"Spirit of the Rules"

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by asdf

Because I'm smart enough to know that none of these apply in this situation.

Change 1st period to 4th period and the score from 14-14 to 74-74.

I am not telling A's Head Coach that A33's heels were barely touching the lane boundary line.

Where did you mention in the original post that only A33's heels were on the line? The implication was A33 was in the lane, otherwise why would anyone call a 3-sec. violation?

If this is a game of "gotcha", I'm not playing. I took from your post that you would not make the call solely because both players are simply standing there, and A33 is not gaining a specific advantage because both teams "appear" to be content with running out the clock. If that wasn't your meaning, I'm sorry. If it was, then I still stand by my answer - we should still call the violation if it exists, in the 1st quarter or the 4th.