MLS Playoff Prediction "Draft"

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  1. SJJ

    SJJ Member

    Sep 20, 1999
    Royal Oak, MI, USA
    Club:
    Michigan Bucks
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This isn't a prediction "league" format. This is a predication "draft," where one person chooses their champion and runner-up, and no-one else can choose that combination. So there are 50 possibilities of Champ-RU duo's. First 50 people to make their selection are in. Choose one from the list, i.e. copy-paste the line as given, as your post (or make it the first line of your post, then comment).

    #W1 Seattle Sounders [def] #E1 D.C. United
    #W1 Seattle Sounders [def] #E2 New England Revolution
    #W1 Seattle Sounders [def] #E3 Columbus Crew
    #W1 Seattle Sounders [def] #E4 New York Red Bulls
    #W1 Seattle Sounders [def] #E5 Sporting Kansas City

    #E1 D.C. United [def] #W1 Seattle Sounders
    #E1 D.C. United [def] #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy
    #E1 D.C. United [def] #W3 Real Salt Lake
    #E1 D.C. United [def] #W4 Dallas
    #E1 D.C. United [def] #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps

    #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy [def] #E1 D.C. United
    #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy [def] #E2 New England Revolution
    #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy [def] #E3 Columbus Crew
    #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy [def] #E4 New York Red Bulls
    #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy [def] #E5 Sporting Kansas City

    #E2 New England Revolution [def] #W1 Seattle Sounders
    #E2 New England Revolution [def] #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy
    #E2 New England Revolution [def] #W3 Real Salt Lake
    #E2 New England Revolution [def] #W4 Dallas
    #E2 New England Revolution [def] #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps

    #W3 Real Salt Lake [def] #E1 D.C. United
    #W3 Real Salt Lake [def] #E2 New England Revolution
    #W3 Real Salt Lake [def] #E3 Columbus Crew
    #W3 Real Salt Lake [def] #E4 New York Red Bulls
    #W3 Real Salt Lake [def] #E5 Sporting Kansas City

    #E3 Columbus Crew [def] #W1 Seattle Sounders
    #E3 Columbus Crew [def] #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy
    #E3 Columbus Crew [def] #W3 Real Salt Lake
    #E3 Columbus Crew [def] #W4 Dallas
    #E3 Columbus Crew [def] #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps

    #W4 Dallas [def] #E1 D.C. United
    #W4 Dallas [def] #E2 New England Revolution
    #W4 Dallas [def] #E3 Columbus Crew
    #W4 Dallas [def] #E4 New York Red Bulls
    #W4 Dallas [def] #E5 Sporting Kansas City

    #E4 New York Red Bulls [def] #W1 Seattle Sounders
    #E4 New York Red Bulls [def] #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy
    #E4 New York Red Bulls [def] #W3 Real Salt Lake
    #E4 New York Red Bulls [def] #W4 Dallas
    #E4 New York Red Bulls [def] #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps

    #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps [def] #E1 D.C. United
    #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps [def] #E2 New England Revolution
    #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps [def] #E3 Columbus Crew
    #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps [def] #E4 New York Red Bulls
    #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps [def] #E5 Sporting Kansas City

    #E5 Sporting Kansas City [def] #W1 Seattle Sounders
    #E5 Sporting Kansas City [def] #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy
    #E5 Sporting Kansas City [def] #W3 Real Salt Lake
    #E5 Sporting Kansas City [def] #W4 Dallas
    #E5 Sporting Kansas City [def] #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps
     
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  2. Revolt

    Revolt Member+

    Jun 16, 1999
    Davis, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy [def] #E1 D.C. United
     
  3. AmeriSnob

    AmeriSnob Member+

    Jan 23, 2010
    Queens
    Club:
    New York Cosmos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #W1 Seattle Sounders [def] #E1 D.C. United

    Pretty sure me and @Revolt got a 50/50 shot
     
  4. metros11

    metros11 Member

    Sep 11, 1999
    Highlands of NJ
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy [def] #E3 Columbus Crew
     
  5. SJJ

    SJJ Member

    Sep 20, 1999
    Royal Oak, MI, USA
    Club:
    Michigan Bucks
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    First participants are in. Prop's to Metros11 for picking the Crew for the final! His seeds are a #2 and a #3, totaling a five. (I was trying to work in a way to give some sort of a bonus-pick, if the sum of the seeds was five [maybe six] or above.)

