Horne debate on "Around the Horn" . . . and another national reaction

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Jamelle Horne's still-incomprehensible foul against UAB with 0.8 seconds left on Tuesday night made national news Wednesday.

It was a topic of discussion on ESPN's gab-fest "Around the Horn" -- and I use discussion loosely, because the show is less about dialogue than shouting about things half-known -- with two of the panelists taking opposite sides.

The Denver Post's Woody Paige said that UA coach Russ Pennell just needs to "take him aside, put your arm around him and say, 'Son, you made a mistake.'"

Former Chicago Sun-Times columnist Jay Mariotti laid the blame on Pennell, saying, "I don't think they're very well-coached there."

Mariotti took a few liberties with the truth, adding Pennell "came out of the radio booth to be Lute Olson's interim head coach." Well, Pennell came out of running a top AAU program and youth academy, and he was brought in to be the second assistant.

Meanwhile . . .

Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com writes that the play could win an award for Dumbest Play of the Year.