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Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle
We had an interesting discussion in our association meeting last night about the five second closely guarded count. Imagine that a dribbler gets head and shoulders past his defender on a drive to the basket only to be picked up by a secondary defender who was already within six feet (so at least one defender was continuously within six feet the whole time). Would you continue your count? If so, why? If not, why not? Would it make any difference to you if it were near the basket or 40 feet away?
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There's your answer right there.
From the RULING in casebook play 9.10.1SitB- "There is no requirement for the defensive player to remain the same during the count
as long as A1 is closely guarded throughout".
It's a violation anywhere on the court. The dribbler only got head and shoulders past one defender, not both of them. If the other defender was within 6 feet, the count simply continues.