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Originally Posted by tjchamp
Legal guarding position is defined, generally speaking, as two feet on the floor and facing the opponent.
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First off, this is not correct. You left off the very first word:
Initial. Then, once a player has obtained initial LGP (by starting with 2 feet on the floor and facing the opponant), then they can follow 4-23-3, which describes all of things they can do after initial LGP was obtained: including things like being airborne, not facing the opponent, and turning or ducking to avoid or absorb immenent contact.
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Originally Posted by tjchamp
In addition every player has a right to a spot on the floor provided the player gets there first (4-23).
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Agreed.
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Originally Posted by tjchamp
Who commits the foul when those two statements conflict with each other.
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First, you must determine if they are guarding, as per the description in 4-23. If they are, then there are certain limitations involved, especially if the player they are guarding has the ball or not. If they are not guarding that player, then they are simply entitiled to the spot on the floor, provided they get to the spot first. They just cannot have the other entitlements involving actively guarding.