OT: Rules of North Korean Basketball

[Juggity]

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Chinese media report that North Korea has developed its own scoring system for the game: three points for a dunk, four points for a three pointer that doesn't touch the rim, and eight points for a basket scored in the final three seconds. (This rule is ... intriguing? The endings of North Korean basketball games must be cutthroat!) A missed free throw means minus-one point.

I would definitely pay to see the NBA put on an exhibition game using these rules. The idea of the eight-point shot is ridiculous.

Clippers vs. Thunder seems like it would be an entertaining matchup using these rules.

[baseline bum]

LOL Dwight Howard would be worse than Bonner.

[Clipper Nation]

DeAndre Jordan, Dwight, and the entire Nuggets roster would barely see the court with that -1 point for a missed freebie rule

[irishock]

If a FT miss is -1 then a FT make should be +2.

[Reck]

LOL jam up in this .

A match between Korea and China would be epic. Loser gets hanged.

[Venti Quattro]

A match between Korea and China would be epic. Loser gets hanged.

Or gets dropped with missiles

[Seventyniner]

They're all ridiculous rules, but the 8-pointer is in its own stratosphere of ludicrous.

How do they verify a shot didn't hit the rim? What is the precise definition of a dunk?

[Brunodf]

five points for a half court basket.

[Venti Quattro]

Do their scores run up to 300? Team USA should never engage North Koreans in a close battle then.

[irishock]

Anthony would probably have more value than any other player with the 8 point rule

[baseline bum]

The dunk should really be the one worth 8 points tbh. If some dude is 5'3" and hasn't eaten in a month and can still dunk, I mean damn, give the some love on the scoreboard.

[Venti Quattro]

The dunk should really be the one worth 8 points tbh. If some dude is 5'3" and hasn't eaten in a month and can still dunk, I mean damn, give the some love on the scoreboard.

Dear Leader hoisted me up in the air so I could make the dunk

[lefty]

Those rules

[baseline bum]

Dear Leader hoisted me up in the air so I could make the dunk

Then they threw me and my kids in the gulag when I exercised the opt-out in my contract

[Venti Quattro]

Then they threw me and my kids in the gulag when I exercised the opt-out in my contract

I tried to crossover to South Korea but my brittle ankles got broken

[Grit and Grind]

Dwight would retire from B-Ball if those rules came to the NBA

[Mao Zedong]

Socialist basketball is exciting. I decide who wins, of course.

[ffadicted]

what in tha...

[Latarian Milton]

and they should change the foul limit to 3 something, so that teams won't commit fouls on players like DH and DeMonkey abusively

[BobaFett1]

ww 3 hoops game

[irishock]

I decide who wins

Meh, not really unique since the NBA is the same way.

[PingPong]

[Mao Zedong]

Meh, not really unique since the NBA is the same way.

Stalin, Stern and me go way back.

[BobaFett1]

Stalin, Stern and me go way back.

^ this

[SupremeGuy]

Dear Leader hoisted me up in the air so I could make the dunk