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Originally posted by Grant
Please explain why legal guarding position wouldn't come into this scenario. The definition of legal guarding position is not lying on the floor then if a player trips over someone on the floor then why is it not a foul on the defense.
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A player may be in a "legal position" while not being in a "legal guarding position".
The purpose of "legal guarding position" is to grant the defender the freedom of verticality and some movement at the time of contact without being liable for a foul. That movement may, of course, only be laterally or obliquely away from the opponent.
A stationary player without legal guarding position should never be called for a block...even if that player is laying on the floor.
Wed Feb 18, 2004, 07:32pm
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