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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Running up the score
A school with 20 girls, of which 8 are on the basketball team (some who have never played before, or will after), lost a game 100-0. Here is their results for the year: L 6-55, L 4-66, L 7-49, L 0-100. That’s 270-7 in 4 games.
What to do? Personally, I would have a mercy rule, and then let the game continue without keeping score (i.e., make it a practice game). Really, is there a point to keeping score at some point?
And if you think that is bad (100 points being probably around 50 baskets), what about in hockey, with an 82-0 score (82 goals)? In 4 games, Bulgaria lost 192-1, which is far far worse than what the basketball girls experienced. The number of shots was 405-7.
Someone will invariably say “you never know” regarding a comeback. We’re not talking about those games.