If someone is in the position to change a rule...

[BrentD22]

I understand all of the 3 second rules (yes I've read them). I also understand the rule about a valid shot being an air ball can be recovered by the shooter without it being a travel (self pass). The rule change that should take place is this.

Player A1 shoots the ball from the top of the key.

Player A2 was in the lane for 1 second before the shot.

Player A1's shot was an air ball.

Player A2 catches the shot and attempts to shoot. Only problem is that by the time that player A2 caught the air ball and attempted to shoot he was in the lane longer than 2.9 seconds.

Now my issue with this is that if you have a situation like this and team A shoots an air ball it's almost impossible and in most situations probably is impossible for that team to stay in the lane during the air ball and attempt to recover it.

If a valid shot goes up, but is an air ball the 3 seconds should reset just as if the ball hit the rim. Same if it only hits the backboard. The big part of this is that it MUST be ruled a valid shot.