Facing Opponent ???

[SNIPERBBB]

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ART. 1

Verticality applies to a legal position. Following are the basic components of the principle of verticality:

Legal guarding position must be obtained initially and movement thereafter must be legal.
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ART. 2

Verticality applies to a legal position. Following are the basic components of the principle of verticality:

From this position, the defender may rise or jump vertically and occupy the space within his/her vertical plane.

ART. 3

Verticality applies to a legal position. Following are the basic components of the principle of verticality:

The hands and arms of the defender may be raised within his/her vertical plane while on the floor or in the air.

ART. 4

Verticality applies to a legal position. Following are the basic components of the principle of verticality:

The defender should not be penalized for leaving the floor *vertically or having his/her hands and arms extended within his/her vertical plane.

ART. 5

Verticality applies to a legal position. Following are the basic components of the principle of verticality:

The offensive player whether on the floor or airborne, may not “clear out” or cause contact within the defender’s vertical plane, which is a foul.

ART. 6

Verticality applies to a legal position. Following are the basic components of the principle of verticality:

The defender may not “belly up” or use the lower part of the body or arms to cause contact outside his/her vertical plane, which is a foul.

ART. 7

Verticality applies to a legal position. Following are the basic components of the principle of verticality:

The player with the ball is to be given no more protection or consideration than the defender in judging which player has violated the rules.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB

Legal guarding position must be obtained initially and movement thereafter must be legal.

How is legal guarding position obtained initially ?

To obtain an initial legal guarding position:
b. The front of the guard’s torso must be facing the opponent.

B5 did nothing more than face the basket to get a possible rebound and ended up bloodied, sprawled on the basket stanchion. There has to be a simple rule to make this illegal? Right?

Can that simple rule be this: Every player is entitled to a spot on the playing court provided such player gets there first
without illegally contacting an opponent.

Can it be that simple?

[SNIPERBBB]

What did the player do illegally to get to the position he was in?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB

What did the player do illegally to get to the position he was in?

The player's torso wasn't facing the opponent.

To obtain an initial legal guarding position:
b. The front of the guard’s torso must be facing the opponent.

Right?

[Camron Rust]

A "legal position" and "Legal Guarding Position" are not the same thing. The latter is a subset of the former. In obtaining LGP the player gains the right to be moving or jumping at the time of contact. A player who only has a legal position doesn't have those rights. The player only having "legal position" but not LGP is not permitted to be moving laterally in order to remain in the path of the opponent (among other things).