[M&M Guy]

Ok, my face is all red. Have I been doing it wrong all these years? I understand all the issues regarding who's in which space, the size of each space, arms spread out in front of the other player (and all the associated "swimming" motions, etc.), and so on. I've known players can lean into the lane, but in a situation where a player leans too far, loses balance and touches the floor with their hand in the lane, I have always called the violation, and I have always seen that violation called. Am I responsible for perpetuating one of those basketball "myths"? You know, the myth about the violation actually being "leaving the space too early" as opposed to "entering the lane too early". I know I am going to have a tough time explaining to the other coach why I didn't wave off the made free throw when one of the shooter's teammates had both their hands on the floor in the lane, while of course their feet were comfortably still within that lane space.