Talk:Block (basketball)

message: Rather than a photo of a jumpshot being taken, how about a shot of a rejection actually taking place? I'm not wikiful enough yet to put a photo up myself, but that picture is just about as arbitrary as someone dribbling, or blocking a shot in hockey or volleyball - not quite the gist of the article. JesseRafe 05:16, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo 

message: Someone keeps adding Yao Ming to the list of great shot blockers.  This is ridiculous.  He has only been in the NBA for four seasons and has never averaged more than 2 blocks per game. Maybe add him later, let him collect a few more rejections before we include this respectable player into blocking stardom.
(138.23.226.140 07:56, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Yao Ming 

message: Shawn Bradley blocked a decent amount of shots for a guy who's 8 feet tall, but he doesn't belong on a list of great anything.  As a pro, his height was the extent of his talent.  Compare his blocks per 40 minutes to other extremely tall guys--even  Manute Bol (who was similarly uncoordinated) absolutely destroys him in this category.  Or compare him to Mark Eaton, who was a devensive ace--Eaton's blocks per 40 minutes were significantly higher.
I also think you should look at how many seasons a player was the "best" shotblocker.  Mourning, Eaton, Olajuwon, Mutumbo--even Bol--led the league in BPGmultiple times.  When Bradley played, there were always shorter guys blocking just as many shots as him.  He was good shotblocker, but not one of the greats.
Shorter, more recent, players like Wallace and Kirilenko are going to have lower numbers than Bradley and, like Bradley, did not have multiple seasons where they led in BPG--so feel free to remove them.  But IMO they belong on this list because the play an intimidating, shot-altering game without the benefit of freakish height.  Hope that explains my rationale.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back 02:33, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Bradley

message: Hey guys, I had a question about the rules of blocking shots pertaining to the backboard. The article currently states that it is a goaltend if the shot is blocked after the ball touches the backboard. However, I was pretty sure that I heard that in one level of basketball (either NCAA and below, or maybe it was NBA), the block is legal as long as the ball is touched before it begins heading downward. For example, a guard drives the lane and puts up the ball with a lot of spin. Once it hits the backboard, it is still live until it begins going down. Can anyone help me out on this one? Thanks. RedSkull619 21:36, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: For the NBA, you want to consult the goal-tending rules: .  They're quite specific.  Myasuda 22:24, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Backboard?

message: I feel that there are too many current players mentioned in this article that are simply not that great when analyzed in a historical perspective.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.45.11.88 (talk) 00:46, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too many current players 

message: I don't see a reason for Chase-down block to be a separate article.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR)  22:47, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger