[blindzebra]

Originally posted by jeffpea
The blocked shot is one of the crowd-pleasing plays in a game (like the dunk, a great pass, etc.). If a defender gets his hand on the ball for a block, I'm going to let some contact pass that I would not otherwise.

Think about it - when a shot is blocked, everyone focuses on the ball (and where it went) and NOT the shooter who may or may not have fallen because of the contact. During a blocked shot, if I've got the shooter on the floor (depending on contact) - then I'm probably going to pass on the call. If the same scenario happens but the shooter and defender are BOTH on the floor, then I'll have a foul the vast majority of the time.

IMHO, the higher the level of play (HS, college, pro), the more contact you can allow on a block shot.

So we should no-call it to please the crowd and we can get away with it because everyone is ball watching, brilliant.