    I'm interested in people's thought processes when the picks get to the double-digits, and most of the "obvious" choices are taken.

    I myself will not make a pick, at first. I'll wait for a least a day.

    Any team that gets defeated, of course, falls off the board, and all remaining teams will still be open. (So after the two knockout games, it will be down to 4 in each conference, with 32 total choices.)
     
  6. firefan2001

    firefan2001 Member+

    Dec 27, 2000
    Oswego, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy [def] #E5 Sporting Kansas City
     
  7. Rampage

    Rampage Member

    May 8, 2012
    #W1 Seattle Sounders [def] #E4 New York Red Bulls
     
  8. lufty

    lufty Member

    Aug 21, 2000
    #E2 New England Revolution [def] #W4 Dallas
     
  9. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    New England Defeats Seattle
     
  10. Neuwerld

    Neuwerld Member+

    Oct 15, 2007
    California
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy [def] #E2 New England Revolution
     
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  11. Last Line of Defense

    Jul 2, 2013
    Minnesota
    Club:
    Minnesota United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #W1 Seattle Sounders [def] #E5 Sporting Kansas City
     
  12. tab5g

    tab5g Member+

    May 17, 2002
    #W3 Real Salt Lake [def] #E1 D.C. United

    (It is USOC 2013 payback time.)
     
  13. NE till i die

    NE till i die Member+

    Jun 26, 2010
    Stoughton, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy [def] #E4 New York Red Bulls
     
  14. henryo

    henryo Member+

    Jun 26, 2007
    That's my projection too, for now. ;)
     
  15. SJJ

    SJJ Member

    Sep 20, 1999
    Royal Oak, MI, USA
    Club:
    Michigan Bucks
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #15 SJJ, Oct 29, 2014
    Last edited: Oct 29, 2014
    Sorry, henryo, but in this game, the first person to claim a matchup is the sole owner of that slot. (Not sure if you were being serious, but just wanted to re-state the rules of this.)

    So the bids in so far are (with all five LAG winners taken):

    #W1 Seattle Sounders [def] #E1 D.C. United - AmeriSnob
    #W1 Seattle Sounders [def] #E4 New York Red Bulls - Rampage
    #W1 Seattle Sounders [def] #E5 Sporting Kansas City - Last Line of Defense
    #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy [def] #E1 D.C. United - Revolt
    #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy [def] #E2 New England Revolution - Neuwerld
    #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy [def] #E3 Columbus Crew - metros11
    #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy [def] #E4 New York Red Bulls - NE till i die
    #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy [def] #E5 Sporting Kansas City - firefan2001
    #E2 New England Revolution [def] #W1 Seattle Sounders - ToMhIlL
    #E2 New England Revolution [def] #W4 Dallas - lufty
    #W3 Real Salt Lake [def] #E1 D.C. United - tab5g

    Open:

    #W1 Seattle Sounders [def] #E2 New England Revolution
    #W1 Seattle Sounders [def] #E3 Columbus Crew

    #E1 D.C. United [def] #W1 Seattle Sounders
    #E1 D.C. United [def] #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy
    #E1 D.C. United [def] #W3 Real Salt Lake
    #E1 D.C. United [def] #W4 Dallas
    #E1 D.C. United [def] #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps

    #E2 New England Revolution [def] #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy
    #E2 New England Revolution [def] #W3 Real Salt Lake
    #E2 New England Revolution [def] #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps

    #W3 Real Salt Lake [def] #E2 New England Revolution
    #W3 Real Salt Lake [def] #E3 Columbus Crew
    #W3 Real Salt Lake [def] #E4 New York Red Bulls
    #W3 Real Salt Lake [def] #E5 Sporting Kansas City

    #E3 Columbus Crew [def] #W1 Seattle Sounders
    #E3 Columbus Crew [def] #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy
    #E3 Columbus Crew [def] #W3 Real Salt Lake
    #E3 Columbus Crew [def] #W4 Dallas
    #E3 Columbus Crew [def] #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps

    #W4 Dallas [def] #E1 D.C. United
    #W4 Dallas [def] #E2 New England Revolution
    #W4 Dallas [def] #E3 Columbus Crew
    #W4 Dallas [def] #E4 New York Red Bulls
    #W4 Dallas [def] #E5 Sporting Kansas City

    #E4 New York Red Bulls [def] #W1 Seattle Sounders
    #E4 New York Red Bulls [def] #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy
    #E4 New York Red Bulls [def] #W3 Real Salt Lake
    #E4 New York Red Bulls [def] #W4 Dallas
    #E4 New York Red Bulls [def] #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps

