I asked this q before. All I got is that it is an assist. I know but why a Dime? Dime is 10 right...
2007-05-06 10:27:38 · 6 answers · asked by fastfreedombailbonds 4 in Sports ➔ Basketball
The term is an inner city slang. In the past, a phone call was a dime and not a quarter and thus the term "dropping a dime" meant calling someone. So when a player hookups with a teamate, he drops a dime.
2007-05-06 17:35:27 · answer #1 · answered by MissIllinois 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We measure on a scale of 1-10 a dime being worth 10 is considered a perfect pass. Drop a dime= Drop a perfect pass
2007-05-06 18:48:19 · answer #2 · answered by DFatOne 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Drug dealers call a $10 bag of crack a dime.
Perhaps when a dealer passes the crack to the buyer, and the buyer takes it and "scores", it's compared to an "assist" in the NBA.
2007-05-06 17:48:40 · answer #3 · answered by Whitman Lam 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This phrase was created by probably the best play by play announcer in history, Chick Hearn. He was the play by play announcer for the Lakers for a very long time.
He also invented the phrases "Slam Dunk" and "Airball", along with many others.
2007-05-06 17:36:24 · answer #4 · answered by Jason 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its like it you drop a dime anyhere on the court a player can be running and stop right on the dime and shoot the ball. [ like steve nash ]
2007-05-06 18:33:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It means to make at phone call (from a pay phone) Pay phone cost much more but the expression is still around
2007-05-06 17:37:09 · answer #6 · answered by deemoots 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