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Originally Posted by Chris Whitten

Two whistle game, I'm at Lead. Defender has LGP established in the paint. Big kid dribbling in from half court. Easy to tell he's going to the bucket hard, so I'm making sure the defender maintains LGP. Feet planted, arms straight up, he's good. At the last split second the defender "twists" his torso (only) to the left so he doesn't take it right in the face. Didn't completely bail out, but didn't move legs or feet. Just twisted. Must admit it surprised me, but I stayed with the charge.

Its a good HTBT, but nothing more than what I described. Would you penalize the defender for this? Anything you would add or do differently?

After initial LGP is obtained the guard may turn or duck to absorb the shock of imminent contact. Nice call!