A basketball team can't intentionally score on itself, but it can do this

In the NBA, there's no reason to try and shoot at your own basket (unless you're attempting to complete a shameless triple double). But EuroLeague rules use point differential as a tiebreaker, and that can lead to some truly weird situations.

[MichaelJayValueInvesting]

They are just going to leave us hanging like that?

[PaulGaither]

Wait, so what the hell happened? Did they figure out how to do it? Did they win or lose? You went on a side tangent and left me hangin'.

[Rhapbus]

"Euroleague"
"The israeli and Turkish teams"
Makes sense

[sarighasenfeld]

As a maccabi fan I can confidently say that this was the weirdest game I've ever seen live. I was angry at my team for purposely bricking those free throws and not jacking up 3s but also lowkey wanted it to go to OT knowing it is a better chance to win by 11+. It was super weird, really didn't feel like I was watching a basketball game.


Btw we won by 3 or 4 for those curious, I do remember that there was no OT though.

[l-l]

I'm not much a sports guy, but I love this content!

[xcpmund]

"Basketball is about hoops, not math", that's how much they hate Jon Bois

[StreakyBaconMan]

When I was 9 I legitimately accidentally scored in my own basket, I just honestly forgot that we were going for the opposite hoop and when I got the ball I just went the wrong direction, and managed to miraculously sink a shot from just past the half court line. Fortunately for my team, the points didn't get added due to the fact it was a backcourt violation the second I had stepped over the midcourt line.

[MrJethroha]

If tied records are settled on point differentials, why do tied games go into OT at all?

[rayfangrui]

Overtime counts as zero point differential. Solves everything.

[CSLucasEpic]

Everyone talking down on Point Differential Rule, but that rule is the only reason the USA won the Gold Medal in the 1955 Pan American games. Brazil, the USA and Argentina had beaten all other teams, but they beaten each other when they played each other. USA beat Brazil, Brazil beat Argentina and Argentina beat USA. Because of this, all three teams had the same win-loss ration at the end of the tournament so the winner of the gold medal was decided by point differential, and the team with the most points in favor was USA, with Argentina second (winning Silver) and Brazil third (winning Bronze).

[macnolds]

Good stuff. This is what Youtube is for- fun, insightful videos like these. Concise, holds my attention, no long-winded intro narrative, minimalist production, good banter. 5/5.

[thomasoreilly-pol]

My favorite weird rule: In baseball, detaching a piece of equipment (your glove) and throwing it and having it hit a foul ball results in awarding the batter a triple. It used to award the batter ba home run.

[cgfan]

Something similar happened in a soccer game. Barbados vs Grenada in the group stage of the 1994 Caribbean Cup. Barbados needed to win by 2 goals over Grenada to qualify for the finals on goal differential over Grenada, but with 7 minutes remaining, Barbados led by 2-1. Barbados scored an own goal to tie the game at 2-2 in order to bring the game into sudden death extra time. Grenada, realizing that they would qualify for the finals over Barbados regardless of whether they won or lost (by no more than one goal), then tried to score in both goals while Barbados defended both goals. At the end of regulation the game was tied, so they went into extra time where according to the tournament rules, the first goal scored counts for 2 and automatically ends the game. Barbados scored, sending them into the finals.

[modusvivendi]

Reminiscent of the infamous Barbados-Grenada soccer game where Grenada wanted to take the game to extra time and Barbados didn't care who won as long as it DIDN'T go to extra time... so they were trying to score into either team's goal.

[AzakielRuns]

I just watched a 6 minute long basketball video.
I had no intention of watching a basketball video.
I never watch basketball.
It's 2 AM and it just popped up in my recommendations. I should go to bed.

[TheBedheadman]

Kinda stupid to use a system for soccer tournaments in basketball tbh.

[markjones]

Basketball is my favorite sport. I like the way they dribble up and down the court.

[mschmitt]

It’s easier to fake an accidental tip-in on the wrong basket off of a purposefully missed free throw.

The team down 1 could have fouled, and then acted like they were trying to get the rebound and “accidentally” tip the ball in, try to get it back and make a three. Then try to win by 11 in OT

[KofieWhy]

WE LIKE SPORTS AND WE DON'T CARE WHO KNOWS

[jnerdsblog]

Weird Rules is one of the best things on YouTube and I need more. I NEED MORE.