[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by kbilla

Exactly and what does it say about a LGP? "Guarding is the act of legally placing the body in the path of an opponent."...then goes on to what the defender must have to obtain an LGP (including facing the offensive player). "Every player is entitled to a spot on the floor provided they get there first and without illegally contacting an opponent"...having your back to the opponent is counter to LGP, so if it isn't a "legal position", it has to be an "illegal position" wouldn't it?

In the OP, once there is control, I would say that the defender put themselves in the path of the opponent with the ball, whether or not they were already there seems to be irrelavent in this case if the principles of an LGP are not there, I am applying 10.6.9. I will grant you this is a "tough foul" to take, but unless the offensive player came down and shoved the defender out of the way, I would have a block or no call, would have to see it...

kbilla:

You are forgetting one thing, the guarding rules apply only to the five defensive players on the court AND the screening rules apply to all ten players (both defensive and offensive) players on the court including the player in control of the ball. AND the screening rules apply in the plays we have been discussing in the thread.

MTD, Sr.