High school rule: player entitled to his space on the floor

[tnolan]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Think of the rebounder that has inside position when the rebound goes long. A1 secures the long rebound and then crashes into the back of stationary B1 (who was standing there since the original shot). This is a foul on A1, not B1, even though B1 never had LGP (wasn't facing). B1 had a legal position, however....B1 was in the spot first.

This example makes the most sense in separating LGP from legal position. So again, we can just go back to the responsibility of one player, to avoid the other, as everyone is entitled to their space.