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Originally posted by Camron Rust
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Originally posted by BktBallRef
Okay, help me out here,Jurassic or JefftheRef. Please provide the rule reference that states a an airborne player who does not/has not had the ball has a "right to land." You guys keep saying this but I can't it in the book. Where is it in the rule book? Not being argumentative but I don't see where the rules justify your point.
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It's Rule 4-23-5d (from the 1999-2000 book)
Rule 4-23 (excertps) GUARDING
Guarding is the act of legally placing the body in the path of an offensive opponent.
ART.4 ...Guarding an opponent with the ball or a stationary opponent without the ball:
b. If the opponent with the ball is airborne, the guard must have obtained legal position before the opponent left the floor.
ART 5 ...Guarding a moving opponent without the ball:
d. If the opponent is airborne, the guard must have obtained legal position before the opponent left the floor.
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Camron, this addresses the player with ball being airborne. I'm fully aware of those rules. What I wopuld like address is the "right to land" by an airborne defender.
From what I read, a airborne defender who contacts an offensive player outside of his vertical plane is blocking.