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Calling a violation could make you a popular official
So.... (Nevada, particularly)
If you have already issued the first, and only, warning, now you're going to assess Team B with a Technical foul???!!!
That should make Team A pretty happy ... especially when they are still standing in their huddle.
In my opinion, this is the time for some preventive officiating. Straighten Team B out before they touch the ball ... if I'm on a very slow three (after the second horn and I've waited for a few seconds before beginning my count) and Team A hasn't even broke their huddle yet, I may just call the 5-second violation and give the ball to Team B.
If I'm not quick witted enough to stop Team B before they touch the ball, then I would say that Team B has just saved Team A's butt. I would stop the throw-in, correct the error by stopping Team B and if Team A has still not made it to the throw-in spot, put the ball down and begin the count again.
I'm surely not going to penalize Team B for getting onto the court first.
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"There are no superstar calls. We don't root for certain teams. We don't cheat. But sometimes we just miss calls." - Joe Crawford
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