2005 BASKETBALL PREDICTION RECAP
       BEST  SECOND BEST    WORST AVER-
WK PREDICTOR POINTS PREDICTOR  POINTS PREDICTOR POINTS AGE
1 Al Manzey 137 Nelson Slagle 176 Dick Hammerstrom 249 204
2 Bob Koller  162 John Baker 180 Phil Hensley 236 212
3 Bob Scholl 134 Jim Henning 138 Andrew Coates 256 165
4 Jim Slagle 107 Bob Scholl 122 Bob Koller 199 149
5 Phil Hensley 172 Dick Hammerstrom 182 Bob Stanley 228 196
7 Andrew Coates 193 John Baker 215 Nelson Slagle 253 233
8 Al Manzey 179 Bob Stanley 191 Gerry Hamilton 245 212
9 John Baker 242 Al Manzey 253 Bob Scholl 320 275
10 Nelson Slagle 94 Phil Hensley 101 Andrew Coates 128 114
11 Bob Koller 137 Jim Slagle 142 Andrew Coates 239 168
12 Gerry Hamilton 135 Baker, Koller 150 Andrew Coates 249 174
13 Gerry Hamilton 181 Bob Scholl 183 Bob Koller 236 206
14 Bob Koller 111 Dick Hammerstrom 141 Phil Hensley 187 154
15 Nelson Slagle 138 Bob Thomas 145 Bob Stanley 211 171
NINE DIFFERENT POW'S
     There were 9 different POW's this year with Bob Koller a three time winner.  Al Manzey, Gerry 
and Nelson Slagle were each POW twice.  John Baker was 2nd best predictor 3 times and 
Bob Scholl and Dick Hammerstrom were 2nd best twice.  Dick Hammerstrom, Phil Hensley,
Andrew Coates, Bob Koller, Nelson Slagle, Gerry Hamilton and Bob Scholl were all best predictor
and worst predictor at least one week.  Seven predictors with a best and worst prediction week  is
likely an all time record.
     Al Manzey beat the 2nd best predictor in week 1 by 39 points which was the best of the year.
Thomas as the best in that category.  Al Manzey was 67 points under average in week 1 for best in that
category.
     We have only kept track of how the Odds were doing for the last ten years and every year except
two they would have been first if counted as a predictor.  The other two years the Odds were 2nd by 3 and
4 points!!  The Odds beat winner Nelson Slagle by 37 points this season. The Odds do have an advantage as
I use the Odds the day of the game.
        TOP 5 PREDICTORS EACH HALF SEASON
          FIRST 8 WEEKS        LAST 7 WEEKS
PL PREDICTOR SCORE PREDICTOR SCORE
1 Bob Scholl 1495 Bob Koller  1195
2 Nelson Slagle 1533 Nelson Slagle 1196
3 Jim Slagle 1539 John Baker 1200
4 Bob Koller 1557 Gerry Hamilton 1203
5 Bob Thomas 1561 Bob Thomas 1209
         
BOB SCHOLL BEST 1ST HALF AND BOB KOLLER 2ND HALF
     Bob Scholl was best predictor the first half of the season beating runner up Nelson Slagle by 38 points.
Bob Koller beat runner up Nelson Slagle by 1 point to be best predictor in the 2nd half of the season.  Only
14 points separated the top 5 predictors.  Bob Koller, Nelson Slagle and Bob Thomas made both top fives.