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Message: [QUOTE="osceola48, post: 2104667, member: 2371"] I watched the ESPN analysts discuss the big TX A&M comeback over Penn. Now I do like Rebecca Lobo and Andy Landers a lot, and I respect their excellent knowledge of the game. But all they could do was praise the great comeback, the skills of A&M and their "maestro" Gary Blair. No doubt that A&M really turned up the pressure and executed the press, made steals, rebounds and shots. Credit was due to them. But can't somebody tell it like it is? Can't they say Penn played really badly and blew the game? This isn't some grade school level where everybody gets a trophy so nobody feels sad. Over the last eight minutes of the game, Penn committed seven fouls, committed seven turnovers, and missed every one of their ten field goal attempts, including four attempted layups. ALL of their fouls were shooting fouls, resulting in twelve A&M points. No reason to foul when you have the big lead in the 4th quarter. Poor decisions and poor coaching. You have got to be able to beat the full-court press. You should not be taking 3-pointers (they missed four) and you can't miss lay-ups (they missed four). The point is Penn flat-out played badly and blew the game. That is a big part of the story, and ESPN should say so. [/QUOTE]