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I think that including the three players with the most assists in NBA history is justified. John Stockton, Mark Jackson and Magic Johnson should all be included. It seems like someone is singling out Stephon Marbury just because he or she likes him. He is mentioned in the section about other players known for their assists, there's no need to add a special section for him, escpecially since he's known as more of a "shoot-first" point guard.

why are assists called dime?

I believe it's because, one player has just made a connection with another player...Dropping a dime...as in dropping a dime in a telephone to make a phone call/connection with another person. Zodiiak 03:28, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

deleting mike wilks from notable assistors. it's a joke. Michaeljwsiegel 00:27, 23 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I really don't think an assist has ever been referred to as "flogging the dolphin"... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.83.70.167 (talk) 02:22, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why is Rose the picture for this article? Is someone a fanboy? If looking for modern assist leaders, Jason Kidd and Steve Nash would be much more appropriate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.26.239.56 (talk) 21:11, 15 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

pronoun edit[edit]

As per Wikipedia:Gender-neutral language "he or she" is ok to stay. Joe407 (talk) 07:41, 6 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Source link does not work[edit]

The source link does not work. Maybe we could get an alternate source? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.60.87.114 (talk) 17:58, 19 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

College[edit]

If this is an article about assist (basketball), why is it completely NBA-centric? I came here looking for information about the development and adoption of the stat in college. A section, at least, should be added that addresses this glaring oversight.2601:182:4381:E60:BD7A:135:CE5E:1C5B (talk) 04:52, 21 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]