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Originally posted by Jimgolf
For a charge, the defender has to have established legal guarding position. If you're not watching B2 in this play, how can you determine this?
It looks to me like the key is to constantly be watching to determine who has LGP in your zone. Is this the right approach?
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Not necessarily, Jim. The secondary defender, B2, coulda been in a rebounding position with his back turned to the play before the shooter left his feet. In that case, that secondary defender never had LGP, but if he was there
before the shooter became airborne, it's a charge if the shooter knocks him over-- even though the contact woulda been on the back of the secondary defender. In that case, the secondary defender didn't have LGP, but he did have a legal floor position.
There's a buncha factors- and different rules- involved in getting this one right. I personally think that the key is close to what you said above; you have to know the position and status of the defensive players in the area when the shooter goes airborne. And to do that you have to referee the defense/match-up.
Good question by Larks btw- and a good discussion.