Tuesday 9 August 2022

The Bloomington (Calif.) High School girls basketball team once lost a game 161-2. What's really interesting is viewers remember who scored the losing basket.

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  1. Wonder what the over/under was!

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  2. This is ridiculous. How could either coach let this happen?
    Chad

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    1. Agreed. Would there be a mercy rule these days?

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  3. Mercy Rule When at the conclusion of the third quarter, or any point thereafter, if there is a point differential of forty (40) or more points, a running clock shall be instituted for the remainder of the game, regardless of the score.
    Example: 4th quarter "mercy rule" in effect. Point differential drops below 40 points - clock keeps running.

    Clock will stop for time-outs and injuries.
    This applies to all levels of high school play.

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    1. A number of states have a mercy rule now, some at 30 points, some 35, and a couple at 40.

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  4. Mercy Rules are fine, but the real problem is this: look at the scorebook of these games. Too many times, the winning coach keeps his starting five in the game until into the forth quarter. Their excuse always is "Why should I penalize my players just because the other team isn't as talented?"

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  5. Sorry about the rant. Obviously, this is a real hot button with me.
    Chad

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  6. Rant away. The Mercy Rule is a good thing overall.

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