Every player is entitled to a spot on the playing court

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

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.

Peace

That player in the S&I is implied to have been in that spot and is stationary. The timing of getting to that spot matters. The defender can't just arrive that that spot the instant before the shooter jumps....that would require LGP and they don't have that. That is the play being proposed by MiamiWadeCounty.