No call or foul? (Clips)

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by rsl

You guys are smarter than I am, so I tend to listen. But I am confused by this thread.

Why does a defender get a pass on contact that caused displacement just because he gets ball first?

In both videos (3 & 4), the defender clearly displaces the shooter, and would not never have gotten there in time to make the block if they had not overrun the shooter.

What part the rule is not met for a foul? I have contact, displacement, and disadvantage.

First of all I disagree that those are clear displacement. All contact is not a foul and I disagree with BNR that those are fouls. I think those are normal contact plays with a block. And the LeBron play IMO is clearly not a foul. Not only was the shooter not knocked to the floor, but the contact started with the ball. Nothing affected the movement of the player at all. The second play was more a shooter taking a contested shot going out of bounds. He would have feel with or without contact.

And if I were to call thos fouls, in my world of officiating, I would be ripped apart for making those calls, especially the first one by my respected peers. You cannot expect there is not going to be contact on block attempts. It is unrealistic IMO.

Peace