Player Error or Referee Error???

[Hawks Coach]

I am willing to bet that you don't call everything to the letter of the rule. We can start with three seconds, and move on from there if you like. Most people's concept of thee seconds, based on antoher thread, is at least 4-5 seconds (not including situations where the player has the ball and attempting to score). The book doesn't tell you anywhere that 4-5 seconds is permissable.

I would argue that allowing 4-5 seconds in the lane as opposed to 3 has far more impact on the game than overlooking a technical violation of player alignment on a made FT.