Miami Heat v. New York Knicks: LeBron Block Attempt and Foul

[ronald]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Wade more or less went strait up while Lebron came flying across the lane to get there.

Wade was in LGP and jumped up as he's permitted to do.

While I can see a no call on Lebron, I don't see that a call is wrong with the way he came into the play....he didn't have LGP and was not in Melo's path at any time. Often that play is passed on, but technically, bainsey is correct.

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and maybe this is what the nba ref saw as i recall he comes across the lane, pivots and it appears his head and eyes picks up the secondary defender and he refs that player's actions. i am not sure all the good points on how to ref above the rim are correct on this particular play. melo grabbing the rim definitely changed just how far he would have been moved from his planned path. even with the grab of the rim, he is displaced a fair amount from intended path in my view. it would be nice to know how this play was graded by the nba. any chance one of you guys can find out?
















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[APG]

Originally Posted by ronald

+1
and maybe this is what the nba ref saw as i recall he comes across the lane, pivots and it appears his head and eyes picks up the secondary defender and he refs that player's actions. i am not sure all the good points on how to ref above the rim are correct on this particular play. melo grabbing the rim definitely changed just how far he would have been moved from his planned path. even with the grab of the rim, he is displaced a fair amount from intended path in my view. it would be nice to know how this play was graded by the nba. any chance one of you guys can find out?
















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A buddy of mine who works in the NBA D-League said he had a clean block without hesitation.

[ballgame99]

I had a foul on James (as I stated earlier), but Wade's was clean without question. Wade is vertical and the body contact is created by Melo. It was presented as the "same play" as the James play, but I see it as the opposite of the James play; ie no verticality by the defender with all the contact being created by the defender.

Doesn't some of this depend on which level you officiate? Someone said you won't last long in the NBA if you call that a foul, and maybe that's true. But on the other hand, I'm not sure if you would last long at the HS level if you didn't. You'd have a brawl every night.