3 Seconds / Preventive or Coaching?

[DownTownTonyBrown]

I've never been accused of coaching with that comment... and might laugh at anyone that suggested that this was coaching. (The same person might consider calling a foul as coaching - in the respect of my saying, "Don't do that.")

The three second call is a real disrupter of the game. It is usually made against some post player that has fallen asleep and really is not planning any impact upon the impending play... until you call the violation. Big impact.

My comment of "Clear the key." is usually directed at the sleeping post player. I might call a half dozen violations per year... and then, it's gotta be more than 3 seconds for the sleeping giant. But, I say "Clear the key" all the time.