1-8 in my last 9 Finals ... Why does HAL hate me?

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Re: 1-8 in my last 9 Finals ... Why does HAL hate me?

PostThu Aug 24, 2017 12:50 pm

Regretfully, I'm one of the oldest conspiracy theorists out there and have believed since ATG 1 that there is "stuff" going on behind the scenes that we are not aware of.

My 3 personal favorites theories are:

#1 - Certain teams are "pre-determined" to succeed while others are destined to fail, without regard to how well the team is constructed.

#2 - Certain random players are "pre-determined" to get injured over and over again.

#3 - HAL has something built in to the code to encourage people to keep buying credits, just give them a taste and hook them. Or maybe allow struggling coaches to win "against the odds" to peak their interest and get them hooked before they get discouraged and quit the game altogether.

In a relatively small sample size you will get vastly different results, only when you have played a large amount of seasons like the veterans will you get a real idea of accurate results. Unfortunately you, me and blineimages have had some bad luck recently. I think in the end it will even out. Nice to know there are others out there sharing the pain, for me this thread was always about whining when I would rather be winning and not about conspiracy theories.
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Re: 1-8 in my last 9 Finals ... Why does HAL hate me?

PostThu Aug 24, 2017 3:41 pm

Why do people smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol ... :oops:
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Re: 1-8 in my last 9 Finals ... Why does HAL hate me?

PostThu Aug 24, 2017 8:48 pm

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Happiness is a choice.
Anger is a choice.
So many books so little time. :lol:

One can assume Hal hates you because you are 1-8 in finals or assume Hal loves you because you made 9 finals.

A choice, no?
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Re: 1-8 in my last 9 Finals ... Why does HAL hate me?

PostMon Aug 28, 2017 8:57 am

Rich,

Yeah, that stinks. But . . .

I had 8 straight Semis where I lost. Then I finally got into a finals, and I lost. Now, I'm in a finals and down 3-1.

I think I got you beat with those 8 straight Semis losses, at a minimum.

I raise you a credit. At least you got 10 free credits for those finals. So ante up.

Show us your hole card. :)

Mark
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Re: 1-8 in my last 9 Finals ... Why does HAL hate me?

PostMon Aug 28, 2017 1:17 pm

Well, just lost my 9th straight playoff.

Aspect Ratios ATG8 postWW2 $80M lost Semi-Finals Boys of Summer Yankee Stadium '56 1st 89-73

and today have another team just starting in the playoffs.

I guess I am going for the record for most consecutive playoff losses....so ploughboys you don't have to worry anymore....

but as has been said, i just should be glad I have made it to the ployoffs...... :-)
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Re: 1-8 in my last 9 Finals ... Why does HAL hate me?

PostMon Sep 04, 2017 10:55 pm

You want to face me in the playoffs, it's a virtual lock for you to win.... :-)

just lost my 10th straight playoff appearance without a ring......

oh well, at least we got to the dance, even if we didn't get to take the ginger home....
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Re: 1-8 in my last 9 Finals ... Why does HAL hate me?

PostThu Sep 07, 2017 12:38 pm

I lost eight straight semi finals as well. But my last four teams to finish have all won the championship, so I don't have much to complain about or conspiracy theories to forward.
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