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Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef
A player simply standing ..., should NOT create an advantage for an offense unless the defense is just plain stupid.
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Perhaps it's "just plain stupid" for the defense to forget about the OOB player, leave the player undefended, and allow the player to step in, receive a pass, and get a wide open look.
But that would still be an advantage, stupid defense or not. The rules punish certain types of stupidity and not others: defenders should not be required to scan the sidelines for players who might be lurking there.
This is not a basketball play, and there is an advantage to be gained here. That said, I'm not sure I'd call a T unless the player was obviously waiting for the defense to go away -- the OP mentions 3 seconds, but after 2 I'd be telling that player to get in bounds.
I would support a rule change to make this a violation.