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Originally Posted by just another ref
If there was body contact, it wasn't completely clean. The "contact can be severe and not be a foul" refers to opponents trying to reach a loose ball or opponents in equally favorable positions to perform defensive or offensive movements. A shot block does not fit into this description.
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If you were going to have body contact anyway (and all contact is not a foul), then I will disagree.
If you want to call any little contact with a shooter that is fine with me. I am telling my philosophy that has worked for years. I have hardly ever had any complaints and when I have had a complaint and a quick response, they understood and got over it. Actually I here much more complaining on blocked shots which involved contact with the body (or arm or head) because all the coach saw was the block above.
And I look at it this way. If I was doing something completely out of the ordinary, I would not be asked back to work for the same people over and over again. And if someone is doing it better, they will find them to work games. And I have never had a major problem with this philosophy or working with other officials that do not share a similar philosophy.
Peace