[that's a walk]

At our assoc. mtg the other nite I asked for verification that the 2 lowest legal lane spaces must be occupied by the defense at all times. In that, I mean, if the shooter has two shots the coach of the defense can not huddle all his players for a short conference during the 1st shot. From there the discussion went in a couple of different directions. 1) Yes he could but as the administrating referee of the free throw you would give the defense a delay warning and if they still did not return to the lane in a quick manner, the coach would then receive a 'T' for a 2nd delay. The discussion also went in the direction of who can occupy the other 4 places during a free throw. Our final thoughts were....If the offense does not want a space the defense can slide into those spots. If only one offensive player wants a space the defense across from him/her can slide into the vacated spot.
Thoughts???