This Forum Needs to Lay Off People's Losing Picks

[pat venditto]

lol picking on you get a clue

[I.R.B]

sometimes being an asshole to someone is a sign of respect. people dont always mean what they say.

Patty is correct.

[james4512]

87 - 51 - 5 over the 4 seasons I've been using them. Thats 63% over the last 4 seasons. And before this season, I was betting every one of these, and enjoying it, too. So its a 143 game sample.



Wow, you don't even know anything about me and you are jumping on board too, huh? Do you know how agonizing it is to be hitting 70% on your favorite plays and not betting these games? I would bet every single on of my philosophy plays and I'd have made a killing this year. Do you really think I'm happy about being too broke to bet these?

if you were hitting at such a high rate you would continue betting them wouldnt you? If your not betting them or selling your picks they are basically worthless. Its only as good as your last win, just how it goes. I'm not talking away from that percentage it's a great mark but just stating facts

[roasthawg]

That's what the best bets thread is for...hit your moderated picks and no one can say shit about it!!!!!!!!!!

[VegasDave]

if you were hitting at such a high rate you would continue betting them wouldnt you? If your not betting them or selling your picks they are basically worthless. Its only as good as your last win, just how it goes. I'm not talking away from that percentage it's a great mark but just stating facts

Put yourself in my shoes. You get out of school and the only job you can get pays $10/hr and not many hours, so you can't afford to gamble on the side as gas/food/etc has you going paycheck to paycheck.

"If your not betting them or selling your picks they are basically worthless." - Perhaps. I for one have no interest in selling picks, and I'd actually like to share my winning picks so that if I can't be making money on them at the moment, maybe someone else can, or can at least consider games they may have otherwise skipped.

If you believe this is worthless, thats fair. I can't convince you otherwise.

[bettilimbroke999]

We're a bunch of fukin degens Davey, this isn't Sesame St. we blow our money gambling everyday, half of us are ghosts so when u get insulted twice just count that as one insult, you post picks and claim to be too broke to bet them, seriously dude that's not very confidence building, most cappers who are dead ass broke can't pick their nose

[l7ustin]

Dont listen to these faggots Dave, do what makes you happy and if keeping up with sports makes you happy. And you find capping fun- then do it. No reason you shouldnt take pride in your plays and continue posting these degens are jealous because their spread sheet are full of red "Losses".

[bettilimbroke999]

Dave if u post a losing pick and someone followed u what do u want them to say nice capping? Of course hes gonna say shit that pick sucked, that's just the mood your in when ur bet loses

[Richkas]

Honestly.

I'm not blaming anyone but myself for the mistakes I've made over the last few weeks, but I just realized that we seriously are way too mean to each other here.

Some of you are smart enough never to post your picks, but those of us that do often get ripped to shreds when our picks lose.

Take for example this week. I picked the Jags Thursday night and lost a very close game, and people still called it a bad/stupid pick, even though it took an epic 4th quarter to lose. Sunday I had 6 philosophy picks; San Diego, Seattle, Kansas City, Carolina, Washington, and Buffalo. Other than Carolina, all under-500 teams against over-.500 teams.

I really wanted to take St. Louis and Green Bay too. I really did, they met my philosophy criteria. But I went the other way. Now, that is no one's fault but my own. But subconsciously, I knew taking so many shitty teams, if they went 2 - 7 or something, I'd get KILLED on the forum for being such an idiot taking so many terrible teams. So I took the "safe" path on a few, and lost both.

If there weren't so many haters around here, I would have likely just gone with my gut.

Ripping on people for losing does one of two things, it either;
A) Dissuades them from posting picks
B) Effects the way they cap games (not constructively, usually)

So we either A) dissuade people from feeling free to discuss their opinions on games, or B) make their opinions feel inferior/stupid.

I'm not saying don't discuss games and disagree, thats great. What I am saying is, after the game is over, ripping someone for a pick now that you've seen how the game has gone? What does it really prove?

I can only imagine how many great cappers on this site don't post/discuss picks because they see how others are treated.

Want to rip people? Rip the people that call games LOCKS and say THIS ONE CAN'T MISS!!!, they are asking for it. Or rip picks that get blown out.

