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ok let me ATTEMPT to polish up what I said:
I'm assuming, for the most part, in regards to this thread and the topic everyone is thinking about block/charge plays:
If you have never had a block/charge play where the offensive player has started his upward shooting motion and the defender is so close to being in place to take a charge and it was so bang bang that you barely had time to blink then god bless you! This is the type of play i'm thinking of in regards to this thread. Do they happen that often in a game? No they don't but when it does happen, you're game awareness has to be at a level where you can go back through your play recall list and remember that "nutcutter" that we had earlier in the 2nd period and be able to apply it to this play in the 4th.
I love the thought process that most people have about judging each play on its own merit, that is great and i believe in it. If some people thought that a block/charge was hard and you thought it was not a 50/50 play by any means, then by all means call it like you see it and I believe this should be the way it is way way more often than not.
JR, in regards to your play about the player slightly leaning:
I believe this does not fall under the 50/50 play principle. If you judge he leans in or over to take the hit then that's what you have, but if he is straight up and totally legal and the only question is whether he was there in time before upward shooting motion started then I believe this would fall under that principle.
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