My turn to vent - but there's a 3 second call question in here somewhere.

[JoeD1]

I agree that you should never completely set aside a rule. They're in the book for a reason. But, sometimes there can be a big difference between "legalistic" and "realistic".

We all know that on a 3 second violation, you don't count 1-2-3 call it because you would get a violation every time down the court.

But on the other hand, you don't let a player park it in the lane the entire game.

The best advice I ever got on calling a 3 second violation was to not think about it. If you go out on the court thinking about it, you're going to start looking for it and that's not the correct approach.

If a player stays in the lane long enough for you say to yourself, "hey, he's been in there a while," then it's time to blow the whistle. I try to use this no matter whether it is a 2-point or a 22-point game.