In the NBA, if a defender jumps up and grabs the ball in mid-air after it is shot, is it a steal or a block? I have always wondered this. Does anyone know the answer?
2007-03-19 14:44:03 · 15 answers · asked by Johnny 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
In basketball, a block (short for blocked shot), or stuff or denial, occurs when a defensive player legally deflects a shot from an offensive player. The block must occur while the shot is traveling upward.
Conversely, In basketball, a steal occurs when a defensive player legally gains control of the ball from an offensive player. This can be done by deflecting and controlling, catching, or batting (to a teammate) a pass or dribble of an offensive player.
Therefore, in your hypothetical, the offensive player shot the ball, so the defensive move would technically be considered a block.
2007-03-19 15:52:27 · answer #1 · answered by The Seeker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is counted as a steal, even though most of the time people see it as a block... weather it is a 3pt shot or a lay-up... if they grab the ball out of mid air, it is counted as a steal since it was really stolen from the oppenent...it was their possession then it was the defenders, the shot clock begins for the team that stole the ball...
a blocked shot is when the offense shoots the ball then the defender blocks it... a block is when the shot becomes a loose ball and there is no one that has possession of it, even if it is for a split second....the shot clock continues
2007-03-19 14:55:40 · answer #2 · answered by xxknomexx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Want to know the perfect answer with this one? Well, the true answer is it is a BLOCK, a STEAL and a DEFENSIVE REBOUND at the same time... I heard of one commentator in the NBA telling that it adds +1 in those statistical categories... A BLOCK because the offensive player's attempt is counted as a shot then REBOUND comes after a block even though it completely misses it's target which is the ring..and lastly it is a STEAL...i really don't know the explanation about the last one but I am definitely sure that it is credited to those three stats...hope I helped you with this one...
2013-10-26 21:05:01 · answer #3 · answered by Eiji Castillo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a block.
Edit: No, it's a block. You don't have to swat the ball twenty feet into the stands to make it a block. Only the retarded players of today's game do that. Back in the day, Chamberlain and Russel would just block it into their own hands and take it. Once the offensive player shoots it into the air, it's a block.
Come on people, it's a BLOCK! Did the offensive player shoot it? Did you block the shot from reaching the goal? YES AND YES!!!
Wow, I think you're more confused than before you asked this question.
2007-03-19 14:46:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I starred your question because it is also one that I have trouble with. But in most stats, it is recorded as a block shot and (believe it or not) a defensive rebound. I live in Australia and I can only watch the game through stats on yahoo and everytime if a player got a block shot and whoever got the ball it is rebound registered against that player's stat. So in ur case, it is a block shot and a defensive rebound. Not a steal!
2007-03-19 23:03:49 · answer #5 · answered by Sunny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the defender grabs the ball and has it under his/her control before it gets to the goal, then it is a steal. If the defender bats or slaps the ball away or down from the goal and has no control of the ball then that is or was a block.
2007-03-19 14:49:22 · answer #6 · answered by Shellback 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be a block because the other person shot the ball and the player blocked it. This rarely would happen though
2007-03-19 14:47:18 · answer #7 · answered by micheal015 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as the ball is actually shot towards the bakset, it is a block, no question about it. Unless the ball is on its way down towards the basket, then it is goaltending. its only a steal if they lose control over the ball or if they are passing it
2007-03-19 15:06:29 · answer #8 · answered by stamfordflorist7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a BLOCK. When a player shoots the ball, you can swat it or if you can reach it, grab it from mid air. Grabing the ball is obviously better that swatting if you can, because your team regains possession.
2007-03-20 01:19:09 · answer #9 · answered by NAS85 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easy! It's both. You forced a turnover and provided your team with a possesion, while stopping the shot.
2007-03-19 15:31:17 · answer #10 · answered by Tim A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