{"id":3867,"date":"2023-12-12T13:25:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/?p=3867"},"modified":"2023-12-12T14:36:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T19:36:14","slug":"playoff-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/2023\/12\/12\/playoff-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"Playoff Picture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The final week of our regular season is approaching, and the final bye in the first round of the playoffs is still up for grabs.&nbsp;&nbsp;Gersitz and company wrapped up first place last week when they curb-stomped Team Jimmy.  Jimmy wrapped up last place with this week\u2019s forfeit (again) to KO.&nbsp;&nbsp;Jeff May and his team of old men locked up 5th place.&nbsp;&nbsp;Second through fourth remain wide open\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sportspress\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.sp_highlight_places .sp_color {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdisplay: inline-block;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth: 20px;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight: 20px;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}.sp_highlight_places .sp_desc {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdisplay: inline-block;\n\t\t\t\t\t\theight: 20px;\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding-left: 20px;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\ttable.sp-league-table-3689 tr.sp-row-no-2{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground: #e2d2bf;\n\t\t\t\t\t}<\/style><div class=\"sp-template sp-template-league-table\">\r\n\t<h4 class=\"sp-table-caption\">2023.3<\/h4><div class=\"sp-table-wrapper\"><table class=\"sp-league-table sp-league-table-3689 sp-data-table sp-sortable-table sp-responsive-table table_69ff736af132f sp-scrollable-table\" data-sp-rows=\"10\"><thead><tr><th class=\"data-rank\">Pos<\/th><th class=\"data-name\">Team<\/th><th class=\"data-w\">W<\/th><th class=\"data-l\">L<\/th><th class=\"data-tmfg\">TmFG%<\/th><th class=\"data-tmfga\">TmFGA%<\/th><th class=\"data-pf\">PF<\/th><th class=\"data-pa\">PA<\/th><th class=\"data-rebdiffgm\">RebDiff\/Gm<\/th><th class=\"data-assistsgm\">Assists\/Gm<\/th><th class=\"data-stealsgm\">Steals\/Gm<\/th><th class=\"data-blocksgm\">Blocks\/Gm<\/th><th class=\"data-todifferential\">TO Diff\/Gm<\/th><th class=\"data-diff\">DIFF<\/th><th class=\"data-diffgm\">Diff\/Gm<\/th><th class=\"data-tmgape\">GAPE For<\/th><th class=\"data-gapeagainst\">GAPE Against<\/th><th class=\"data-gapediff\">GAPEDiff<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr class=\"odd sp-row-no-0\"><td class=\"data-rank\" data-label=\"Pos\">1<\/td><td class=\"data-name has-logo\" data-label=\"Team\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/team\/curtis-masich\/\"><span class=\"team-logo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/IMG_0550-128x128.png\" class=\"attachment-sportspress-fit-icon size-sportspress-fit-icon wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span>Curtis<\/a><\/td><td class=\"data-w\" data-label=\"W\">7<\/td><td class=\"data-l\" data-label=\"L\">3<\/td><td class=\"data-tmfg\" data-label=\"TmFG%\">0.391<\/td><td class=\"data-tmfga\" data-label=\"TmFGA%\">0.388<\/td><td class=\"data-pf\" data-label=\"PF\">51.9<\/td><td class=\"data-pa\" data-label=\"PA\">50.5<\/td><td class=\"data-rebdiffgm\" data-label=\"RebDiff\/Gm\">1.8<\/td><td class=\"data-assistsgm\" data-label=\"Assists\/Gm\">11.9<\/td><td class=\"data-stealsgm\" data-label=\"Steals\/Gm\">6.0<\/td><td class=\"data-blocksgm\" data-label=\"Blocks\/Gm\">3.0<\/td><td class=\"data-todifferential\" data-label=\"TO Diff\/Gm\">-1.0<\/td><td class=\"data-diff\" data-label=\"DIFF\">14<\/td><td class=\"data-diffgm\" data-label=\"Diff\/Gm\">1.4<\/td><td class=\"data-tmgape\" data-label=\"GAPE For\">56.6<\/td><td class=\"data-gapeagainst\" data-label=\"GAPE Against\">50.2<\/td><td class=\"data-gapediff\" data-label=\"GAPEDiff\">6.4<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"even sp-row-no-1\"><td class=\"data-rank\" data-label=\"Pos\">2<\/td><td class=\"data-name has-logo\" data-label=\"Team\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/team\/mike-gersitz\/\"><span class=\"team-logo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/IMG_0449-128x128.png\" class=\"attachment-sportspress-fit-icon size-sportspress-fit-icon wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span>Gersitz<\/a><\/td><td class=\"data-w\" data-label=\"W\">6<\/td><td class=\"data-l\" data-label=\"L\">2<\/td><td class=\"data-tmfg\" data-label=\"TmFG%\">0.423<\/td><td