Not facing the opponent

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Isn't getting to the spot first only half the battle, though? What if you're not facing your opponent (4-23-2b)?

If the player hadn't jumped, what would you have called?

By the way, it seems to me that LGP is required for airborne verticality to apply. But the alternate question is whether the spot to which a player is entitled includes the air above the floor. I'm not sure it does, as 4-23-1 says the player is entiteld to his spot "on the playing floor."