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Old Mon Nov 15, 2021, 08:52am
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Citation ...

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Originally Posted by Camron Rust View Post
Yes...a defender isn't guarding if they are not in the path of an opponent (by the definition of guarding). Thus, a player no longer in the path is not guarding and, by extension, no longer closely guarding.
Great point.

4-23: Guarding is the act of legally placing the body in the path of an offensive opponent.

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Originally Posted by BillyMac View Post
... in both cases, the ball handler ends up closer to the basket than the defender ...
Terminate the count.
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