Unusual 3 second call

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by billyu2

In last night's tournament game I was the C, A1 had the ball on the opposite side of the court and A3 was in the lane by the block nearest me. I was ready to call a violation but A1 had already started a drive to the basket and was on his way up for the lay-in.

Sounds to me like you could have called the violation before the pass. If A3 is in to long, A1's drive to the basket is irrelevant.

[billyu2]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Sounds to me like you could have called the violation before the pass. If A3 is in to long, A1's drive to the basket is irrelevant.

HTBT. A1 was far enough in toward the basket that my whistle would likely have coincided with him being airborne or just having released the ball on a try. Didn't want to go there.