Hey, Chuck, how'd you find that? Is the search feature working again?! :D

Lucky hit on google.

Actually, threeseconds has become a popular name for both boys and girls, and the fans are just yelling their child's name.

I call 3 seconds almost every game. In the youth developmental leagues the house rules are 5 seconds in the lane.

I'm still pondering this one. I believe that 3 seconds is a useful tool, but should be applied judiciously. In camp this last summer I had a 3 seconds call when the kid had been there for 5+ seconds, but didn't blow the whistle until an entry pass was headed his way (i.e., until he had gained an obvious advantage by being there). The clinician chastised the call because the pass was on the way there when I made it. He would prefer to see the call made before the offender gets involved in any action, or not at all.

What are your thoughts on this?

Excellent!

Hmmm...I'm kind of on your side on this one. It makes it obvious that this player has now gained the advantage by being in there too long, because they are ready to accept that pass. I would be interested in hearing that clinician's reasoning behind his statement.

My only pet peeve with the call is the official who is not paying attention to the whole play, and calling 3-seconds while a shot is in the air, and worse yet, having to wave off a made basket after the call. Perhaps that has something to do with his reasoning; make the call before that specific play in the post (what if it's an alley-oop), or before the shot goes up, to avoid those kind of problems.

I think that advantage/disadvantage is often seriously misapplied in the matter of 3-seconds. It is a major league advantage just being in the lane - the defense has to guard you.

And the defense doesn't have to guard you if you are 6 feet farther East or West?:rolleyes:

It should be applied all the time, yet take in to account when a player is making an attempt to leave the lane, dribbles in, or attempts a shot and or you have used previous verbiage to warn the culprit he/she before the 3 second count expired.

The advantage gained by the offense alters the defense to defend differently when the offensive player camps inside the free-throw lanes.

Strategically, overall, if there's a player in the lane - let's say 3 feet from the hoop - the imperative to guard that player is significantly higher than it is if that player is father from the basket. Field goal percentage is pretty much proportional the length of the shot - with some allowance for the fact that modern players don't shoot very well in the entire midrange.

that's good stuff!
 

Now we're talking ... I like that!

thansk
David

You mean there is a 3 second violation!

I agree with the Advantage/Disadvantage call. Tell them to get out. Pick your nose. If there is no advantage being made, then why in the world is this a violation.

Because it is and it can be an advantage for the offense.

Re: that's good stuff!
 

I called one in the first week of January. First one I've called in at least two seasons. Not that I won't call it, but at the varsity level most players know to keep moving.