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Originally Posted by Jimgolf
Jeff, are you saying that when a defender jumps into a shooter and makes contact with the body, you don't have a foul unless the contact is flagrant?
Or do you mean when the defender jumps straight up, you don't have a foul on body contact?
If the defender is jumping into a shooter and makes body contact, the arm contact is relatively inconsequential. The shooter is likely to miss whether the shot is blocked or not.
However, if the defender is jumping straight up, the shooter is really responsible for the body contact.
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Just because there is body contact does not constitute there is a foul period. And it is not my job to "protect the shooter." And when the defender clearly blocks the ball without contact, then contact occurs I am not calling a foul to "protect the shooter." Incidental contact rules are very clear and I have no problem letting contact go in these situations.
Peace