they took 111 three pointers in one game...

[@pschighlights]

This set an NCAA record btw. They ended up shooting 40 of 111 and didn’t take a single two point shot. Grinnell College also had a player score 138 points in one game 10 years ago, so it seems like they like to have fun.

[@Simon-bx9py]

That’s not even a bad percentage damn

[@E.HondaSF]

Ridiculous! Coach said they'd do it the 1st 5-10 mins and see how it goes. Went pretty good I guess!

[@Speedster___]

138 god damn

[@BigZoe99]

Oh damn it's the same school lol 😆😅 I remember when that guy had the 138, was all over espn the next day. I think he attempted like 70 3pt shots and over 100 shots overall

[@sxzzle69]

What’s the final score?

[@stonecoldku4161]

My brother went to this school. He would often see signs around campus that said stuff like "You score 100 points in a game. We score 100 points in a half." They also at one point had a style they called "Goon ball". They would literally not have a player go down the floor to play defense. They'd just have him stand under his own basket the entire game. As soon as the other team scored, they'd just throw the inbounds pass to the player at the other end of the floor. After that happened a couple of times the other team would have to leave a player back in order to try and intercept the inbounds pass. Completely messing up their offensive gameplan, because they wouldn't have any plays set up with only four players. They called it "Goon ball" because at one point the player that would just stand under the basket complained to the coach. "Can I please do something else? I feel like a goon just standing out there doing nothing." It also kept teams from slowing the ball down on the offensive end, because with only four players back on defense, the open player would want to score when he was left open, so he would either have to receive the pass and just stand there dribbling or go and score. Leading to Grinnell being able to get the game back to up tempo offense it wants.

[@Hossflex]

Yup. This team had a game on ESPN almost 20 years ago because of their unorthodox style of play. Their coach said he taught defense for 15 minutes and then focused on offense the rest of the year.

[@dripkingg12]

@@Hossflex lmaoooo

[@thelaxlair6727]

i hate gimmicky basketball but considering they all look like middle schoolers I get it.

[@trevor2414]

That's just cherrypicking. Any good defense is gonna stop that after the first time.

[@sportshortsadmiral]

is it an iowa school

[@eter8212]

Just a note before people talk about how stupid this is: they know. They choose a specific game every so often to try to break a record, like Jack Taylor's 138 point bomb. They knew exactly what they were doing. (it isn't a coincidence that they never took a non-3 shot)

[@MickeyMouse-lm6zj]

it's not stupid to win

[@eter8212]

@@MickeyMouse-lm6zj true, but I've seen people saying that it's bad coaching and completely missing the point because they think it's the normal strategy

[@LostLakeTribune]

They do these things to promote book releases

[@LuminousGateway]

Gematria

[@jdub4670]

Thank you, I was about to start bitching lmao

[@notJCS]

Oh hey, this was the team of that guy who scored 138 points in a game! They've got a real unique play style, they substitute every player in & out of the game every few minutes to keep 'em ready for playing time. Glad to see it's still working out for them!

[@ruffkuntry2574]

Jack Taylor went undrafted. After a showcase in Vegas, he said he was not interested in playing or watching basketball.

[@cjmythrandir]

It’s the old Loyola style of rotations. The defense can’t keep up after a while because you’re constantly rotating in fresh bodies. It’s a lot of fun to play

[@johnseller7641]

They're 5-6. It wins them games but I doubt it will ever win anything significant as they tend to get blown out in tournaments. I guess that's working out?

[@cjmythrandir]

@@johnseller7641 for a D3 college in Iowa with less than 2,000 students to get national attention multiple times for their basketball team, I think it’s working just fine 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@THEjoelivingstone]

@@cjmythrandir It's just a novelty. That kid with the headband has the worst shot I've ever seen.

[@masonmoran4785]

They literally passed up open layups for 3s. Wildest shit I’ve ever see in a “competitive” basketball game

[@eter8212]

well yeah, they're trying to break the record why would they not?

