While searching the worldwide web for pithy quotes about the assist – basketball’s humble leavening agent – one gem from late actor Burt Reynold’s magically appeared. He was a rascal, that one.
“My acting is a bit like basketball,” Reynolds is reported to have said. “Most females in my films come off very well. I give great assists. And if I’m lucky, I even score.”
Scoring, in its many forms, is quite a popular activity. Assisting, while recognized as important, doesn’t enjoy quite the same cachet. Although, it should.
When the Hawks Trae Young is at his best, he assists as well as scores, as in last Thursday when he went for 39 points and 18 assists.