A Basketball Coach Noticed That One of His Players Had

question 39

Multiple Choice

A basketball coach noticed that one of his players had sunk three 3-point shots in a row before the final shot in a game. The final shot, however, was taken and missed by a second player. For the final shot, both players were open, but the team passed the ball to the second player, who had a better shooting average than the first. The coach felt regret that he had not told the players to pass the ball to the first player, who was obviously on a shooting streak. The BEST analysis of randomness and representativeness in the game's final shot is that:

• A) the coach should have encouraged the players to pass to the player with the "hot hand."
• B) the player with the best shooting average should have taken the shot, as he did.
• C) the coach should have advised the players to pass the ball to a new player, who was fresh from the sidelines.
• D) the coach should have used the hindsight bias to recognize that the player with the "hot hand" could not make a fourth basket.

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