Facing Opponent ???

[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?