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Originally Posted by letemplay
He gets his foot in front, but because the dribbler is of course, leaning forward, there is torso contact. Sometimes the offensive player even puts his off arm up as a reaction to the crash and it looks like a forearm hitting the defender. I guess this is a judgment play all the way, like many others during the game's course, but I'd like to think the rules makers allow that the defender get there. I think what I'm having trouble with is hearing many on here say that is ONCE LGP is obtained it's not lost..is that what some are saying? Doesn't the offensive player's established path play a part in determining if lgp has been reached?
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But the purpose of LGP,IMO, is that once a defender gets LGP it entitles him to such movement to stay in front of the offensive player. Sounds like you want to punish a defensive player who is quick and/or intuitive enough to adjust to the offensive player's new path.