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In basketball - and, until a few years ago, in volleyball - a game won is awarded two points and a game lost is awarded one point, with a tie not being permitted as a final result by the rules of the game. So in a group tournament where all teams will eventually have played the same number of matches, the final ranking by points is in fact a final ranking by matches won, with an additional point given to each team for each match played - apart from the rather exceptional cases where zero points are awarded to the losing team after a forfeited game, which could easily be compensated by deducting points from the losing team (cf. the last season of the Cypriot football championship, where a team finished with minus 39 points). Is there some sort of history behind the basketball ranking system, has it been criticized as being pointless, and have there been proposals to abolish it? -- Theurgist ( talk) 00:32, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
What term refers to the first portion (ending at 0:56) of this performance of " Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie"?
It is not included in this performance.
— Wavelength ( talk) 03:00, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure it's some free background music but I can't find it. Already asked the one who made that video but she doesn't know. [1] -- 91.157.56.168 ( talk) 08:16, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
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In basketball - and, until a few years ago, in volleyball - a game won is awarded two points and a game lost is awarded one point, with a tie not being permitted as a final result by the rules of the game. So in a group tournament where all teams will eventually have played the same number of matches, the final ranking by points is in fact a final ranking by matches won, with an additional point given to each team for each match played - apart from the rather exceptional cases where zero points are awarded to the losing team after a forfeited game, which could easily be compensated by deducting points from the losing team (cf. the last season of the Cypriot football championship, where a team finished with minus 39 points). Is there some sort of history behind the basketball ranking system, has it been criticized as being pointless, and have there been proposals to abolish it? -- Theurgist ( talk) 00:32, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
What term refers to the first portion (ending at 0:56) of this performance of " Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie"?
It is not included in this performance.
— Wavelength ( talk) 03:00, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure it's some free background music but I can't find it. Already asked the one who made that video but she doesn't know. [1] -- 91.157.56.168 ( talk) 08:16, 9 September 2014 (UTC)