[Pirates~R~Us]

I always thought it was an assist if they take no more than 1 dribble

I dont think you could go by that because sometimes the shooter might not HAVE HAD to dribble, but he does anyway. Form, habit, bad choice, whatever. It shouldn't take away from the assist. I've seen that several times and it sometimes causes a turnover. SHOOT THE BALL LOL

I always that it was or should be as posted earlier:
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. 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. An assist can be scored for the passer even if the player who receives the pass makes a basket after dribbling the ball.