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Originally Posted by JRutledge
The rule only requires that the defender have feet on the floor before the player goes airborne. I can see what you are saying, but momentum has nothing to do with the actual rule. Now if you are suggesting the defender "leaned over" then that case is a different factor, but it appears he got his feet there first. I will say it was close, but I tend to give the benefit of the doubt to the defender when he is trying to make an effort to get in the way.
Peace
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Originally Posted by justacoach
Rule citation, please....
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It does also require they they have their torso in their path with the feet down from the basic definition of guarding. If they're jumping into position and their body comes into the path after the feet land (which is often the case), they don't have LGP until the body is in the path.
In this case, I think the body was in the path in time, even if it was still shifting.