The Noodle Agreement

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Originally Posted by Jade Z

This is useless. Everyone agrees to have forty extra points. This benefits no one.

It doesn't matter whether team A has 10 points, team B has 20 points, and team C has 30 points or if team A has 50 points, team B has 60 points, and team C has 70 points. The result is exactly the same. C wins no matter what.

Just because everyone has 40 more points does not mean everyone benefits.

Here's where your thinking is going - in an ideal situation, if everyone inflates their points by 40 through the noodle agreement, "40" is the new "0", and relative rankings remain exactly the same.

But the fact is, 40 does not equal zero. 40 points is 40 points that you can LOSE.

Think of it like this. Without the noodle agreement, let's say team A has 10 points, B has 20 points, and C has 30 points. If team B takes a severe beating in fouls and are supposed to lose 30 points, the most team B can lose is 20 points.

But with the noodle agreement, the numbers change to A has 50, B has 60, and C has 70. If team B takes the same penalty as in the first scenario, they lose 30 points, and suddenly the game is changed - team B is now ranked last, behind team A.

Reality isn't perfect. Point penalties will happen, and statistically speaking, the 40 point inflation will widen the range of possible values and can change the game.