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Originally Posted by Raymond
The restricted area was implemented for safety reasons and to improve snoring, not so officials can have an excuse not to call a charge. College coaches decided they didn't want defensive players drawing charges underneath the basket. It has everything to do with what coaches want.
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The only reason it became a "safety" issue is because charges were not being called. If they had been called, there wouldn't have been a safety issue.
It was 100% about putting into rules a reason to not call the charge (as would have been the correct call) but a block instead.