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Mozart Basketball
An "Assist" Used to Mean if the Scorer Caught the Pass and Immediately Scored
Does anyone know when this technical definition was changed?
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Impartial NBA analyst
Re: An "Assist" Used to Mean if the Scorer Caught the Pass and Immediately Scored
Originally Posted by no pun intended
Does anyone know when this technical definition was changed?
It was changed to try to elevate Lebron to all time great status, but even with the extra help, he didn't pan out
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College star
Re: An "Assist" Used to Mean if the Scorer Caught the Pass and Immediately Scored
Originally Posted by sd3035
It was changed to try to elevate Lebron to all time great status, but even with the extra help, he didn't pan out
you're in every thread talking about lebron even when it's not about lebron
you keep trying to downplay lebron to prop up KD
you have a lebron avatar
insecure AF or what?
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Impartial NBA analyst
Re: An "Assist" Used to Mean if the Scorer Caught the Pass and Immediately Scored
Originally Posted by Solefade
you're in every thread talking about lebron even when it's not about lebron
you keep trying to downplay lebron to prop up KD
you have a lebron avatar
insecure AF or what?
I'm a Lebron fan, hence the av, I just tell it like I see it. Try being objective for once
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Banned
Re: An "Assist" Used to Mean if the Scorer Caught the Pass and Immediately Scored
Originally Posted by sd3035
I'm a Lebron fan, hence the av, I just tell it like I see it. Try being objective for once
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Re: An "Assist" Used to Mean if the Scorer Caught the Pass and Immediately Scored
Originally Posted by sd3035
I'm a Lebron fan, hence the av, I just tell it like I see it. Try being objective for once
Finally, a Lebron fan that deserves respect
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Re: An "Assist" Used to Mean if the Scorer Caught the Pass and Immediately Scored
Originally Posted by no pun intended
Does anyone know when this technical definition was changed?
It's very loose. You go back to the '50s and an assist was counted only when a player caught the ball and shot (with absolutely no step taken). This started to change in the mid to late '60s when score keepers started to be a little more loose with what actually constituted an assist. If you go back far enough there are several players/insiders/writers who bitch about Jerry West's assist numbers, especially later in his career.
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The Deciders
Re: An "Assist" Used to Mean if the Scorer Caught the Pass and Immediately Scored
Originally Posted by sd3035
I'm a Lebron fan, hence the av, I just tell it like I see it. Try being objective for once
yo your really obsessed with lebron
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Re: An "Assist" Used to Mean if the Scorer Caught the Pass and Immediately Scored
Originally Posted by sd3035
I'm a Lebron fan, hence the av, I just tell it like I see it. Try being objective for once
wtf @ biting 9er's gimmick
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Mozart Basketball
Re: An "Assist" Used to Mean if the Scorer Caught the Pass and Immediately Scored
Originally Posted by steve
It's very loose. You go back to the '50s and an assist was counted only when a player caught the ball and shot (with absolutely no step taken). This started to change in the mid to late '60s when score keepers started to be a little more loose with what actually constituted an assist. If you go back far enough there are several players/insiders/writers who bitch about Jerry West's assist numbers, especially later in his career.
Thank you so much for answering my question.
I was reading the recent Grantland article about the upcoming playoffs, and they mentioned how Noah compares to historical centers. Russell's assist numbers were deflated, although he already averaged 5 per game under the more stringent definition...
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15x all nba legend
Re: An "Assist" Used to Mean if the Scorer Caught the Pass and Immediately Scored
Assist are incredibly overrated
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"The One"
Re: An "Assist" Used to Mean if the Scorer Caught the Pass and Immediately Scored
Originally Posted by TheMarkMadsen
Assist are incredibly overrated
LeBron GOAT, doe.
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Re: An "Assist" Used to Mean if the Scorer Caught the Pass and Immediately Scored
Originally Posted by TheMarkMadsen
Assist are incredibly overrated
A true Kobe fan
Only chucking matters.
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Re: An "Assist" Used to Mean if the Scorer Caught the Pass and Immediately Scored
Originally Posted by no pun intended
Thank you so much for answering my question.
I was reading the recent Grantland article about the upcoming playoffs, and they mentioned how Noah compares to historical centers. Russell's assist numbers were deflated, although he already averaged 5 per game under the more stringent definition...
I'm not sure I would take it that far. The guys who were really losing assist numbers during that era were players like Cousy and Guy Rodgers (and other guards of their ilk). I'm not sure how many assists a player like Russell (or Wilt for that matter) had taken away from them because most of the passes they had were situation where a shot was almost immediately put up. Chances are it would've effected a few but not enough to really make a large statistical difference. I also kind of take this track with someone like Oscar Robertson, who might have lost an assist here or there in transition, but worked so much with his back to the basket that he was hitting players in immediate scoring scenarios. I take any sort of complaining about assist numbers with a grain of salt from about the late '60s-on.
Thanks for the ScarJo gif, by the way.
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