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Originally Posted by NoFear2020
I am going to try this out this season.  |
Now you're just acting troll-like.
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Philosophy: General statement the defender must obtain a legal position before the ball is gathered.
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Wrong
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Since gathering the ball is the motion that precedes the release of the ball, making this a try, and that the opposite of legal position is illegal position, makes this an easy one for me.
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All of that is true, but has nothing to do with LGP.
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Rule 4-41-3. The try starts when the player begins the motion which habitually precedes the release of the ball.
This means that, as soon as a player gathers the ball, on say a layup, the shot has started and s/he is in the act of shooting.
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Yes, but again, nothing about LGP
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Rule 4-23-2. To obtain an initial legal guarding positon.
a. The guard must have both feet touching the playing court.
b. The front of the guard’s torso must be facing the opponent.
This means that the defender must do these things before the offence starts the try in order to be legal.
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No it doesn't. Your "logic" doesn't follow. It just meansd that the defnender must do thiese things before contact (or before the player becomes airborne). Read the "time and distance" requirements -- they have NOTHING to do with whether a try is even involved in the play.