Block? Charge? No call?

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by BBallEvaluator

The official reported in an earlier tag that the L relinquished the call the T. Why?

I believe it was because the T immediately waved off the try. That tells anyone in the gym who knows anything about basketball that he has a PC foul. So unless the Lead wants to create a blarge, the best thing to do is to simply drop his fist and let his quick-signaling partner take it.

Given the circumstances, I think that the Lead did the best thing that he could, which was yield to his partner no matter what his own decision would have been.

I also must applaud Clark Kent for posting video of himself. It's not easy to open yourself up for critique. I sincerely hope that the feedback which he obtained in this thread will serve him well in the future.

[Nevadaref]

JAR,
Don't be so harsh on bbeval.

I believe that his first comment about the torso was written as a strong indicator of a charge/PC, but not that he is saying that this wasn't a PC or that off-center contact could not be a charge. He was merely citing a rule of thumb, which official apply on the court to help determine if contact warrants a charge.

Secondly, I believe that his other comment is to be taken in the spirit of advantage/disadvantage. Some posters wrote that due to the defender leaning back and perhaps bailing out a little early that they would consider not calling a foul on this play at all. That decision is far more acceptable if the try is successful for the official can claim that the contact did not put either player at a disadvantage. FWIW I think that is what bbeval was getting at.

[Clark Kent]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I also must applaud Clark Kent for posting video of himself. It's not easy to open yourself up for critique. I sincerely hope that the feedback which he obtained in this thread will serve him well in the future.

lol...yep it is worth the learning experience! I love the insight I get. Thanks

[BBallEvaluator]

Thanks for the back up Nevada. You got the intent of what I was writing/thinking. And yes, regardless of the whether the basket is made or not is immaterial to calling the block.