[@whatlol_e]

@@Alex-mh8yb i feel like anyone could say anything and you would just tell them to "rElAx"

[@matthewthemilkbender8095]

@@whatlol_e woah woah woah relax there bud.

[@thelaxlair6727]

"competitive"

[@trevor2414]

Nothing Competitive about beating a division 3 looking ahh school. 🤣🤣 any division 1 team could do this during the season facing weaker opponents. (Sam Houston State could've done this easily vs. Southwestern Adventist and Letourneau)

[@coulie27]

What's incredible is these are mostly solid shot attempts, nothing too forced. And they have a lot of room. How in the heck does the defense not adjust???

[@travis.3]

They didn’t show you the 70 shots they missed 😂

[@coulie27]

@@travis.3 true 😅

[@thefuzzman]

They went 40-111 from 3, which still isn't completely horrible

[@sportswithbrice]

Fr. At some point, u gotta say, “ they’re making threes. I should get a little closer and not leave them open.” That simple

[@sportswithbrice]

Fr. At some point, u gotta say, “ they’re making threes. I should get a little closer and not leave them open.” That simple

[@DwayneIsK1NG]

Coach was like "only take 3's, you cant miss em all" 😂

[@KiLLED5639]

🤣No you can't

[@justingolden21]

"The number eclipsed the 109 3-point shots Troy attempted in its infamous game against DeVry on Jan. 12, 1992, when the Trojans won 258-141 in what is still the highest-scoring game in NCAA history. Grinnell didn't just shoot a lot of 3s Thursday night; the Pioneers made them. They were 40-of-111 from the field, shot 51.1% in the second half, and their total made 3s is second in NCAA history behind the 42 they made against Emmaus in 2018. " One player was 12/24 on threes also

[@TylerCMilligan]

253-141

[@ReinSouls]

The definition of "Live by the three. Die by the three." And boy are they living!

[@Vol2169]

Maybe living this game, but their record is 5-6 with 3 of the 6 losses being a blowout...... so most of the time they are dying.

[@streakydrip8792]

Big Facts lol

[@kevb301]

Grinnell always seem to do this against a non-NCAA team. Emmaus Bible College is NCCAA. Faith Baptist (who Jack Taylor scored 138 against) is also NCCAA. They originated what is known as The System (which a few other teams use such as Greenville who won a game 200-149 in 2019). They have 5 statistical goals they try to reach: Shoot 100 shots per game, With at least half coming from 3, Force 32 turnovers, Shoot 30 times more than their opponent, and Rebound at least 33% of their missed shots on offense. That means they play a hyper press and if you can break it you'll usually get an easy layup. They'll constantly sub players out like hockey, no one usually plays more than 20 minutes (unless they're specifically trying to do something like Jack Taylor's 100 point games or Patrick Maher having 37 assists in a 2014 game)

[@Torgospizza930]

This is exactly how John Basketball envisioned his creation to be played

[@Yungcrawfish]

Technically it probably was before all us tall colored took the game vertical

[@thgnotorious]

who 💀

[@Wemby88]

@@thgnotoriousJohn basketball.

[@Monkeyboy707]

Bro their program needs a whole documentary, coach must be a legend

[@jakefine5917]

0:47 man’s was under the basket with no defenders and he still kicked it out 💀

[@jackson3068]

Its d3 lol

[@nicholasmandelin]

they were trying the break the record

[@bajablast9176]

The Ben Simmons special

[@AB-sw4kb]

@@bajablast9176 lmao

[@thewritersquill]

This is what old heads think the current NBA is like 😂

[@FunWithMemesFunWithMemes]

@Ll L Way to call yourself an old head lol

[@jamesonm.7925]

@Fun With Memes And if he was an old head he'd probably be proud of it. Rather be an old head than a little dweeb who doesn't know crap or hasn't done anything in his life. Old heads have been there for both generations of sport entertainment, you've only been there for the current hype. Not only is it true when we say sports were better then now, we're also right. You can OK BOOMER me all you want.

[@Lee-ic8ln]

@Ll L You don't know what literally means.

