Question on assists

[SilliSooner]

When did assists become "dimes" and why?

 

[T_Neal's Twitter]

Don't quote me on this but I think it refers to back when a pay phone cost 10 cents per call so when you make an assist you "call the number" of your teammate.

 

[Seymore Cox]

originated in pickup basketball. Dime is an adjective of something nice.

 

[campbest]

originated in pickup basketball. Dime is an adjective of something nice.

Can we get that thread going again?

 

[Snr4Life]

Don't quote me on this but I think it refers to back when a pay phone cost 10 cents per call so when you make an assist you "call the number" of your teammate.

I think that's a pretty close reasoning...

 

[coolm]

I am not so sure about that...I know that dropping dime is bad.

 

[SoonerNorm]

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_are_assists_in_basketball_called_dimes

Here is one guy's opinion.