But how can you be a dick to someone who lost on the last drive of the game? It was obviously very close and therefore not a terrible call.

I have Suns ML over Mavericks. Suns up 1 with 4 seconds to go. Mavs inbound and hit a buzzer beater to beat me. You come on and type "HOW STUPID DO YOU HAVE TO BE SHAQ IS OLD AND SLOWS THIS TEAM DOWN, MAVS WERE THE OBVIOUS CHOICE TONIGHT LOSER". Really? Shot at the buzzer bricks and I win and you come in and say "nice pick " but one shot difference and you need to go into attack mode?

This isn't about me, you've all been really cool to me lately and even when you criticize me, I'm used to it and I can take it. But I really do feel like we are cheating ourselves of some great cappers sharing their opinions by being a bunch of jerks to each other all the time.

I love the slamming. If it wasnt for the slamming I wouldnt come on here.

[pavyracer]

honestly.

I'm not blaming anyone but myself for the mistakes i've made over the last few weeks, but i just realized that we seriously are way too mean to each other here.

Some of you are smart enough never to post your picks, but those of us that do often get ripped to shreds when our picks lose.

Take for example this week. I picked the jags thursday night and lost a very close game, and people still called it a bad/stupid pick, even though it took an epic 4th quarter to lose. Sunday i had 6 philosophy picks; san diego, seattle, kansas city, carolina, washington, and buffalo. Other than carolina, all under-500 teams against over-.500 teams.

I really wanted to take st. Louis and green bay too. I really did, they met my philosophy criteria. But i went the other way. Now, that is no one's fault but my own. But subconsciously, i knew taking so many shitty teams, if they went 2 - 7 or something, i'd get killed on the forum for being such an idiot taking so many terrible teams. So i took the "safe" path on a few, and lost both.

If there weren't so many haters around here, i would have likely just gone with my gut.

Ripping on people for losing does one of two things, it either;
a) dissuades them from posting picks
b) effects the way they cap games (not constructively, usually)

so we either a) dissuade people from feeling free to discuss their opinions on games, or b) make their opinions feel inferior/stupid.

I'm not saying don't discuss games and disagree, thats great. What i am saying is, after the game is over, ripping someone for a pick now that you've seen how the game has gone? What does it really prove?

I can only imagine how many great cappers on this site don't post/discuss picks because they see how others are treated.

Want to rip people? Rip the people that call games locks and say this one can't miss!!!, they are asking for it. Or rip picks that get blown out.

But how can you be a dick to someone who lost on the last drive of the game? It was obviously very close and therefore not a terrible call.

I have suns ml over mavericks. Suns up 1 with 4 seconds to go. Mavs inbound and hit a buzzer beater to beat me. You come on and type "how stupid do you have to be shaq is old and slows this team down, mavs were the obvious choice tonight loser". Really? Shot at the buzzer bricks and i win and you come in and say "nice pick " but one shot difference and you need to go into attack mode?

This isn't about me, you've all been really cool to me lately and even when you criticize me, i'm used to it and i can take it. But i really do feel like we are cheating ourselves of some great cappers sharing their opinions by being a bunch of jerks to each other all the time.

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[james4512]

Put yourself in my shoes. You get out of school and the only job you can get pays $10/hr and not many hours, so you can't afford to gamble on the side as gas/food/etc has you going paycheck to paycheck.

"If your not betting them or selling your picks they are basically worthless." - Perhaps. I for one have no interest in selling picks, and I'd actually like to share my winning picks so that if I can't be making money on them at the moment, maybe someone else can, or can at least consider games they may have otherwise skipped.

If you believe this is worthless, thats fair. I can't convince you otherwise.

its more like put yourself in my shoes. Neither of my parents work i go to college and work fulltime i dont wanna hear about no money because i buy everything myself. I alrady made 2k sportsbetting and 6k at Foxwoods casino and thats only since september. Your hitting at a much higher rate than me too so it shouldnt be a problem. You gotta get your confidence up! Put 20$ in a book and if you were hitting at that rate you would have 400$ at least by now

[Casperwaits]

its more like put yourself in my shoes. Neither of my parents work i go to college and work fulltime i dont wanna hear about no money because i buy everything myself. I alrady made 2k sportsbetting and 6k at Foxwoods casino and thats only since september. Your hitting at a much higher rate than me too so it shouldnt be a problem. You gotta get your confidence up! Put 20$ in a book and if you were hitting at that rate you would have 400$ at least by now

James, as you get older in your gambling life, you will see that a three month stretch can change in a moment. Vegas is just a little more frugal with his money. The only thing he overpays for is that water he drinks. How much was that Russian water Vegas?