class=\"data-tmfga\" data-label=\"TmFGA%\">0.340<\/td><td class=\"data-pf\" data-label=\"PF\">52.6<\/td><td class=\"data-pa\" data-label=\"PA\">47.3<\/td><td class=\"data-rebdiffgm\" data-label=\"RebDiff\/Gm\">1.8<\/td><td class=\"data-assistsgm\" data-label=\"Assists\/Gm\">12.9<\/td><td class=\"data-stealsgm\" data-label=\"Steals\/Gm\">4.8<\/td><td class=\"data-blocksgm\" data-label=\"Blocks\/Gm\">2.3<\/td><td class=\"data-todifferential\" data-label=\"TO Diff\/Gm\">1.3<\/td><td class=\"data-diff\" data-label=\"DIFF\">43<\/td><td class=\"data-diffgm\" data-label=\"Diff\/Gm\">5.4<\/td><td class=\"data-tmgape\" data-label=\"GAPE For\">60.8<\/td><td class=\"data-gapeagainst\" data-label=\"GAPE Against\">41.4<\/td><td class=\"data-gapediff\" data-label=\"GAPEDiff\">19.4<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"odd sp-row-no-2\"><td class=\"data-rank\" data-label=\"Pos\">3<\/td><td class=\"data-name has-logo\" data-label=\"Team\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/team\/chris-cole\/\"><span class=\"team-logo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/1980\/01\/IMG_0402-128x128.png\" class=\"attachment-sportspress-fit-icon size-sportspress-fit-icon wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span>Cole<\/a><\/td><td class=\"data-w\" data-label=\"W\">6<\/td><td class=\"data-l\" data-label=\"L\">4<\/td><td class=\"data-tmfg\" data-label=\"TmFG%\">0.353<\/td><td class=\"data-tmfga\" data-label=\"TmFGA%\">0.353<\/td><td class=\"data-pf\" data-label=\"PF\">51.8<\/td><td class=\"data-pa\" data-label=\"PA\">48.3<\/td><td class=\"data-rebdiffgm\" data-label=\"RebDiff\/Gm\">2.8<\/td><td class=\"data-assistsgm\" data-label=\"Assists\/Gm\">13.7<\/td><td class=\"data-stealsgm\" data-label=\"Steals\/Gm\">4.6<\/td><td class=\"data-blocksgm\" data-label=\"Blocks\/Gm\">1.8<\/td><td class=\"data-todifferential\" data-label=\"TO Diff\/Gm\">1.5<\/td><td class=\"data-diff\" data-label=\"DIFF\">35<\/td><td class=\"data-diffgm\" data-label=\"Diff\/Gm\">3.5<\/td><td class=\"data-tmgape\" data-label=\"GAPE For\">51.6<\/td><td class=\"data-gapeagainst\" data-label=\"GAPE Against\">38.5<\/td><td class=\"data-gapediff\" data-label=\"GAPEDiff\">13.1<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"even sp-row-no-3\"><td class=\"data-rank\" data-label=\"Pos\">4<\/td><td class=\"data-name has-logo\" data-label=\"Team\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/team\/kellen-owen\/\"><span class=\"team-logo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/IMG_0408-1-128x128.png\" class=\"attachment-sportspress-fit-icon size-sportspress-fit-icon wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span>KO<\/a><\/td><td class=\"data-w\" data-label=\"W\">3<\/td><td class=\"data-l\" data-label=\"L\">5<\/td><td class=\"data-tmfg\" data-label=\"TmFG%\">0.410<\/td><td class=\"data-tmfga\" data-label=\"TmFGA%\">0.384<\/td><td class=\"data-pf\" data-label=\"PF\">55.5<\/td><td class=\"data-pa\" data-label=\"PA\">55.5<\/td><td class=\"data-rebdiffgm\" data-label=\"RebDiff\/Gm\">1.5<\/td><td class=\"data-assistsgm\" data-label=\"Assists\/Gm\">11.6<\/td><td class=\"data-stealsgm\" data-label=\"Steals\/Gm\">5.0<\/td><td class=\"data-blocksgm\" data-label=\"Blocks\/Gm\">2.3<\/td><td class=\"data-todifferential\" data-label=\"TO Diff\/Gm\">1.5<\/td><td class=\"data-diff\" data-label=\"DIFF\">0<\/td><td class=\"data-diffgm\" data-label=\"Diff\/Gm\">0.0<\/td><td class=\"data-tmgape\" data-label=\"GAPE For\">56.4<\/td><td class=\"data-gapeagainst\" data-label=\"GAPE Against\">59.0<\/td><td class=\"data-gapediff\" data-label=\"GAPEDiff\">-2.6<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"odd sp-row-no-4\"><td class=\"data-rank\" data-label=\"Pos\">5<\/td><td class=\"data-name has-logo\" data-label=\"Team\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/team\/jeff-may\/\"><span class=\"team-logo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/1976\/01\/Image-128x128.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-sportspress-fit-icon size-sportspress-fit-icon wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span>Jeff May<\/a><\/td><td class=\"data-w\" data-label=\"W\">2<\/td><td class=\"data-l\" data-label=\"L\">6<\/td><td class=\"data-tmfg\" data-label=\"TmFG%\">0.350<\/td><td class=\"data-tmfga\" data-label=\"TmFGA%\">0.389<\/td><td class=\"data-pf\" data-label=\"PF\">52.4<\/td><td class=\"data-pa\" data-label=\"PA\">54.4<\/td><td class=\"data-rebdiffgm\" data-label=\"RebDiff\/Gm\">0.0<\/td><td class=\"data-assistsgm\" data-label=\"Assists\/Gm\">9.9<\/td><td class=\"data-stealsgm\" data-label=\"Steals\/Gm\">6.4<\/td><td class=\"data-blocksgm\" data-label=\"Blocks\/Gm\">1.4<\/td><td