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In Basketball , an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by Field Goal , meaning that he or she was "assisting" in the basket. This person is known as the "assistor." According to the ''Official 2004 NCAA Basketball Statistics Rules'', an assist has to be "a major part of the play," which either finds the player already with a "positional advantage", or helps him or her get one. There is thus some judgement involved in deciding whether a player deserves an assist. Usually an assist is scored for the passer if the player who receives the pass makes a basket without dribbling. Unlike other sports like Ice Hockey , an assist only counts for the pass directly before the score, and so only one assist can be recorded on each field goal. A pass that leads to a shooting foul and scoring by Free Throws does not count as an assist. Players can get themselves into position to receive assists in a variety of ways. The main way is to come off a Screen , which, if executed properly, will leave the player open for a shot. Other times the defense will Double Team an offensive player, leaving someone else open to receive the assist. Point Guards tend to get the most assists per game (apg), as their role is primarily that of a passer and ballhandler. Centers tend to get the least as they are primarily scorers and rebounders. A notable exception is Wilt Chamberlain who led the NBA in assists in 1968 . John Stockton and Magic Johnson are widely considered the greatest ever at giving assists in the NBA . Stockton holds the record for most total assists in a career, with 15,806. Behind him is Mark Jackson , whose 10,334 assists are a distant second to Stockton's total. Magic Johnson holds the record for most average apg for a career with 11.2, Stockton is second with 10.5. Stockton, Jackson, and Johnson were all point guards. Other players that are considered to be great at giving assists are: Bob Cousy , Gary Payton , Jason Kidd , Steve Nash , Allen Iverson , Stephon Marbury , Oscar Robertson , Kevin Johnson , Lenny Wilkens , Scott Skiles , Nate Archibald , Tim Hardaway , and Isiah Thomas , among other notables. 2005-2006 rookie Chris Paul also shows potential for making assists. There are many synonyms for the phrase "making an assist". Some of the most popular are "dishing the rock" and "dropping a dime". |
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