Marq/Syracuse Video please (Video Added)

[justacoach]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

The rule only requires that the defender have feet on the floor before the player goes airborne.

Rule citation, please....

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by justacoach

Rule citation, please....

4-35-4

Art. 4. To establish an initial legal guarding position on the player with the ball:
a. The guard shall have both feet touching the playing court. When the guard jumps into position initially, both feet must return to the playing court after the jump, for the guard to attain a legal guarding position.
b. The guard’s torso shall face the opponent.
c. No time and distance shall be required.
d. When the opponent with the ball is airborne, the guard shall have attained legal guarding position before the opponent left the playing court. (Exception: Rule 4-35.7)

Peace

[zakman2005000]

Originally Posted by justacoach

Rule citation, please....

Originally Posted by JRutledge

4-35-4

Art. 4. To establish an initial legal guarding position on the player with the ball:
a. The guard shall have both feet touching the playing court. When the guard jumps into position initially, both feet must return to the playing court after the jump, for the guard to attain a legal guarding position.
b. The guard’s torso shall face the opponent.
c. No time and distance shall be required.
d. When the opponent with the ball is airborne, the guard shall have attained legal guarding position before the opponent left the playing court. (Exception: Rule 4-35.7)

Peace

Your bolded text says only that the guard shall attain LGP and nothing about feet on the floor.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by zakman2005000

Your bolded text says only that the guard shall attain LGP and nothing about feet on the floor.

You just have feet on the floor to establish LGP and if you have not done so you cannot be in LGP before the player leaves the floor. Nothing says that he must be still before the player goes airborne, which is what was suggested.

Peace

[just another ref]

PC foul

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

The rule only requires that the defender have feet on the floor before the player goes airborne. I can see what you are saying, but momentum has nothing to do with the actual rule. Now if you are suggesting the defender "leaned over" then that case is a different factor, but it appears he got his feet there first. I will say it was close, but I tend to give the benefit of the doubt to the defender when he is trying to make an effort to get in the way.

Peace

Originally Posted by justacoach

Rule citation, please....

It does also require they they have their torso in their path with the feet down from the basic definition of guarding. If they're jumping into position and their body comes into the path after the feet land (which is often the case), they don't have LGP until the body is in the path.

In this case, I think the body was in the path in time, even if it was still shifting.

[ballgame99]

The defender gets feet there in time, but then momentum carries his torso so he is leaning and way off balance. Does that lean not negate his lgp? I don't mind the block here.

[#olderthanilook]

PC foul. Defender est LPG before A1 leaves the floor. Close, but I've seen much closer play vids posted on this forum.

[Kelvin green]

I actually like the block call. Contact was with shoulder.. Looks like leaning at time of contact.