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think of an island the size of a gatorade cooler lid or, by rule, the size of the basketball rim...then place it directly under the basket. you'll notice two things: 1) it's a very small area; and 2) contact w/ a secondary defender who is in the restricted area happens very rarely in a game.
when this play does happen (contact w/ secondary defender in restricted area) it is very obvious....i.e. - during a dunk, the illegal contact would happen AFTER A1 dunks the ball (because the defender is under the rim).
when they put the restricted area circle on the floor next year, you'll see how infrequently this play really happens...
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