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Strategically conceding a point or advantage during a game, in order to win that game, is not the same as intentionally losing a game. A triathlon competitor m
by steve19 14y ago
Strategically conceding a point or advantage during a game, in order to win that game, is not the same as intentionally losing a game.
A triathlon competitor may decide strategically to swim slower during the swimming component of the race in order to have more energy during the cycling component of the race.
- kenjackson 14y agoWhat's the difference? The only difference is the scope. In both cases you have some ultimate goal and in both cases you view the intermediate steps as just steps along the way to the main goal. In both cases you sacrifice an intermediate step as a way to strategically increase your chance of achieving your ultimate goal.
- Jach 14y agoThe difference isn't scope, the difference is in what's allowed to slide. In basketball, when does a player foul another player? When the ref calls it. If it was the home team's fault, the ref might even look the other way. The olympics are supposed to entertain the crowd. If the crowd is not entertained, the players are execu--er, expelled for being unsportsmanlike.
- kenjackson 14y agoAll sports are supposed to entertain, but virtually all sports make concessions for cases where their rules incentivize the behavior. Intentional fouling in basketball, rope-a-dope in boxing, intentional walks in baseball, sacrifice hits/bunts in baseball, gambits in chess, etc...