Stop on a dime?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Curry">Curry</span> “<span word="can">can</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>”, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>? <span word="Stop">Stop</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Curry">Curry</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="compliment">compliment</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="Curry">Curry</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="player">player</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="and">and</span>/<span word="or">or</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="abruptly">abruptly</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="dribbling">dribbling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brake">brake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stopping">stopping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="squeak">squeak</span>.</p><p><span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Curry">Curry</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="handler">handler</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Warriors">Warriors</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="pro">pro</span> <span word="hoops">hoops</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reigning">reigning</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="MVP">MVP</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Valuable">Valuable</span> <span word="Player">Player</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="its">its</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Curry">Curry</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="compliment">compliment</span>, <span word="likening">likening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brake">brake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="round">round</span>-<span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> 10 <span word="cents">cents</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="operate">operate</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tiniest">tiniest</span> <span word="wiggle">wiggle</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="nimble">nimble</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agile">agile</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="impressively">impressively</span>, <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>, <span word="small">small</span> <span word="sedans">sedans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dime">dime</span>.</p><p><span word="Figuratively">Figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="that">that</span>!</p>
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