Hoops style question

Correct (to all who said it this way). If the numbers would make sense to a lay person reading the story, no hyphens; if it's a sports-centric stat, hyphenate it.

Me: "Jones was 12-of-18."
Your mom: "He what?"
Me: "He made 12 of 18 shots."
Your mom: "Oh."

Of/for is interchangeable anytime it's hyphenated; if it's not hyphenated, it's always "of", because "for" would make no sense.

 

When I saw the thread title I thought two things about a Hoops-style question: It must all be in lowercase, and it must extol the greatness of the SEC.

 

I always thought AP style was, you never use hyphens for xx of xx, but always do for xx-for-xx.

That's my style, and I'm stickin' to it.

 

I'm with you Micro Guy...what I was taugh is of needs no hypens (ever) and for always does.

 

fuck capital letters