By the Numbers: Point Trends in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa - It may have been awhile, but I want you to think about math for a second, no matter how painful that might be. In the world of quantum mechanics, the quantum deals with particles that are not perceived by the senses, specifically the spin of electrons. This is unimportant, but it was the first experiment that I was introduced to. The idea of Erwin Schrödinger’s black box in which, given it’s measured along a the same axis, something either “is” or “isn’t”.

Think of the season as a singular axis comprised of nights where a player is either performing or they’re not. Now, quantum theory is much more complex than this simple experiment as is hockey, but if you want to apply a…