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Originally Posted by alnorth
quantify this so-called "momentum".
Do you think the players went "oh God this sucks, I don't wanna play hard anymore" or "oh yay, we're winning, time to amp it up!"
The players are going to do what they are going to do, based on what the situation calls for.
Belief in "momentum" is right up there with belief in voodoo magic or witchcraft in my book.
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Perhaps that's a bit dramatic, but momentum is 95% mental (hardly voodoo), doubt creeps in, and too many players start over playing.
I'm sure you played sports, but that's what momentum is, mental... And usually a bad mental state meeting-up with a good mental state, and resulting in the bad mental state players playing scared and trying do things they shouldn't, and the good mental state players having the confidence they need to get the job done and playing withing their limits.