Not facing the opponent

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by mbyron

People insist on applying the guarding rule as the only way for a defender to "take a charge." If B1 has his back to A1 and A1 pushes him to the floor, you're calling a block on B1 because he didn't have LGP?

LGP offers protection to moving defenders. A stationary defender is entitled to his spot on the floor (and the vertical space above it) regardless of whether he has LGP.

This is spot on with my thinking of the rule.

Peace

[refiator]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

This is spot on with my thinking of the rule.

And me.