3 Seconds Call--Lane Violation

[Hawks Coach]

My reading of the rule with regard to possession in the paint is that you must be making some sort of definitive move to score. Merely having the ball and moving in the paint, ultimately shooting it, does not comply with that rule. Ball fake, up and under, second ball fake, shot - that passes the test. Ball fake, dribble left, dribble right, dribble back left, ball fake left, pivot, ball fake right, blah blah blah - at some point this is 3 seconds, regardless of whether or not this player is going to shoot the ball sometime.

I always teach my players to make a definitive move to the hoop, both because it makes good ball sense and because they cn get 3 seconds called if they mess around in the paint before shooting. And in my experience, this is exactly how it is called.