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Originally posted by Troward
Team A is on offense with the ball in the front court facing a 2-3 zone by team B. Player A1 flashed from the low blocks to the foul line and recieves the ball. At this point he has been in the lane for 2 seconds that I observed. Upon recieving the ball he reverse pivots and pump fakes on the top zone defender, all within a second and now my count on him as reached 3. He puts the ball on the floor for one dribble past the top defender and drives for a lay up where he is met by the team B's center in the zone who is taller then him. He has now been in the lane 4 second but I have held my whistle to allow him to attack. Now facing the Center defender he upfakes twice, my count in the lane reaches 5. He performs an up and under move as my count reaches 6. Finally he shoots the ball for a lay up at 7 seconds.
At what point, if any, would you have called 3 seconds?
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I'm probably gonna get toasted for this. Did you really count all the way to 7 on this play? I admire your precision. I rarely count at all on lane violations. To me this is one that is all about gaining an advantage. Basically I see a player who is somehow involved in the play, (posting up, setting a screen, fighting for rebounding position, whatever) not just standing with a toe on the line. I just kinda get the feeling that's long enough. A lot of officials actually tell the player: "Get outa there, 33." But I think a call delivers the message better. In your situation, when the player stopped in front of the 2nd defender and started faking again, I think that was long enough.