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Originally posted by jeffpea
All I'm simply saying is that I will give the defender more leeway on contact during a blocked shot if the defender gets a large portion of the ball or even gets the ball cleanly.
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There's no judgment involved at all if he gets the ball cleanly. And there should be no judgment involved if the shooter gets knocked to the floor. The judgment comes in if the contact is slight, and the defender is in legal position. In the play described at the beginning of this thread, the defender was trying to block the ball from behind, so the position was not legal, and there was contact. No judgment at all. Foul. Period.