[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Respectfully, I think you're incorrect on that point, Camron. 4-23-3c clearly says that the defender maintains his position (which is a LGP, according to the previous article), by moving laterally.

Additionally, a defender maintains a closely guarded count even when the defender is not directly in the dribbler's path. By your reasoning, as soon as the dribbler moved laterally, the count should stop. (If he's not in the path, then he's not guarding; so how can he be closely guarding?)

Also, when the dribbler moves away from the defender, the defender does not need to move "in his path" to maintain LGP. That would require the defender to move around to cut him off.