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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
Hate to break it to you, but the defender has every right to that place on the court, not you (the offensive player).
4-23-1 . . . Guarding is the act of legally placing the body in the path of an offensive opponent. There is no minimum distance required between the guard and opponent, but the maximum is 6 feet when closely guarded. Every player is entitled to a spot on the playing court provided such player gets there first without illegally contacting an opponent.
What you espouse is thuggery and has no place in HS athletics.
PS Starting to wonder: MeRef = Old School ?
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4.7.1 applies here if we use reasoned judgment that as the game was progressing that A1 was not letting B move and B contact A1 who was an inch away. "Blocking is illegal personal contact which impedes the progress of an opponent with OR WITHOUT the ball."
"...facing him and staring right in his face. Player B had no room to even take a step forward. On one free throw, player B went to the opposite end and player A continued to shadow him and get in his face....