Thanks Hostile Fans

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Okay, okay, I WAS WRONG!!!

But that's my outer female responding, not my inner male, so I'm not going to get vulgar about it.

I had 7th grade girls last night, so my toggles were adjusted incorrectly for the OP. I was thinking about the little girl standing just outside the key waving to her mommy, when suddenly, the shadow of a very large and fast-moving shooter looms larger over her. She cowers, steps back again, and then again and wham!! The impact is tremendous. Crack! goes her head against the floor. She wails in pain and humiliation, but her agony is short-lived as her teammates jump up and scream in congratulation and approbation! The fans go wild!! She rises tearful but victorious from the floor and walks to the bench showered with confetti and praise. Her mother quietly slips her some Tylenol for the headache.

She was never guarding, so technically never had LGP. See? that was the type of sitch I envisioned. I promise I'll never, never again think 7th grade girls when the OP is talking about something else.

Now STFU!!

Sorry, I couldn't stop him...

Maybe you can ask your inner adult to edit this response?

edit to note it's not clear that your little friend never initiated lgp from the description given.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Worth discussing: you don't need to be "guarding" to establish lgp.

I suggest starting a separate thread.

That way it'll be easier for me to print out, edit and type up for an article!

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Maybe you can ask your inner adult to edit this response?

You think I should?

Is that your inner adult getting bossy? or what?

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

You think I should?

Is that your inner adult getting bossy? or what?

Yeah, your inner adult is definitely AWOL today.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Yeah, your inner adult is definitely AWOL today.

okay, so I'll remove the vulgarity, which is after all, strictly gratuitous. Anything else?

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

okay, so I'll remove the vulgarity, which is after all, strictly gratuitous. Anything else?

Yeah.

Apparently when your inner adult decided to take the day off he took your inner sense of humor with him. Or her. Or whatever.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Yeah.

Apparently when your inner adult decided to take the day off he took your inner sense of humor with him. Or her. Or whatever.

So, am I supposed to find that funny, or what?

I think I'll just go pay my bills, wash my dishes, and go do my game tonight.

Have a great weekend. (What's the smilie for walking dully away?)

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Okay, I see, you're thinking he initially had LGP and then started backing away from dribbler/shooter.

I was thinking that he never really had LGP per se.

If he was initially guarding, and established LGP and then began to back away, yea, he still HAS LGP.

A player who is backpeddling very likely establishes LGP in the process. Are they facing the opponent? Are they in the path? Do they ever have both feet on the floor at the same time? The answer is highly likely a yes to all three. So, LGP is it.

[HawkeyeCubP]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Worth discussing: you don't need to be "guarding" to establish lgp.

I'm going to disagree here.

Originally Posted by RuleBook

4-23-2 To obtain an initial legal guarding position:
a. The guard must have both feet touching the playing court.
b. The front of the guard's torso must be facing the opponent.

By virtue of the language used in this rule, I'd say it's impossible for for someone to establish LGP without gaurding. The bolded word(s) - "guard," is being used, instead of "player," and the word "guard" means, essentially, in this case, "one who is guarding."

[HawkeyeCubP]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

A player who is backpeddling very likely establishes LGP in the process. Are they facing the opponent? Are they in the path? Do they ever have both feet on the floor at the same time? The answer is highly likely a yes to all three. So, LGP is it.

This is not a requirement of LGP.

[TimTaylor]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

A player who is backpeddling very likely establishes LGP in the process. Are they facing the opponent? Are they in the path? Do they ever have both feet on the floor at the same time? The answer is highly likely a yes to all three. So, LGP is it.

That would be my take as well.......

[TimTaylor]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

I think I'll just go pay my bills, wash my dishes, and go do my game tonight......

At least you still have one. My two at DDHS were postphoned until the 17th due to weather (Oregon Trail district still closed today).

I do have one at 6pm tomorrow at VCHS....maybe I'll come in early & catch the end of your game.....

[Camron Rust]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camron Rust
A player who is backpeddling very likely establishes LGP in the process. Are they facing the opponent? Are they in the path? Do they ever have both feet on the floor at the same time? The answer is highly likely a yes to all three. So, LGP is it.

Originally Posted by HawkeyeCubP

This is not a requirement of LGP.

Oh really?

How about:

SECTION 23 GUARDINGfficeffice" />>>
ART. 1 . . . Guarding is the act of legally placing the body in the path of an offensive opponent.

LGP is only relevant if there is contact. If the guard is not in their path at the time of contact, that means the guard is moving into the opponent and does not have LGP.

[HawkeyeCubP]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Quote:


Oh really?

How about:

SECTION 23 GUARDINGfficeffice" />>>
ART. 1 . . . Guarding is the act of legally placing the body in the path of an offensive opponent.

LGP is only relevant if there is contact.

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

If the guard is not in their path at the time of contact, that means the guard is moving into the opponent and does not have LGP.

Conceded that "being in the path" is a requirement of "gaurding," which is a requirement of LGP.

But simply because a gaurd is not in the path of an offensive player does not automatically mean the gaurd is moving into the opponent and is responsible for the illegal contact. Take, for instance, a stationary offensive player who fouls a gaurd by pushing, then runs the other way to receive a pass. In the OP, yes, but not universally.