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Give the ball to the hot hand (Score:1)
I don't think Vince Carter knows much about team play.
If a running back or receiver is having a great game, coaches and quarterbacks get them the ball.
Have you every heard of players being pinch hit for when they're a triple away of hitting for a cycle?
Its seemed to me that a great personal achievement for an individual player tends to cause the rest of their team to raise their level of play, if that's just giving the ball to the hot hand. Ever see the highlights for a no-hitter? They tend to a showcase of one great defensive play after another. In any case, a win is a win, so if an NBA team wins because a single player scores 80 points, then, continuing to give that person the ball is the smart thing to do, not the selfish thing to do.
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