[Hawks Coach]

Would/could you give a delay of game warning before issuing a T? I know that delay of game is not necessarily the rule that you are invoking here (this is really the actionless contest provision I think), but it could be used as a way to put them on notice that this activity cannot continue. You are about to make a ruling that nobody has seen before, so it might pay to give advance notification. It's not like you have to rush this particular one. And it probably gets you out without issuing a bizarre T.

If you can avoid the T and get the desired result, it is probably best in this case. The game may end on a much more even temper, and you won't have to explain your actions later.

By the way, I am assuming that if A is missing intentionally, they are not putting people along the lane to potentially foul B. If I am A's coach and give this direction, I have four players behind half court to be sure we don't put anybody from B at the line thru a stupid foul. And if that is the case, the only team you potentially hurt is B (in case shooter fouls B), and I can't see why we are protecting B in this case. So you could conceivably ignore the lane violation as well. But you would again risk an angry response from B's coach, which you could probably avoid by issuing the delay of game warning.