[POOL] Argonne Pool League - Week 12

Wed Dec 4 19:11:45 CST 2019

FWIW, I went through this week’s stat sheet, and there are 8 players with a handicap of 100 or higher. Of those 8 players, only Dean has a winning percentage below 0.500. Thus, I don’t believe that the current handicap table is putting 100+ players at a disadvantage, and making it even easier for them to win matches would be doing the lower handicap players a disservice.

That’s not to say that there aren’t corner cases that aren’t being handled well by the current handicap table, but I think one needs to exercise a lot of care in how the table is modified. I hope that John will vote against any changes to the 100+ table unless those changes are backed by an analysis that suggests the changes are “fair.”

Paul

On Dec 4, 2019, at 3:40 PM, Craig Stacey <stace at stace.com> wrote:

I concur with Paul.

I also like Martino's shout-out in the mail. :)

On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 11:21 AM Martin, Tami <tamim at anl.gov<mailto:tamim at anl.gov>> wrote:
Dean would be interested in this feedback.

From: mcs-pool <mcs-pool-bounces at mcs.anl.gov<mailto:mcs-pool-bounces at mcs.anl.gov>> on behalf of "Hovland, Paul" <hovland at mcs.anl.gov<mailto:hovland at mcs.anl.gov>>
Reply-To: MCS Pool League - Moe <mcs-pool at mcs.anl.gov<mailto:mcs-pool at mcs.anl.gov>>
Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 11:16 AM
To: MCS Pool League - Moe <mcs-pool at mcs.anl.gov<mailto:mcs-pool at mcs.anl.gov>>
Subject: Re: [POOL] Argonne Pool League - Week 12

John,

As already noted, I do not support the proposed changes to the 100+ bracket. I’d be comfortable with introducing  a new 130+ or 140+ bracket.

Paul

On Dec 4, 2019, at 8:42 AM, Bass, Dean Allen <bass at anl.gov<mailto:bass at anl.gov>> wrote:
December already, only 2 weeks left.  Attached are the results from this week.

Standings.   Cue Therapy continues to dominate and with two weeks left I think there magic number is 5.  The MVP race is going strong with John Derby in first and it’s very close with Shane Rentfro, David Stevens, and Karle Blahut right behind.

Shout outs.  Congratulations to Martino Henderson in winning his 9 - 1 match against me with 2 shots.  His first shot was the lag and he put the ball 1” from the rail when I was about 4”.  Then he fired the 8 ball in on the break.  It was not a slow roller by any means.  See the lag and the break on Periscope at the 49 minute mark (Team 2 v Team 3, the 2nd broadcast).  As Team 5 would say “Nice Game, 7 Bucks”.

New Handicap Tables.  Team 2 suggested a slight tweak to the handicap tables and I’ve attached it.  It seems there is general support of the change.  I’ll contact the captains for final suggestions this week.

Current
Handicap Table
Higher HC
Difference
Matchup
Higher HC
Difference
Matchup
< 10
0
-
19
2
:
2
10-39
0
-
10
2
:
2
20
-
up
2
:
1
11
-
29
3
:
2

30
-
up
3
:
1
40-69
0
-
10
3
:
3
100-up
0
-
5
5
:
5
11
-
26
3
:
2
6
-
14
5
:
4
27
-
53
4
:
2
15
-
21
6
:
4
54
-
up
4
:
1
22
-
28
5
:
3
70-99
0
-
6
4
:
4
29
-
36
6
:
3
7
-
18
4
:
3
37
-
46
7
:
3
19
-
29
5
:
3
47
-
56
6
:
2
30
-
39
4
:
2
57
-
62
7
:
2
40
-
48
5
:
2
63
-
82
8
:
2
49
-
68
6
:
2
83
-
101
7
:
1
69
-
88
5
:
1
102
-
106
8
:
1
89
-
up
6
:
1
107
-
up
9
:
1
Proposed
Handicap Table
Higher HC
Difference
Matchup
Higher HC
Difference
Matchup
< 10
0
-
5
2
:
2
10-39
0
-
10
2
:
2
6
-
9
2
:
1
11
-
29
3
:
2
30
-
39
3
:
1
40-69
0
-
12
3
:
3
100-up
0
-
9
5
:
5
13
-
30
3
:
2
10
-
19
5
:
4
31
-
60
4
:
2
20
-
29
6
:
4
61
-
69
4
:
1
30
-
39
6
:
3
70-99
0
-
10
4
:
4
40
-
49
7
:
3
11
-
23
4
:
3
50
-
65
6
:
2
24
-
37
5
:
3
66
-
80
7
:
2
38
-
55
5
:
2
81
-
95
8
:
2
56
-
75
6
:
2
96
-
110
7
:
1
76
-
89
5
:
1
111
-
124
8
:
1
90
-
99
6
:
1
125
-
up
9
:
1

Team
Team Name
Total Wins
Ranking
1
Cue Therapy
40
1
5
Nice Game, 7 Bucks
35
2
6
X-CUE-SES
33
3
3
Bass Ackward
31
4
7
No Sweat
28
5
4
Nice Rack
27
6
8
Holdin' Our Own
23
7
2
The Moe Szyslak Experience
22
8

<Scoresheets Fall 2019 Week 13 (PDF).pdf>
<Stats Fall 2019 Week 12 (PDF).pdf>
<Results Fall 2019 Week 12 (PDF).pdf>
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