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Old Tue Mar 29, 2005, 01:28pm
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Originally posted by stmaryrams
I actually heard Jim Nance using the term "ON the back" several times this weekend.

I'm sure many on this board were saying to themselves "You got it right!"

Once again kudos to Gus Johnson - what a fine job of announcing the games!
If I understand you correctly, the term you are using "ON the back", refers to an "over the back" call on the defender? If so, there is no such call. I feel a player can defend over the back as long as the player does not make contact which empede's the opponent to a disadvantage.

I am not too high on Jim Nance as a number one announcer and I think the old fella Verne is a much better announcer than Gus.

Give me some feedback. Thanks.
Nothing wrong with "on the back", more precise than than "over the back". IMO nothing wrong with "over the back" either, it's all just fan-speak the announcers use. And I don't pay too much attention to the announcers, they're all just Billy/Dicky/Verne/Brent/Jim/Whoever to me. Except for Gus Johnson who I really do like.
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