[VegasDave]

its more like put yourself in my shoes. Neither of my parents work i go to college and work fulltime i dont wanna hear about no money because i buy everything myself. I alrady made 2k sportsbetting and 6k at Foxwoods casino and thats only since september. Your hitting at a much higher rate than me too so it shouldnt be a problem. You gotta get your confidence up! Put 20$ in a book and if you were hitting at that rate you would have 400$ at least by now

I wish you continued success

I've lost thousands of dollars over the last few years, mainly due to poor money management. Even when I hype myself up and say "Okay, this deposit will be different, only flat betting, etc etc" I still end up betting like a moron.

I know myself well enough to know that I can't bet $5 or $10 a game and be happy. And you can't bet $50 a game if your bankroll is $100 or $200; one mini-slump and you are done.

I'll have money soon enough, and I will be betting. Until then, I cap the best I can and try to learn how to improve, instead of letting the season go to waste.

[daggerkobe]

If there was ever a "KICK ME" sign this thread would be it.

I've been posting on forums for around 8 years and I'm convinced that 90% of the posters are miserable, bitter, broke, anti-social losers whose sole purpose for posting is to belittle and make fun of others. In other words, to make others feel as miserable as they do.

So your only two plausible choices are to either get a thicker skin or stop posting, because there will never be a forum where everyone gets along and encourages each other, unless you go to a forum where everyone is on the payroll and is paid to be nice to you.

[VegasDave]

If there was ever a "KICK ME" sign this post would be it.

I've been posting on forums for around 8 years and I'm convinced that 90% of the posters are miserable, bitter, broke, anti-social losers whose sole purpose for posting is to belittle and make fun of others. In other words, to make others feel as miserable as they do.

So your only two plausible choices are to either get a thicker skin or stop posting, because there will never be a forum where everyone gets along and encourages each other, unless you go to a forum where everyone is on the payroll and is paid to be nice to you.

I've accepted that, and like I said, I have thick skin so I don't mind.

I knew damn well this thread would turn into what it has, but I still posted it, because again, its fine by me. If I couldn't take it I would have been gone a really long time ago.

I figured that maybe, just maybe, one single poster might say "shit, good point, I should lighten up a little" and that single poster now instead of calling losers "FUKIN IDIOTS" in all caps might just call them "idiots", lowercased, then I made a tiny difference.

[Cloak & Dagger]

if you cant take the heat...get out of the kitchen?






bottom line....everyone goes on cold streaks....if you cant take getting your balls busted every now and then for whatever reason....regardless if its on the net or anywhere else...

then I dont know what to tell you my friend....go to a bingo parlour and hang out with some old ladies?

then again...they might bust your balls also

[VegasDave]

then I dont know what to tell you my friend....go to a bingo parlour and hang out with some old ladies?

then again...they might bust your balls also

Seriously man, old ladies are brutal

[accuscoresucks]

IM SORRY I LET MYSELF DOWN DAVE I LOST OVER 2.6*'S YESTERDAY/LASTNIGHT,but not including the 7-1 run the prior 2 days

accuscore really does suck

[james4512]

James, as you get older in your gambling life, you will see that a three month stretch can change in a moment. Vegas is just a little more frugal with his money. The only thing he overpays for is that water he drinks. How much was that Russian water Vegas?

umm player poker is a skill not just getting lucky. Yeah theres some luck but the top players will always be top players, and as for the gambling aspect ive had the worst luck this year more than any and still have had a huge profitial margin. I lost wisconsin for 500$ when they played at michigan. They were up 19-0 at half and lost. Then i lost 350$ on Texas Tech vs Texas A&M... Tech scored a touchdown to cover the -19 and got the extra point blocked and returned so i didnt cover. For me even to be positive right now is a miracle in itself. Just saying knowledge beats luck and always will