[@GoBlue576966]

Thats because it is you clown. 29 of the 30 teams average 30 or more 3s per game. Since this school is loaded with 3 point shooters, 9 of the top ten teams in the NBA average 35 or more shots per game. The last playoff game I went to over 80 were taken combined.

[@zest3922]

I want to see a game with only dunks ..... way more entertaining

[@nathanr4633]

A buddy of mine from high school is on this team. Very cool to see their success Edit: his name is Sean Murphy, he’s a freshman guard with the number 11

[@thomassteele9649]

Exactly what James Naismith himself had in mind when he invented this game over a century ago.

[@arcticphoenix2789]

From the college the brought you 138, comes an epic adventure of passing up layups for three pointers. We now present to you, 3 points of repetition. Only available in the Grindell gymnasium (and every other basketball stadium in the US).

[@jhTheMan99]

I have a couple of friends who went to this school. I did a double-take when I saw their school make headlines with this game lol. Never expected to see them on this channel that’s for sure.

[@tristancampbell4941]

This is how the 2018 Rockets should've been

[@whatlol_e]

looking for this comment

[@CurtisL8.3066]

They weren’t far off lol. Never seen so many off the dribble iso 3s in my life. I went to one of the first preseason games and was like ‘what the hell are these guys doing? Don’t they run pick and rolls?’ I called a sports show and they said thats what they were gonna run this season and i was like damn we gonna get bounced in the first round! I was wrong.

[@E.HondaSF]

Thank you for this upload, insane they didn't just shoot at least 1 2pointer out of habit.

[@youreverydaysaltyiowastate5602]

As an Iowan with family roots in Grinnell, this is a fine sight to see

[@ianrogers9330]

It’d be so demoralizing as the other team to see them pass up free layups just to smack a 3 in your face

[@streakydrip8792]

Team: “Who has the Green-light this game Coach?” Coach: “Everyone”

[@redeadhead4]

Yes, Grinnell plays like this consistently. Their coach recruits 3point shooters who aren’t going D1 and teaches them to launch a 3 ASAP on every possession. Basically trying to invent Curry’s game back when he was still just Del’s kid.

[@_JellyDonut_]

Ok so 40 for 111 is 36% from 3. If my math is correct that's the equivalent of shooting 54% from inside the line. Not exactly a groundbreaking percentage but you'll win a lot of games with those numbers. I'm guessing the chances of an offensive rebound go up a little as well with all the long shots. I'm surprised more teams don't try this

[@Shaheemswaggedout]

Um maybe because in the NBA a good team will end up defending the 3 making it way harder to shoot this many unless you're just chucking it up.

[@_JellyDonut_]

@@Shaheemswaggedout I was mainly thinking of college teams but it could work in high school too, maybe for undersized teams with good shooters. I agree it wouldn't be a good approach in the NBA

[@justingolden21]

They attempted a three every 21.6 seconds. There was another team on the court that game by the way, and they still had 67 points

[@22airjordan1]

They would have had more points shooting high percentage 2's and actually played some form of defense

[@CTTAMF2K8]

40 out of 111 is actually pretty good. 36% from 3.

[@bgrace94]

I mean hell, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.

[@Vol2169]

Need to fix something.... their record is only 5-6 so something is broke

[@Shaheemswaggedout]

It's definitely broke

[@whatlol_e]

i've always wanted a team to try this

[@KillenEMsoftly]

the rockets did

[@whatlol_e]

@@KillenEMsoftly no i meant like not take a single 2 pointer

[@christopherdixon5141]

D3 ball is for the love the game for real

[@jamesmcallister8124]

As the opposing coach how do you not smother them above the 3 point line if thats all theyre gonna do. They were literally passing up wide open layups

[@woodyyyyyy9820]

It went from 57-44 to 101-52🥶

[@calebness8854]

Emmaus put out a podcast about it, and the coaches said they weren’t offended by it at all, but rather that it was possibly just more publicity for Emmaus, so yeah, some say it was a cheap move by Grinnell (especially ESPN) but Emmaus is taking it pretty lightly. No need to be offended for them

[@bwalsh1105]

0:46 lol wide open layup, nah three pointers only this game. I love it

[@tristancampbell4941]

The equivalent to Florida's March Madness "Only Dunks" speedrun

[@erichalpenny]

Why is anyone going under the screen?

