McGrath, what you said about the basket is probably true to some extent, but I think it would be construed as failing to block the other team's shot. Unlike in soccer, where a ball that's not headed into the goal could accidentally be redirected into it by a defending player, in basketball the ball pretty much is going to be headed right for the goal when defenders reach for it. Other intended blocks/interceptions (e.g. a pass) would not be close enough to the goal to matter. I'm no expert on this, that's just my personal appraisal.