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Originally posted by MikeMel
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You say YES to both questions? I don't understand. Why should I stop the count just because an offensive player slides in between the ballhandler and the defense. The ballhandler is still being closely-guarded. There's no reference to other offensive players in your rule cite.
The ruling in the casebook for 9.10.1 says:
"This is considered to be a closely-guarded and a violation in five seconds...if any B player is within 6 feet of the ball."
Mike
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You cannot "guard" a player if there is an offensive teammate between you and the ball -- even if for a moment. Once an offensive player comes between the defender and the ball handler, there is no guarding position on the ball-handler. Instead, there is a guarding position on the player that moved between the two.
It does not matter how long A2 was between A1 and B1. You get to start the closely guarded count all over, once the screen is gone.