an assist.

Last year we had 31 goals and 40 assists for a total of 102 points.

Here are the rules ...

All entries must be posted before the whistle blows to open DC United's season on April 12, 2003.

Entries must be unique. If two people choose the same number the person who chose it second is disqualified. So check all the entries before posting yours. Tie breaker predictions may repeat.

I'm editing this post to say ... no editing allowed on the entries. Once it's in, it's in.

Ties will be broken as follows.

1st Tie Breaker: Team total shots.
2nd Tie Breaker: Team total shots on goal.

Again, the closest prediction to the actual number wins.

Entries should take the following form - using the 2002 numbers.

Points: 102
Shots: 334
Shots on Goal: 164

Note: Keep in mind that this season is 30 games long. Last season was only 28.

Good luck!

[Knave]

My entry ...

Points: 151
Shots: 414
Shots on Goal: 191

Mark my words - we'll be shooting and scoring in palindromes this season. :)

[Jose L. Couso]

Points: 161
Shots: 389
Shots on Goal: 211

[mellon002]

Points: 154
Shots: 391
Shots on Goal: 200

[Th4119]

Points: 170
Shots: 402
Shots on Goal: 221

[Knave]

Here's the link for the statistical archive at MLSNet. It might prove useful if you're trying to figure out a likely range.

http://www.mlsnet.com/statistics/

On second thought, the better link is probably the one below. The year by year page has links to the team and league statistic pages. The "Team Totals" item for each year is likely of some interest.

http://www.mlsnet.com/archive/year-by-year.html

[shawn12011]

Points: 166
Shots: 396
Shots on Goal: 211

[greatscott]

points:127
shots:347
shots on goal:219

[todda74]

points 162
shots 312
shots on goal 204

it would be more interesting if the tie breaker was how many times Ray she's he'd "stab his mother in the eye".

[rwhgeek]

Points: 163
Shots: 365
Shots On Goal: 198

[jmsdoc]

pts-157

shots-420

shots on goal-187

[Serie Zed]

I'll go with:

Points: 120
Shots: 345
SOG: 155

[uniteo]

okay, here goes...

Points: 196 (we're counting the imfamous secondary assists here, right?)

Shots:372

Shots on goal: 186

[isaac101]

I'll play, although my numbers seem a lot more negative than just about everyone else's:

Points: 125
Shots: 411
Shots on Goal: 201

[Knave]

The results are in ...

It's notable that every single person on this thread over-predicted. Still the winner is ...
Originally posted by Serie Zed
Points: 120
Shots: 345
SOG: 155
The actual numbers ...

Points: 114
Shots: 331
SOG: 148

[Serie Zed]

Pollyanna take note.