[mplagrow]

Many coaches and fans have heard the term 'over-the-back' so many times that they actually believe it is illegal to play the ball from behind another player. I think we've all seen completely clean blocks or steals when a player brings the ball behind their head with two hands. Then everyone yells for 'over-the-back' despite the fact that there was obviously no contact. Same thing on rebounds, when there is a taller player behind a shorter one, or just a better jumper. I cringe when that taller player is called for a clean rebound. I call it a penalty for being tall. Then you see that dejected look on their face because it's their fourth foul and they know they got hosed. Oh, and I've seen the otb mechanic too. I refer to it as the Frankenstein signal.