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[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

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

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

[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!

[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."