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Originally Posted by BryanV21
"Lateral" movement (in terms of the rule) is related to the movement of the dribbler. The rule book doesn't stop at "the guard may move laterally or obliquely", but continues by saying "...to maintain position".
In this case, the defender did not "maintain position", as his movement sideways caused him to be closer to the dribbler than he originally was when he gained LGP.
So again... what did the dribbler do wrong? He tried going around the defender after the defender had gained LGP, as the book states he must do.
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The defensive player moved laterally (and actually back one step), the offensive player moved towards him.
It's one thing to disagree on judgment. It's quite another to tell a bunch of veteran officials that they don't know what the definition of maintaining a LGP is.
If you want to be Don Quixote', fine. But Don Quixotes don't fare very well in camps or with supervisors.