Article: Is the "Hot Hand" a real phenomenon in basketball?

[JustbrewitMan]

Timely and interesting article. Especially relevant given the nightmare we jut had with NMSU.

Interestingly, the player with the hottest hand in the researchers' analyses (based on 2013-14, 2014-15 NBA seasons) was our very own Kemba Walker...

The ‘hot hand’ is a real basketball phenomenon – but only some players have the ability to go on these basket-making streaks

A study shows that a select group of NBA players really do go on hot streaks by making more shots in a row than statistics suggest they should.

theconversation.com

 

[Waquoit]

I used to get the hot hand at night basketball every once in awhile. That's when they called me "World".

 

[StllH8L8ner]

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Of course it's real.

Gambling establishments rely on it for profit.

 

[Palatine]

It's also know as a streak. And, of course, that's real. Is this a real question?

Here's a recent example. The numbers behind Kiké Hernández's career-best hot streak for the Red Sox