[Adam]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

While I also have a block, I very much disagree with the mentality that defense should block the shot or let them through. Good defense rarely requires blocking a shot, it just doesn't let them get to the shot to start with. The job of the defense is to stop them from getting to the basket...and that includes help defenders cutting off the path in enough time that the offense could stop. And, the offense usually sees them coming, has plenty of time to stop, but presses on with the hope they'll get to the spot first or they'll get a referee that thinks everything should be a block.

Agreed. Most players have no business trying to block a shot anyway.