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The Hot Hand Is Real
Sometimes, a basketball player seems to make every shot. It isn’t a coincidence.
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Anyone who watches basketball knows that players can get hot, seeming to score every time they touch the ball. Yet, a generation ago some very smart people cast doubt on the idea and it fell out of favor. That is, until economist Joshua B. Miller, this week’s guest on Masters in Business, showed that the so-called hot hand is real.