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Originally Posted by Dakota
Is there any significance to ASA calling the FLEX in this situation an "illegal player" instead of an "illegal substitute"?
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I would say so; this application doesn't meet the definition of a "substitute".
A substitute is a player not listed in the starting line-up, or a player that left the game and re-enters. In this case, this was the starting FLEX, and, so long as she played defense, never left the game.