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i only watched the live play and called this a block in my first post, i actually let it play through to the low angle replay this time and this is absolutely, positively a no brainer block imo. The player does not "beat" the player to the spot when contact is made.
That being said, the contact is made prior to the player going airborne and furthermore the contact doesn't even allow the player to alight so the rule dealing with shooters leaving the floor and the defender having to be there goes out the window. It now becomes "did the defender beat the offensive player to the spot and become legal?" in my eyes the answer to this is a resounding no he does not beat him to the spot. At BEST it is a tie and a tie results in a blocking foul because the defender did not BEAT him to the spot.
Good debate though
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