class=\"data-todifferential\" data-label=\"TO Diff\/Gm\">-2.6<\/td><td class=\"data-diff\" data-label=\"DIFF\">-16<\/td><td class=\"data-diffgm\" data-label=\"Diff\/Gm\">-2.0<\/td><td class=\"data-tmgape\" data-label=\"GAPE For\">44.5<\/td><td class=\"data-gapeagainst\" data-label=\"GAPE Against\">60.4<\/td><td class=\"data-gapediff\" data-label=\"GAPEDiff\">-15.9<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"even sp-row-no-5\"><td class=\"data-rank\" data-label=\"Pos\">6<\/td><td class=\"data-name has-logo\" data-label=\"Team\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/team\/jimmy-zeitz\/\"><span class=\"team-logo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/1987\/01\/IMG_1888-128x128.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-sportspress-fit-icon size-sportspress-fit-icon wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span>Jimmy<\/a><\/td><td class=\"data-w\" data-label=\"W\">2<\/td><td class=\"data-l\" data-label=\"L\">6<\/td><td class=\"data-tmfg\" data-label=\"TmFG%\">0.337<\/td><td class=\"data-tmfga\" data-label=\"TmFGA%\">0.399<\/td><td class=\"data-pf\" data-label=\"PF\">48.8<\/td><td class=\"data-pa\" data-label=\"PA\">58.3<\/td><td class=\"data-rebdiffgm\" data-label=\"RebDiff\/Gm\">-9.0<\/td><td class=\"data-assistsgm\" data-label=\"Assists\/Gm\">9.0<\/td><td class=\"data-stealsgm\" data-label=\"Steals\/Gm\">6.3<\/td><td class=\"data-blocksgm\" data-label=\"Blocks\/Gm\">2.1<\/td><td class=\"data-todifferential\" data-label=\"TO Diff\/Gm\">-0.8<\/td><td class=\"data-diff\" data-label=\"DIFF\">-76<\/td><td class=\"data-diffgm\" data-label=\"Diff\/Gm\">-9.5<\/td><td class=\"data-tmgape\" data-label=\"GAPE For\">38.5<\/td><td class=\"data-gapeagainst\" data-label=\"GAPE Against\">63.8<\/td><td class=\"data-gapediff\" data-label=\"GAPEDiff\">-25.3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"sp_highlight_places\"><div class=\"sp_highlight_place\"><div class=\"sp_color\" style=\"background-color:#e2d2bf\">&nbsp;<\/div><div class=\"sp_desc\">Champion<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tie-breakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Head-to-head<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overall Point Differential (Grinders is using the average point differential per game so teams aren\u2019t unfairly impacted by other teams forfeitures).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Head-to-head Point Differential<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Team Curtis <\/strong>Scenarios:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2nd: Win against Gersitz and\/or Cole loses to Jeff May<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3rd: Lose against Gersitz and Cole wins against Jeff May&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Team Cole<\/strong> Scenarios:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2nd: Win against Jeff May and Curtis loses to Gersitz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3rd: Win against Jeff May and Curtis wins vs Gersitz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4th: Lose to Jeff May<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Team <strong>KO<\/strong> Scenarios:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3rd: Cole loses to Jeff May<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4th: Cole wins vs Jeff May<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other fun \u201cStuff\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MVP<\/strong>: Chris Cole goes up against league favorite Paul Palumbo Wednesday &#8211; with more than just playoff implications on the line.&nbsp;&nbsp;The winner of this head-to-head battle will probably get that coveted League MVP award.&nbsp;&nbsp;Grinders fans know who to root for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WAP &amp; FGA<\/strong>: I know, I know, Curtis has a 12 shot lead over Bryant The Grinder\u2026 in <strong>two<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>less<\/strong>&nbsp;games.&nbsp;&nbsp;Bryant has a slight WAP lead over our reigning ball hogger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hero<\/strong>: Cole, Paul P, and Jimmy Z could all walk away as the \u201chero\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Helmet<\/strong>: Air Balls vs (FGM x 3).\u00a0\u00a0Too bad his team forfeits this week\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final week of our regular season is approaching, and the final bye in the first round of the playoffs is still up for grabs.&nbsp;&nbsp;Gersitz and company wrapped up first place last week when they curb-stomped Team Jimmy. 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