Mo- you’re on a cold streak across multiple threads. Can you shoot your way out of this slump?
He’ll revert back to his mean eventually
Hopefully boosted by a successful Finals prediction of Celtics in 6
Well played mobilija.
I think it has been pretty well documented statistically, that there really isn't a thing as being hot or being cold. NBA shooters' performances end up following traditional statistical patterns, bell curves or what ever. The problem is that when you are playing or watching as a fan, you feel like you are hot or the player looks like he is hot, or vice verse.
In reality, players get hot and cold along pretty expected statistical trends. It is kind of a natural feedback loop. The player has good games and bad games, and these contribute to his average, and then the average is what informs prediction of future performance overall. Not specific to one game or one shot, but overall.
And of course if you don't buy all this statistical stuff, you can just pay attention to the games and realize that a player like Derrick White is not going to continue to shoot over 50% from 3, as he did for 3 or 4 games, after you have seen him be a 39% 3-point shooter over the last few seasons encompassing hundreds of games. You shouldn't need a degree in statistics to figure that out.
But this topic is about Jrue. He is playing much better the last few games, as expected.