YSU at UMass men's basketball game video. (Clip Added)

[Lotto]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

This defender had LGP long before the collision....several steps worth. His problem what that he, from an LGP, slid over after the shooter went airborne making it a block. This would be a block in any year's version of the rules. Had he not moved and still got hit, it would have been a PC.

Is the movement you see towards the shooter, or lateral? Doesn't a defender have the right to move laterally and still maintain LGP?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Lotto

Is the movement you see towards the shooter, or lateral? Doesn't a defender have the right to move laterally and still maintain LGP?

In HS, not after A1 goes airborne.

In NCAA-Men (don't know about Women's), not after A1 begins upward motion with the ball.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Lotto

Is the movement you see towards the shooter, or lateral? Doesn't a defender have the right to move laterally and still maintain LGP?

As BNR said...

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

In HS, not after A1 goes airborne.

In NCAA-Men (don't know about Women's), not after A1 begins upward motion with the ball.

Which means, that in this case, it would be a block on both accounts since he moved laterally after the shooter was airborne....and also towards the shooter in my opinion.

[just another ref]

Where does it says the defender may not continue to move laterally after the offensive player is airborne?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Where does it says the defender may not continue to move laterally after the offensive player is airborne?

You have to give the airborne player a spot to come down unless you get there before s/he left the floor (HS or gathered NCAAM)

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Lotto

Doesn't a defender have the right to move laterally and still maintain LGP?

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

In HS, not after A1 goes airborne.

This makes it sound like a defender who has legal guarding position and is legally moving to maintain it must immediately stop moving when the offensive player becomes airborne. Such is not the case.

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by Lotto

Is the movement you see towards the shooter, or lateral? Doesn't a defender have the right to move laterally and still maintain LGP?

NFHS 10.6.1 SITUATION C:

B1 is standing behind the plane of the backboard before A1 jumps for a lay-up shot. The forward momentum causes airborne shooter A1 to charge into B1.

RULING: B1 is entitled to the position obtained legally before A1 left the floor. If the ball goes through the basket before or after the contact occurs, the player-control foul cancels the goal. However, if B1 moves into the path of A1 after A1 has left the floor, the foul is on B1.

Let's not overthink these, folks.

[Lotto]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

RULING: B1 is entitled to the position obtained legally before A1 left the floor. If the ball goes through the basket before or after the contact occurs, the player-control foul cancels the goal. However, if B1 moves into the path of A1 after A1 has left the floor, the foul is on B1.

In the clip, though, wouldn't you say that B1 is already in the path of A1 with LGP before the try attempt starts? B1 certainly does move a couple of feet laterally after A1's try begins. Is any movement laterally acceptable? What if B1 just slides one foot a few inches over? Block or charge?

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by Lotto

In the clip, though, wouldn't you say that B1 is already in the path of A1 with LGP before the try attempt starts? B1 certainly does move a couple of feet laterally after A1's try begins.

Yes, but B1 also has to maintain LGP until A1 returns to the floor. Shifting laterally while A1 is airborne isn't maintaining LGP. If it was, shooters would be getting low-bridged with no consequences all game long.

Originally Posted by Lotto

Is any movement laterally acceptable? What if B1 just slides one foot a few inches over? Block or charge?

This would be where judgment comes into play.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

Yes, but B1 also has to maintain LGP until A1 returns to the floor. Shifting laterally while A1 is airborne isn't maintaining LGP.

It can be. Situation: B1 is in a legal guarding position where airborne A1 would contact his left shoulder. B1 shifts slightly to his left. A1 now makes contact with B1's right shoulder. Charge on A1.