Prop bet thread

[ZeeJustin]

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3. Prop bet that I can qualify to play (either through rating points or winning a seat in a tournament) in a 2008 Magic Pro Tour event (I don't actually have to attend the Pro Tour, just be invited to play in it).

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I love the idea of a bet like this. What is your real name (or better yet, give me your DCI #). I want to look up your rating.

I'd consider taking this bet, although I would prefer if it were limited to something like 10 PTQs, and I was given odds. That way I wouldn't have to waste a year of my life waking up at 6am every Saturday (which in turn kills Friday nights).

If I could find a dedicated person (this would be very hard), I would be willing to bet that I could teach him how to play Magic, and have him qualify for a PT within a year. Would you give me odds on this? Would you be willing to put a lot of money up?

[snagglepuss]

what kind of line would i need on making 50 consecutive free throws? 100 free throws?

also, please give a line for both on a 9 foot goal as well.

[guids]

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what kind of line would i need on making 50 consecutive free throws? 100 free throws?

also, please give a line for both on a 9 foot goal as well.

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100 free throws? no [censored] way. Ill take that bet @ 2:1 what money you looke for?

[onthebutton]

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In basketball, I know some girls that would be HUGE favorites against a typical college intramural player. If the money is big, i could get her involved.


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i don't know what a "typical college intramural player" is really, but i would def be interested in hearing your framing of this bet because i would take it in most cases - just hard to quantify player types. if you want to go with something like "guy who hasn't played hoops above high school" or something similar i would def be down. going to the beach for month of august, but would get it all set up when i get back if you're serious.

also - looks like you're talking about the one v one bet - i'd be willing to do same with the 3 v 5 example provided earlier.

also - my description sounds like an angle (like i have some dude in mind who is a legend but didn't play college ball) but it's not. i am talking about just going to most parks in most cities and being able to find a dude (or 3) that i would easily back in this.

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FWIW, I'm good friends with a girl that was a captain of a very good SEC team. I asked her about some of this, and she told me the following:

They would recruit "practice players" from mens IM teams, and they'd look for the above-average to good players that matched up well in terms of height, and play 5-on-5. This apparently made for an even matchup, and helped them get ready for SEC-level play.

When asked about this bet, she thought that 3 SEC-caliber men would smoke 5 SEC-caliber women, but that if it was 3 good IM male players, she'd put it on the women any day. I think I agree, Mens or Womens sized ball. Mens size ball, and it's not even close.

Put Chris Lofton, Corey Brewer and Derrick Byars out there against the top 5 women's SEC players? Not even close is my guess. They'd just pack it in the lane, let the women shoot from outside, and get every defensive rebound. On the other end, they'd get so many offensive boards I don't see how the women could keep up. The men would probably score on 70% of their possessions. This seems so obvious I feel like I must have misread something, but I think someone said that it would have to be 3 on 5 with equivalent talent levels to be close.

As far as 1 on 1 goes, if it's a GOOD IM/playground player with some height (6'4" and up) and skills, I think I'd take them against pretty much any woman in college basketball.

Also, wasn't a bet between The DaveR and tuq already made on the 3 Chipotle burritos in 15 mins?

[whitelime]

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what kind of line would i need on making 50 consecutive free throws? 100 free throws?

also, please give a line for both on a 9 foot goal as well.

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100 free throws? no [censored] way. Ill take that bet @ 2:1 what money you looke for?

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I will lay you 5:1 on 50k that you can't make 100 free throws in a row with a maximum of a 30 second break in between each free throw sometime within the next 14 days. Lemme know if you're interestesd.

Edited to add 30 sec break.

[El Diablo]

ZJ,

FYI, GambleAB is Aaron Bartley.

[El Diablo]

snag,

Wow. Consecutive free throw records are a lot higher than I would have guessed.

[Sykes]

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3. Prop bet that I can qualify to play (either through rating points or winning a seat in a tournament) in a 2008 Magic Pro Tour event (I don't actually have to attend the Pro Tour, just be invited to play in it).

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I love the idea of a bet like this. What is your real name (or better yet, give me your DCI #). I want to look up your rating.

I'd consider taking this bet, although I would prefer if it were limited to something like 10 PTQs, and I was given odds. That way I wouldn't have to waste a year of my life waking up at 6am every Saturday (which in turn kills Friday nights).

If I could find a dedicated person (this would be very hard), I would be willing to bet that I could teach him how to play Magic, and have him qualify for a PT within a year. Would you give me odds on this? Would you be willing to put a lot of money up?

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Pick me plz [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]. I would like to learn how to play magic.

[rutang]

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3. Prop bet that I can qualify to play (either through rating points or winning a seat in a tournament) in a 2008 Magic Pro Tour event (I don't actually have to attend the Pro Tour, just be invited to play in it).

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I love the idea of a bet like this. What is your real name (or better yet, give me your DCI #). I want to look up your rating.

I'd consider taking this bet, although I would prefer if it were limited to something like 10 PTQs, and I was given odds. That way I wouldn't have to waste a year of my life waking up at 6am every Saturday (which in turn kills Friday nights).

If I could find a dedicated person (this would be very hard), I would be willing to bet that I could teach him how to play Magic, and have him qualify for a PT within a year. Would you give me odds on this? Would you be willing to put a lot of money up?

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I think it is a much better idea to have a bet about teaching a new player how to play, and qualifying for a limited PT within a year. I once saw Joe Crosby coach a terrible player in between rounds to a constructed PTQ victory... and that didn't involve coaching outside the PTQ, he just gave him a deck and advised him how to play it on that one day, and how to board and play vs. the decks that were coming up.

[SNOWBALL]

O/U on the # of men that the Iron Sheik has actually raped (with or without breaking their backs first)