[lmeadski]

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Iow, if it's a "flop' by the defender, there is very little or no actual contact involved. The defender is faking it all the way.

If there is an appreciable amount of contact, that's when you have to worry about LGP,etc. to make either a block or charge call.



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Thanks, JR. Let me twist the knife a bit further: There can be a appreciable amount of contact as the player is flopping (defender wouldn't be taking the dive if someone wasn't bearing down on him or her). We all know that. You mention if there IS alot of contact, then you have to worry about LGP.

Back to my original question: at what point in the flop does the defender lose his LGP? When he hits the floor? At 74.6 degrees from perpendicular to the floor? At some point in the flop the defender must lose LGP, or he/she would be able to maintain LGP while laying on the floor. Or, as the rule states, are all flops fouls?

[Edited by lmeadski on Dec 30th, 2005 at 10:09 PM]