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Originally Posted by GoodwillRef
I try to think of these unofficial mechanics as "tool of communication."
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Even if these "unofficial mechanics" perpetuate myths?
From the Mythbusters file:
Over the back is not a foul. There must be illegal contact to have a foul. A taller player may often be able to get a rebound over a shorter player, even if the shorter player has good rebounding position. If the shorter player is displaced, then a pushing foul must be called. A rebounding player, with an inside position, while boxing out, is not allowed to push back or displace an opponent, which is a pushing foul.
With rare exceptions, stick to the book. Call it a push. Don't call it, or signal it, "Over the back".