A couple seasons ago I CT'd the final game of the first round of the Asian Qualifying, knowing full well that by doing so I would have no hope in the next round. Had I been granted enthusiasm of twenty for the entire tournament I still would have had no chance against the other teams that qualified. We won and Thailand advanced and got our asses handed to us in the knockout round, but it was worth it to finally get out of the qualifying round. So, while being a member of the lofty USA I can understand you wouldn't value qualifying with no hope, for tiny Thailand it was our greatest NT accomplishment.
Once I scored a basket that still makes me laugh.