RebKell's Junkie Boards

[Ex-Ref]

[WNBA 09]

[Howee]

"Grace".

To me, that's the ability to see another person's POV, comprehend their background/circumstances, and evaluate (judge?) their actions accordingly.

Grace is in short supply here, it seems.

For example, Michael: have you ever experienced 2 key things that Dawn has?

1. She grew up/came of age in Not Nice Parts of Philadelphia. I KNOW that town where she grew up. I don't even wanna drive through it, never mind live there. The adversity she overcame is significant.

2. She has earned genuine fame and fortune through her efforts and skills. Like Geno. Like Pat. Like Tara. Like Kim.

If you can comprehend those 2 factors, then you can more easily understand how/why she feels entitled or even obligated to speak out, now that she has the platform she does.

All that said, I agree with the idea that she can be prone to speak out too much about things that aren't in her lane - she should more carefully weigh what she says, and think of how it will sound to the public. And I agree - there was no compelling need for her to comment on that particular call. How many other coaches did?
This kind of thing has the power to diminish her star, that she's righteously earned. I hope she'll figure that out....she's young (to me, at least)

One thing Michael has VERY right about people here on Rebs: If Kim Mulkey had authored that tweet, she'd have been tarred, feathered AND crucified here. What exactly IS the difference in attitude toward these 2 coaches, in your individual minds? Think that through, 'n get back to me.

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[patsweetpat]

[summertime blues]

Either coach would have had a right to say anything about the refs in that game, especially since the coaches involved are not allowed to. Michael just has a hate on for Dawn is all. That's his problem. Some of us don't like Kim. But I wouldn't have said anything nasty about either one of them if they'd authored that tweet, because the refs had it coming.

One thing though. If y'all think those refs were bad, step down a notch to the mids and see the refs there. We get the dregs, the ones y'all in the P5 conferences don't get, and let me tell you, we get some real lulus down here! I watch mainly Sun Belt now since JMU moved up from the CAA. I hoped we'd get better refs, but no, same old same old.

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[bballnut901]

Dawn does/says some things I haven't agreed with (both examples as you noted, the BYU incident and taking a not so subtle dig at Clark/Iowa), but by and large she has done SO much good for the game, so she gets a pass in my book. The fact that she's authetically herself 100% of the time, is a players coach, develops her kids on and off the court and has helped grow the game leaps and bounds outweighs small incidents like this.


Mulkey has more of a checkered past in regards to her statements and actions. She's made her share of enemies with how she's handled all things Brittney Griner, Covid comments, Baylor's sexual assault comments, etc. I don't think she's all evil like many do and I think she's unfairly criticized by many in the WCBB community (especially this season), but ultimately she's ruffled many feathers and people look for negatives. So when she does something they disagree with, she gets heavily criticized for it. When Dawn does something they disagree with, she usually gets a free pass due to all of the positives she's contributed to the game. Just my 2 cents.