[@larsworldh2106]

imagine being the opposing team knowing your bad enough to try to be taken advantage of for records sake lol.

[@otherm-re8tu]

How have I not heard of this? And they’ve been doing this for years!? That’s fantastic

[@MrCenanuff]

A decade from now, this is gonna be the subject of a Jon Bois video

[@Tatum_prodz]

It sounds l8ke they took two random fans and had them commentator the game

[@foppish3715]

Wouldn’t the other team figure out and only guard on the perimeter?

[@1443kk]

You would think lol. I guess they gotta be around the basket for rebounds

[@eter8212]

you would think so

[@davidcalvert212]

They normally take the easy 2s, though the 3s are their bread and butter. Grinnell has been successful with this fast-moving, many-substitutions, full-court game for the past 25 years!

[@bball3048mm]

They are "pioneers" indeed alright. I love their style. I don't care that some people or experts think this is not "real" basketball. Playing in that system has got to be fun.

[@ianfromwiisports]

if they made all 111 of their shots, they would’ve probably set an ncaa record that would probably never be beaten

[@ChairmanMeow1]

this is a college in central iowa if anyones curious

[@travis303]

This isn't unusual for Grinnell. I'm only surprised they still play this way. I remember about 20 years ago ESPN actually broadcasted a Grinnell game because of how unusual their style of play is. I guess they're still doing it all these years later. For a couple decades their goal is to take the ball, race down the floor and take the first 3 they see.

[@blubblub7797]

I actually live in Grinnell. It's a shame I was busy that night cause it would have been a blast to see.

[@adambryant1245]

Wow ! They were even turning down dunks for threes, and some of the threes they were hitting like the one off of the glass was ridiculous lol

[@complexperplexity]

I don't think they can dunk. 😂

[@kylemalachowski]

It’s so weird to see them just not shoot the easiest twos of their life

[@cagedtigersteve]

It's bad that the defense wasn't able to adjust.

[@TornaitSuperBird]

The ultimate mind game: make the paint useless.

[@Santa_fried]

As someone who lives in Iowa this is crazy

[@YangCT]

Bro, at 0:47 I was like take the lay up!! But this team has tremendous trust in each other

[@dennis_the_menacesoonerlif9645]

This is like the Pulaski Academy of basketball. Instead of the coach that never punts this is the coach that never goes for 2 pointers.

[@CharlesUrban]

The commentators should have been more excited at how silly this was.

[@markw.schumann297]

@Matt Joseph Not real sure but I think the announcers were current Grinnell students. They've seen it a few times already.

[@madc2004]

I work at this level and any broadcasts are us students as the broadcasters. They probably seen this a million times

[@madc2004]

@Matt Joseph Its all students at the D3 level Source? Me who broadcasts D3 basketball in Iowa

[@madc2004]

@@markw.schumann297 They are. We all are at the D3 level

[@noahcorneliustv]

Wow. Grinnell set the record for most 3's in a game and worst college broadcasting crew in a game too. Imagine witnessing history and you're not excited about it at all.

[@Fiftybuckchuck]

Is this Flubber the movie

[@josephhoover4542]

They trying harder to impress Curry than Flight 😂

[@irishman3548]

My team in college won against them so feels real good to beat a team that you posted for something

[@tomchrisfield7348]

Haven't we seen this before, from Loyola-Marymount ?

[@asamorecraft5554]

0:47 BRO JUST SHOOT THE LAYUP 😂😂

[@postnavodi]

Commentators seem like it took them 4 quarters to realize that all this people do is shoot threes. No excitement at all. But I also wonder from the opposing coach how couldn't he set a defense to defend 3p line if he saw that all they want is record and they give up open layups? Very silly to really follow your opponent in the rim while he switches or does the play, why woudln't you wait in the zone of 3 p line?

