Clean Block or a Foul?

[VaTerp]

Originally Posted by ballgame99

How can that much contact not result in a foul?.

Easy. When the contact is not illegal.

IMHO this play is indicative of the type of call selection that differeniates officials and what level of play they can referee. This is simply not a foul at really any level and especially anything above middle school ball.

My HS assingor would skewer any official who made this call and I'm pretty confident in saying that 99% of the college officials/assignors that I have had
the opportunity to chat with would do the same.

And people who are saying that the defender is moving forward and even guestimating how many feet he would have landed are just flat out wrong. Have you guys ever played the game, ever blocked a shot, ever attempted a contested lay-up? I already know how some will react to that question but it says something to me.

I'm just baffled that there are multiple people aruging extensively that there should be a whistle on this play.