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Originally Posted by IUgrad92
So are we only protecting an offensive player who's in the air, allowing him to land, without someone stepping underneath him?
Not me, that philosophy applies to both an offensive and a defensive player.
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So you think that if a defender gets in the air first, they get the right to land?
Lets say you have a shooter driving from the top of the key and you have a defender rotating from the corner. The defender, while running to get in front of the shooter jumps. Then the shooter continues and jumps (maybe even stepping to the side to get a better angle, but could have easily pulled up for a mid-range jumper too). The two collide. Do you think the defender is legal because they got in the air first? Seems like that is what you're claiming. And you would be correct if the shooter was guarding the defender or setting a screen on the defender, but that isn't what is happening.