Savvy stats-watchers will tell you that the idea of a 'hot hand' has been discredited. A shooter is no more or less likely to hit the next shot just because she's hit her last four. Now economist James Kwak of the excellent Baseline Scenario is taking another look at the paper which 'disproved' the hot hand theory. It's a nice introduction to statistics as used in sports and an important check to received numerical wisdom.
How about the Augustus-less Lynx and their rise to the top of the West? Grandmama's got some coaching chops, methinks. Although Charde Houston just wants to play volleyball (photo:Scott Cunningham/Getty):