    #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps [def] #E1 D.C. United
    #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps [def] #E2 New England Revolution
    #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps [def] #E3 Columbus Crew
    #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps [def] #E4 New York Red Bulls
    #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps [def] #E5 Sporting Kansas City

    #E5 Sporting Kansas City [def] #W1 Seattle Sounders
    #E5 Sporting Kansas City [def] #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy
    #E5 Sporting Kansas City [def] #W3 Real Salt Lake
    #E5 Sporting Kansas City [def] #W4 Dallas
    #E5 Sporting Kansas City [def] #W5 Vancouver Whitecaps
     
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  16. revsfan603

    revsfan603 Member

    New England Revolution
    Jun 20, 2013
    New Hampshire
    Club:
    ADO Den Haag
    #E1 D.C. United [def] #W1 Seattle Sounders
     
  17. SJJ

    SJJ Member

    Sep 20, 1999
    Royal Oak, MI, USA
    Club:
    Michigan Bucks
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    First DCU win is off the board. Good get, revsfan603. (I guess I should also track these by selection number; that will be in the next update.)

    And remember, after today, the loser of Dallas-Vancouver gets all their matchups taken off the board. Ditto for tomorrow's RBNY-KC loser.
     
  18. henryo

    henryo Member+

    Jun 26, 2007
    #E1 D.C. United [def] #W2 Los Angeles Galaxy for me then. ;)
     
  19. dinamo_zagreb

    dinamo_zagreb Member+

    Jun 27, 2010
    San Jose, CA / Zagreb, Croatia
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Croatia
    #E4 New York Red Bulls [def] #W1 Seattle Sounders
     
  20. the5timechamp

    the5timechamp Member+

    Nov 3, 2012
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  21. SJJ

    SJJ Member

    Sep 20, 1999
    Royal Oak, MI, USA
    Club:
    Michigan Bucks
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The first playoff game did not eliminate anybody from the game, since no-one chose Vancouver. (The second game will eliminate at least two people.) The number of options is now down to 40, with 26 still available.

    And for anyone just tuning in: the first person who chooses a champion / runner-up combination is the only person who owns that selection.

    Converting to (hopefully) a more readable chart:

    championrunner-upplayerpick #post #
    (W1) Seattle Sounders(E1) D.C. UnitedAmeriSnob23
    (W1) Seattle Sounders(E2) New England Revolution
    (W1) Seattle Sounders(E3) Columbus Crew
    (W1) Seattle Sounders(E4) New York Red BullsRampage57
    (W1) Seattle Sounders(E5) Sporting Kansas CityLast Line of Defense911
    (E1) D.C. United(W1) Seattle Soundersrevsfan6031216
    (E1) D.C. United(W2) Los Angeles Galaxyhenryo1318
    (E1) D.C. United(W3) Real Salt Lake
    (E1) D.C. United(W4) Dallas
    (W2) Los Angeles Galaxy(E1) D.C. UnitedRevolt12
    (W2) Los Angeles Galaxy(E2) New England RevolutionNeuwerld810
    (W2) Los Angeles Galaxy(E3) Columbus Crewmetros1134
    (W2) Los Angeles Galaxy(E4) New York Red BullsNE till i die1113
    (W2) Los Angeles Galaxy(E5) Sporting Kansas Cityfirefan200146
    (E2) New England Revolution(W1) Seattle SoundersToMhIlL79
    (E2) New England Revolution(W2) Los Angeles Galaxy
    (E2) New England Revolution(W3) Real Salt Lake
    (E2) New England Revolution(W4) Dallaslufty68
    (W3) Real Salt Lake(E1) D.C. Unitedtab5g1012
    (W3) Real Salt Lake(E2) New England Revolution
    (W3) Real Salt Lake(E3) Columbus Crew
    (W3) Real Salt Lake(E4) New York Red Bulls
    (W3) Real Salt Lake(E5) Sporting Kansas City
    (E3) Columbus Crew(W1) Seattle Sounders
    (E3) Columbus Crew(W2) Los Angeles Galaxy
    (E3) Columbus Crew(W3) Real Salt Lake
    (E3) Columbus Crew(W4) Dallas
    (W4) Dallas(E1) D.C. United
    (W4) Dallas(E2) New England Revolution
    (W4) Dallas(E3) Columbus Crew
    (W4) Dallas(E4) New York Red Bulls
    (W4) Dallas(E5) Sporting Kansas City
    (E4) New York Red Bulls(W1) Seattle Soundersdinamo_zagreb1419
    (E4) New York Red Bulls(W2) Los Angeles Galaxy
    (E4) New York Red Bulls(W3) Real Salt Lake
    (E4) New York Red Bulls(W4) Dallas
    (E5) Sporting Kansas City(W1) Seattle Sounders
    (E5) Sporting Kansas City(W2) Los Angeles Galaxy
    (E5) Sporting Kansas City(W3) Real Salt Lake
    (E5) Sporting Kansas City(W4) Dallas
     
