tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994868866177688746.post3179281338033043629..comments2023-03-29T10:49:15.589+01:00Comments on Shots on Target: Reader Challenge - Guess the Number of Goals ScoredUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994868866177688746.post-76585223376951637062012-10-12T22:51:37.831+01:002012-10-12T22:51:37.831+01:00I'll reply to all this in full tomorrow but fo...I'll reply to all this in full tomorrow but for now I have listed their actual goals and how you did as if you were picking these players for your team. I think you would have won your minileague :) <br /><br />Player S Sin SoT Goals<br />Player 5 130 100 51 11 - correct <br />Player 2 142 84 53 15 - again, you're winning your minileague.<br />Player 8 100 87 46 13 - not @shots_on_targethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764329322238168841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994868866177688746.post-32774895474982026202012-10-11T20:25:52.103+01:002012-10-11T20:25:52.103+01:00So I spent about 25 minutes typing up a post with ...So I spent about 25 minutes typing up a post with guesses for these and it got deleted when I accidentally hit the back button (not a big fan of the Blogger interface). As such, I didn't feel like typing the whole thing out again, so I will just guess the order of who scored the most:<br /><br />P5<br />P2<br />P1<br />P8<br />P3<br />P10<br />P6<br />P9<br />P4<br />P7SuperGroverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480880968898449857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994868866177688746.post-13134904771900996652012-10-09T19:00:51.688+01:002012-10-09T19:00:51.688+01:00Interesting you would say that. I thought the com...Interesting you would say that. I thought the common thought was that strikers, in general, convert at a higher rate, probably due to the skills of the position.<br /><br />With that said, I will take a stab at it later tonight. I was much more casual in my observation of EPL last season (namely, because I was not playing fantasy), so I wouldn't expect anything great in terms of guessing SuperGroverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480880968898449857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994868866177688746.post-76702162149827751962012-10-09T17:16:23.099+01:002012-10-09T17:16:23.099+01:00Well my friend, I'm not telling :) I have a n...Well my friend, I'm not telling :) I have a notion that the traditional positional name a player is given should not influence our ability to tell how many goals he'll score. If you think additional stats will help you then let me know which and I will try and rustle them up. @shots_on_targethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764329322238168841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994868866177688746.post-33304596052455041462012-10-09T16:34:04.687+01:002012-10-09T16:34:04.687+01:00Are these all forwards? That's a key bit of i...Are these all forwards? That's a key bit of information to help any guessing game.SuperGroverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480880968898449857noreply@blogger.com