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BktBallRef,
I still will agree with Crew and Eli.
I think what is being brought out here is the willingness
by refs at higher levels than High School, to judge the affect contact has on a play. Does a hand check affect the quickness, speed and balance of the offensive player? If not, let it go. Does a hand in the back of a shooter driving to the basket affect the shot? If not, let it go. Does contact ("slight" or even severe) AFTER a shot has been blocked affect the play? In my opinion, no.
The shot has been blocked. To what disadvantage has the offensive man been placed? His shot has been cleanly blocked! Now if the contact by the defender prevents the shooter from a legitimate chance of getting the rebound, by all means, make the call. Mark, I agree that if the defender had to make illegal contact FIRST to block the shot, call the foul. But I think we're talking about clean block followed by minimal contact. Every play has a beginning, middle and end. The challenge is to keep this in mind and referee the WHOLE play.
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