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So these are considered assists now?
- Thread starter Ethnic Vagina Finder
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Neither one of them is close to an assist. The fact that the NBA lets teams use their own scorers for their official stats I assume this happens regularly but neither one of them would traditionally be considered an assist, once a player creates a shot for himself in any way, shape or form the assist is supposed to be out the window.
im wit the BBB movement buy dont cook the books for ya mans
shyt Ive always said there needed to be neutral stat keepers. Wasn't the jazz people known for doing this for stockton but even worse?Its more proof that assists is probably the most overrated stat out there, a players passing ability is important and shouldn't be overlooked, but too much stock is put into these numbers.
LebronsHairline
AKA Chief Green Leaf
i remember reading a while back someone was breaking down how NO was doin this for chris paul back in the day
ALonelyDad
Veteran
yes, two dribbles..it's good and has been happening since the John Stockton days but people are so obsessed with Lonzo that now they will start caring and before anyone says homecooking, Lonzo is averaging 7 on the road.
ALonelyDad
Veteran
7.1 at home, 7.0 on road..no one is cooking
7.1 at home, 7.0 on road..no one is cooking
some of them assists do look kinda sus tho
But i suppose its happening all over the league 
edit: video in the OP only has two examples. There was a longer video in another thread where BI was taking like 4-5 dribbles and Zo still got the assist.
ALonelyDad
Veteran
It is, you can make a montage out of any passing point guard. Unless NBA wants to do a league crackdown..I am cool with it but people criticizing only Lonzo for it are just looking to hate.some of them assists do look kinda sus tho
Gil Scott-Heroin
Veteran
They still award them with two+ dribbles -
"Another example at 1.11sec of another assist wrongly credited to Rondo - he passes to Pierce across court (well behind the 3-pt line) - Pierce takes FOUR dribbles and weaves to the rim around two defenders."
DoubleClutch
Superstar
Call me crazy but I always thought an "assist" required ZERO dribbles. If anything 1 dribble on a shot or a power dribble before 2 steps and a layup/dunk.
But NEVER 2 dribbles or even four, five or six....etc. This is crazy
Maybe the NBA really has changed
O.T.I.S.
The Monk & The Mercenary
Call me crazy but I always thought an "assist" required ZERO dribbles. If anything 1 dribble on a shot or a power dribble before 2 steps and a layup/dunk.
But NEVER 2 dribbles or even four, five or six....etc. This is crazy
Maybe the NBA really has changed
Ok Crazy
Because its never been like that.
Its when you get in position to score... Usually after 2 dribbles.
im sure there are other examples as well
But they LITERALLY say it during games.. If he takes MORE than 2 dribbles it's not an assist
Gil Scott-Heroin
Veteran
They might say that, but what they say and what the scorekeepers do are two different things entirely.
O.T.I.S.
The Monk & The Mercenary
I am agreeing with you
This is for OP acting like they're stat padding for Zo.
The 2 dribble shyt is the norm but the staticians might do something different
