Every player is entitled to a spot on the playing court

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Not sure I exactly agree with that....if the person is not in LGP, any movement, even lateral movement, is illegal if there is contact.

If you're not in LGP, you MUST be either stationary or moving directly AWAY from the opponent....lateral movement can only lead to a block if there is contact.

So, in the case that was presented, I'm probably calling a block unless the player got to the position and CLEARLY became stationary before any contact occurred. As it was presented, it sounds to me like the defender may have made it into the spot first but was probably still moving...and guilty of a block. Just getting the body in their path is not sufficient, otherwise, LGP would never be relevant.

I am not sure what you disagree with.

Well according to the S&I book on page 91, there is a shooter that is an airborne and runs into a defender with their back to the play near the basket. According to the book, the defender has a "legal position" and a PC foul should be properly called. The example says nothing about getting the defender gaining LGP first, just that they were standing there. Now if that player moves then we can have a different conversation and then we will likely agree totally. But if all the defender does was stand there, or starts going away from the ball handler, I do not see anything illegal on the defender's in the situation we are talking about.

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