Michael823
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I agree that it's still shaky ground, but these first two weeks have a lot of importance for a few reasons. For the same reasons you say a few bad picks can ruin a week, a few good ones can help. And at this stage, I am at least happy to have a small cushion, regardless of whether it decides the final outcome or not.
Also, this was a very tough week for me to pick, so I feel good that I had a decent week. It may not mean a darn thing when all is said and done, but it gives me a lot of hope going into next week.
I too feel that the ties will eventually start separating, and even one pick will separate that. I try to be a strategic thinker though, and position my upsets and favorites in a way that won't hurt too much to lose, but will help a lot to win.
For example... Blueapple paste and Pwargcm were tied with me for 1st last week, and are still right there. My fortune coming with the Giants win to separate me and Blueapple, and Baltimore for Pwarg. This tells me that based on two weeks, I can choose predictable favorites, and keep my trumps in the back pocket hoping for some fortune, which I was lucky enough to have happen twice. It also tells me that, for now, records don't hold as much weight as consistency, and Blueapple and Pwarg have been very consistent, so my small cushion will need to hold up, otherwise they will jump ahead. Whereas, for now, others have had one great week, and one mediocre week, so based on these two weeks, I can expect a similar tide, hopefully in my favor, and I should focus on those who have remained near the top in both weeks instead.
Sure this will change, maybe drastically, but for now it's all I've got to go by, and I'll just adapt to changing ranks, and try to keep up a decent record. It's definitely a marathon, not a sprint, but every millisecond shaved counts in the long run.
Also, this was a very tough week for me to pick, so I feel good that I had a decent week. It may not mean a darn thing when all is said and done, but it gives me a lot of hope going into next week.
I too feel that the ties will eventually start separating, and even one pick will separate that. I try to be a strategic thinker though, and position my upsets and favorites in a way that won't hurt too much to lose, but will help a lot to win.
For example... Blueapple paste and Pwargcm were tied with me for 1st last week, and are still right there. My fortune coming with the Giants win to separate me and Blueapple, and Baltimore for Pwarg. This tells me that based on two weeks, I can choose predictable favorites, and keep my trumps in the back pocket hoping for some fortune, which I was lucky enough to have happen twice. It also tells me that, for now, records don't hold as much weight as consistency, and Blueapple and Pwarg have been very consistent, so my small cushion will need to hold up, otherwise they will jump ahead. Whereas, for now, others have had one great week, and one mediocre week, so based on these two weeks, I can expect a similar tide, hopefully in my favor, and I should focus on those who have remained near the top in both weeks instead.
Sure this will change, maybe drastically, but for now it's all I've got to go by, and I'll just adapt to changing ranks, and try to keep up a decent record. It's definitely a marathon, not a sprint, but every millisecond shaved counts in the long run.
