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Originally Posted by rwest
Are you saying that anytime an offensive player changes direction, that the defender has lost LGP? If so, I don't agree.
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Are you serious?
Camron is telling you that if a defender is no longer in the
PATH of the offensive player after that player has changed direction, then that defender has
LOST a legal guarding position. That's completely true and always has been. And you disagree with that?
The definition of "GUARDING" in rule 4-23-1 says that it is
"the act of legally placing the body in the PATH of an offensive opponent." The defender can move then laterally or obliquely to
MAINTAIN their position in the
PATH of the offensive opponent, as long as the opponent isn't airborne. However, if you
CAN'T maintain a legal guarding position in the
PATH of an offensive opponent, then you have
LOST that legal guarding position. That's true for
ALL situations. Once you lose LGP, you have to establish it all over again. And the rules won't allow you to
ESTABLISH a new legal guarding position on an airborne opponent.
Those are basic guarding principles..