[eroe39]

We cannot take every rule literally. I think I mentioned the 3 second play to you. Here are a couple more examples. It is a delay of game warning when the defender of the throw-in steps out of bounds or waves his hand so that it goes over the boundary plane even if just by two inches. Obviously, as officials we do not call this play every time as defenders violate this rule constantly. We use our judgement when to enforce the rule. When we believe it places the thrower-in at a disadvantage we call this. Also, it is a technical foul if the coach steps onto the floor. However, practically every coach in America steps onto the court several times during a game and generally it is just to yell instructions to his players. We use our judgement when to enforce this rule. Not all rules are black and white in my opinion. Judgement still needs to be used as to when to enforce certain rules. The spirit and intent of the rule should be analyzed. Please don't think I am somehow anti-rule. I study the rules religiously and think they are very important to the game.