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  22. firefan2001

    firefan2001 Member+

    Dec 27, 2000
    Oswego, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    C
    can you make more than one pick?
     
  23. SJJ

    SJJ Member

    Sep 20, 1999
    Royal Oak, MI, USA
    Club:
    Michigan Bucks
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I will leave that up to the posters to decide. The first few-or-so to reply "yes, make another pick" or "no, they're out" will declare whether an eliminated player can get back in. (Although, losing on a fifth-seed does bring back my previous statement of "if the sum of your seeds is high enough, you might get a bonus pick.")

    In the end, this whole system is a work-in-progress, so I'll see what decisions will have to be made when we come up to them.

    In the meantime, we have two players (at least temporarily) eliminated after game/series #2:

    championrunner-upplayerpick #post #eliminated
    (W1) Seattle Sounders(E5) Sporting Kansas CityLast Line of Defense9112
    (W2) Los Angeles Galaxy(E5) Sporting Kansas Cityfirefan2001462


    In play (32 matchups, 20 available):

    championrunner-upplayerpick #post #
    (W1) Seattle Sounders(E1) D.C. UnitedAmeriSnob23
    (W1) Seattle Sounders(E2) New England Revolution
    (W1) Seattle Sounders(E3) Columbus Crew
    (W1) Seattle Sounders(E4) New York Red BullsRampage57
    (E1) D.C. United(W1) Seattle Soundersrevsfan6031216
    (E1) D.C. United(W2) Los Angeles Galaxyhenryo1318
    (E1) D.C. United(W3) Real Salt Lake
    (E1) D.C. United(W4) Dallas
    (W2) Los Angeles Galaxy(E1) D.C. UnitedRevolt12
    (W2) Los Angeles Galaxy(E2) New England RevolutionNeuwerld810
    (W2) Los Angeles Galaxy(E3) Columbus Crewmetros1134
    (W2) Los Angeles Galaxy(E4) New York Red BullsNE till i die1113
    (E2) New England Revolution(W1) Seattle SoundersToMhIlL79
    (E2) New England Revolution(W2) Los Angeles Galaxy
    (E2) New England Revolution(W3) Real Salt Lake
    (E2) New England Revolution(W4) Dallaslufty68
    (W3) Real Salt Lake(E1) D.C. Unitedtab5g1012
    (W3) Real Salt Lake(E2) New England Revolution
    (W3) Real Salt Lake(E3) Columbus Crew
    (W3) Real Salt Lake(E4) New York Red Bulls
    (E3) Columbus Crew(W1) Seattle Sounders
    (E3) Columbus Crew(W2) Los Angeles Galaxy
    (E3) Columbus Crew(W3) Real Salt Lake
    (E3) Columbus Crew(W4) Dallas
    (W4) Dallas(E1) D.C. United
    (W4) Dallas(E2) New England Revolution
    (W4) Dallas(E3) Columbus Crew
    (W4) Dallas(E4) New York Red Bulls
    (E4) New York Red Bulls(W1) Seattle Soundersdinamo_zagreb1419
    (E4) New York Red Bulls(W2) Los Angeles Galaxy
    (E4) New York Red Bulls(W3) Real Salt Lake
    (E4) New York Red Bulls(W4) Dallas


    The next twist: if a team wins big in a first leg, will a new player want to choose that team?
     
  24. firefan2001

    firefan2001 Member+

    Dec 27, 2000
    Oswego, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    W3.Real Salt Lake def E2.New England

    That is if I'm let back in......
     
  25. Darkwing McQuack

    Darkwing McQuack BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 11, 2011
    Morrisville, PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    With 2 teams out and 4 games played not sure if you're taking new player picks, but on the off chance you are mine is Seattle beats New England.
     

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