3 seconds.....are you nuts ??

[bob jenkins]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
If the player stopped their dribble to the basket, then that's when the exception ends. If the count is at 3 by that time, it's a violation.

The dribble ends sometime during a lay-up -- and I wouldn't call the violation then.

IMO, as long as the player with the ball is looking at the basket (and I don't mean that literally), I'm not inclined to call a three-second violation, no matter how many times s/he fakes. If s/he looks to pass, or actually passes the ball, I'll get the violation. And, no, I don't have any cases that specifically say this.