Every sport has certain unwritten rules that every player or coach must follow. These rules must be followed out of respect for the game. These are some of the unwritten rules that apply to basketball.
1. Never fill in your statistics. For example, a player shouldn’t shoot triples at the end of a game where his team is big just to be able to break the record for the most triples in a game. A player must not intentionally miss a shot in order for him to rebound and have a triple-double for the game. A player should not miss open shots because he is trying to break an assists record. These are examples of intentionally filling in your statistics.
2. Never fire a last-second shot if your team has a big advantage. This is only considered unsportsmanlike. Usually at the end of a blowout, if the winning team has the ball for the last possession, the losing team won’t even bother to protect the offensive players. This is a sign that the losing team has conceded the game. At this point, the player with the ball should simply dribble the ball and run out of the clock.
3. Never pressure a team that you are hitting hard. Even if you’re a team that likes to run the press across the pitch, you shouldn’t do it when the game is out of control in your favor. Clearly, his team was much better than the other team in that game, and putting pressure on the losing team will usually only magnify how bad the other team was. It is simply not appropriate to do so.