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Originally Posted by BktBallRef
No, he can't. So says the NFHS and the IAABO.
You proved yourself wrong. If he maintained closely guarded postion by being behind the screener, he wouldn't need to push him out of the way to MANTAIN guarding position, would he?
LOL! That's funny as hell! First, you don't post the play. Then, you edit the ruling by using ... to suit your needs. If somebody else did that, you have a damn fit!! 
Why don't you post the entire play instead of just copy and pasting part of the ruling to suit your needs?
One screener does not prevent a defender from going around him and re-establishing a guarded position. 4 teammates encircling a player with the ball or fencing him at the sideline is an ENTIRELY different situation. C'mon Woody, you're smarter than that. |
He can MAINTAIN a closely guarded position while he goes around the screener - that's the point.
Go to the 2006-2007 Simplified and illustrated rule book page 103 9-10-1b. According to you, a screener always stops a 5 second count. While this case involves a boundary line, the rule states "If one or more opponents are within 6 feet of the ball or screening players and cannot get to the ball because of the boundary line or the players, a closely guarded situation is in effect."
This situation shows where a closely guarded count CAN continue. Many screens are set near a boundary line. And many screen are set body to body with a teammate with an opponent reaching around the screener or trying to get around him. The count continues.