The hot streak, the luck, the momentum, the good fortune…how long does it last?
Or rather…how long do you need it to last?
It depends on what game you’re playing.
It’s march madness again (aka the NCAA basketball tournament), and once again some of the teams that are suppose to win end up losing to the teams that are suppose to lose. It’s one of the main reasons so many people love this tournament.
College basketball is one of those games where any team can put together just enough good plays to beat the other team.
So the underdog doesn’t need the luck to last forever. All they need is forty minutes. Normally they hit six 3-pointers per game but on this night they hit ten. Normally they get two steals but on this night they get seven. Normally the other team shoots really well but on this night they don’t.
The underdog doesn’t (and can’t) magically become a way better team during a forty minute game…but the best of what they are capable of doing can magically stack up all at once. And if you play the game long enough it’s going to happen sooner or later.
Keep playing.
