Blocked shot with contact

[TheOracle]

Any time you use the block/tip mechanic, it gives fuel to a complaint. Any animus created by not making that signal dissapates a lot fatser with no signal at all. It is the same reason a no call, when play continues, doesn't linger nearly as longin everyone's mind as a touch foul that raises some ire, because play stops.

On the blocked shot/contact thing, you are all arguing a gray area again. At higher levels, they preach exactly what JeffR is saying. You need to determine who made the better play, the shooter or the defender, and not penalize a good play. "Don't screw the defense" is a typical mantra, so unless the defender had no chance to get to the ball without going through the shooter, I'd choose to play on. A huge majority of the time (90-95% for me), the defender makes a good play on a block, or has reasonable verticality, coming over to help on the drive. But it's always a judgment call.