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In response to "you can play not as hard. it's actually pretty common practice to sort of tone down the playing when you are *clearly* killing the other team. -- nm" by Andie

So how do you do that in basketball? Stop shooting and blatantly miss?

Posted by JaxSean (aka JaxSean) Jan 27 '09, 07:52

It's like winning 20-0 in baseball and intentionally missing the pitches so you strike out. That's not playing the game either.

does high school baseball have a mercy rule?

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Slow down the tempo, both offensively and defensively. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 27, 07:55
don't run so hard, pass a lot, it's not that hard to just... slow down. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 07:55
run the shot clock out, at a minimum. -- nm - Reagen Jan 27, 07:54 1
- I don't like that the score was 100-0, but if you're at the point that you need to be running out the clock on every possession and not shooting at - Don Homer Jan 27, 07:57
More dribbling. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09!!! Jan 27, 07:53
The only situation I can come up with is old-school UNC 4-corners offense - Strongbad Jan 27, 07:53 2
- Then he'd be fired for shooting 3-pointers. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 27, 07:54 1
  - I doubt it, if they're from half-court. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 27, 07:56
exactly. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 07:52

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So how do you do that in basketball? Stop shooting and blatantly miss?

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