[@OthoWilliamsJr]

So the other team didn't realize that play 1-2-1 or a 4-1 Defense. Who won the game?

[@walangxyxy1005]

They literally changed the game sliders to 99 overall.

[@jalllemonx]

i feel like i’ve been watching this forever, but it’s only been 2 minutes

[@JarHead32]

Anyone else saw the guy that put his arms up after every 3

[@danielphillips6859]

I just saw a great double announcer jinx for an extra point in the Bahamas Bowl. You should make a vid for that!

[@themannyproject6653]

To be fair, this isn't a million miles away from what the Rockets ran under Mike D'Antoni

[@michaelzechella]

Fans: Wow this is so interesting to watch!! What a fun playstyle! The centers on that team: 😐😐😐

[@robmangeri777]

This is awesome! If I was a basketball coach I would do crazy stuff like this all the time!

[@theecharmingbilly]

Only against terrible theological institutions, though.

[@justinha534]

0:48 Bro's been watching Ben Simmons game play

[@g.shumway5925]

For me, 0:46 was the straw that broke the camel's back lol.

[@shipwreck8847]

The fact that the other team was only down by 20 for most of the game was pretty incredible.

[@masonsmith2827]

When the 3pt range slider is on 99😂

[@Vol2169]

actually it is on 36.... they only made 40 of the 111

[@_Maxten]

0:46 buddy thought he was playing 21 and had to take it back out

[@chocolatechipslime]

Where in the world Is Grinnell college? I need to attend a game there just for the heck of it

[@aymslt8743]

This almost looks like an exhibition game to how much they having fun with that threes

[@middleman16]

Pure definition of “live by the 3, die by the three”

[@Vol2169]

Dying most of the time.... their record is 5-6 with 3 blow out losses.

[@justingolden21]

8:33 in the SDSU Kennesaw state game one of the most obvious lane violations I've ever seen

[@isaacjoro5279]

my parents went here!!

[@chocolatechipslime]

This sums up basketball these days, no longer needed are centers and defense. Just stand and shoot 3’s

[@roygoodhand1301]

Special shout-out to the dude who went 12-for-24. Knocked down 30% of all his team's made shots, very impressive, and HALF (50%) of his own attempts, even more impressive. Just imagine if one day, they did something crazy like this and their opponents decided to do the same thing. Could we see 100 made threes in a game? Could we see a new total score record?

[@70bugs]

40 times in 1 game - *HEEEYYYYYY*

[@cyclone_2484]

this is what i do on 2k bruh

[@Ethan-bx9yp]

definition of outside - in playstyle

[@PhantomofDB]

It was frustrating to see so much space given after the first 90 seconds or so of the highlights. I understand you gotta have people ready to rebound, but they showed their cards that they’re only shooting 3s with the dish from under the basket. No chance they’re driving so be right on top of them

[@adamlong1479]

You are witnessing the death of basketball

[@Area_man_88]

These announcers definitely add to the already insane excitement level.

[@djtjpain]

Commentators sound kinda clownin lol

[@madc2004]

They're students and might not even get paid

[@philbrown1474]

I saw the video title and figured it must be about Russell “look at me” Westbrook.

[@jasonoubre1170]

Who were they playing?

[@mr.halloween87]

Who scheduled this?

[@KingJamesesLeftFoot]

full game?

[@shomgarg6877]

the bench's three fingers were def tired after that game

[@SenorJuan2023]

What was the final score?

[@asd36f]

What they should have done with the free throws was to throw the ball really hard at the backboard so that they could get a rebound and set up a 3-pointer!

[@Farmerboy5]

What in the rec league defense is blue team doing

[@donnywilliamson5807]

Where they steal the inbound pass and still don’t shoot a 2 pointer the other team should figure out what’s going on. Only guard the 3pt line.

[@LostLakeTribune]

When is the book release?

[@coolzxr]

i want to see if the wisconsin volleyball team can do this

[@GregTurismo]

These commentators sound insanely bored. This would be so entertaining to watch especially when they ignore a wide open layup 😂

[@Nono1837]

2:48 was hilarious