Inbounds play - inbounder delays entry

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef

A player simply standing ..., should NOT create an advantage for an offense unless the defense is just plain stupid.

Perhaps it's "just plain stupid" for the defense to forget about the OOB player, leave the player undefended, and allow the player to step in, receive a pass, and get a wide open look.

But that would still be an advantage, stupid defense or not. The rules punish certain types of stupidity and not others: defenders should not be required to scan the sidelines for players who might be lurking there.

This is not a basketball play, and there is an advantage to be gained here. That said, I'm not sure I'd call a T unless the player was obviously waiting for the defense to go away -- the OP mentions 3 seconds, but after 2 I'd be telling that player to get in bounds.

I would support a rule change to make this a violation.