Big 12 Tournament

loyallonghorn said:
WCBBNUT, was there ever any information on what Kim Mulkey had said to Empress Davenport?

I recall Baylor was leading by about 20 pts, and she subbed in her bench players who played minimal minutes. But Aston kept her starters in a full-court press and cut the lead to something like 10 points. Mulkey was upset and responded by re-inserting her starters to finish the game.
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On the sidelines, she was mouthing “be careful what you wish for”..... I have no idea what she said in her ear. I met Mulkey through a friend who knew her. She was friendly, gracious and even got me tickets in a good location for the Tx game at Baylor. However, after this display of trash talk to a player, my opinion changed drastically.
 
Bobcat said:
On the sidelines, she was mouthing “be careful what you wish for”..... I have no idea what she said in her ear. I met Mulkey through a friend who knew her. She was friendly, gracious and even got me tickets in a good location for the Tx game at Baylor. However, after this display of trash talk to a player, my opinion changed drastically.
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That has always been the story about KM. Anyone who's ever met/spent actual time with her (myself included) comes away feeling like she is a very authentic and genuinely good person. Her antics on the court (if she's not your coach) make you feel the complete opposite.
 
Still wouldn’t want Mulkey as coach representing “my team” precisely because of her unacceptable behavior on the court (not to mention press conferences) no matter how authentic she may be elsewhere. Nope
 
When asked by reporters if UT hoped to meet Baylor again in the tournament, Davenport replied that they looked forward to a rematch. In the final few minutes when it was apparent Baylor would win, the adult Coach trash talked “Watch what you wish for” to the student athlete. Later in line she placed her hand around the same player’s neck and said something that caused the player to pull away forcefully while removing the adult coach’s hand.

If Mulkey had an issue with Aston, she should have addressed it with Aston.

You realize, of course, this is the same adult who suggested fans should use violence to respond to anyone questioning how Baylor handled the sexual assault scandals... a comment that was received with overwhelming criticism from fellow coaches.

The new Baylor coach is proof that you don’t have to lower your standards of decent behavior in order to achieve success.

I didn’t dislike Coale when her teams beat us. I didn’t dislike Sharpe when Tech was competing for championships. I am a huge fan of Pat Summitt. I have grown to respect Geno. I didn’t dislike Dawn Staley when her team knocked us out of the tournament last year.

I dislike Mulkey because her actions while a representative of the sport are deplorable. A winning at all costs attitude usually comes at all costs. I’m grateful my daughter didn’t play for her and delighted none of my extended family have attended that institution.
 
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utfannforlife said:
That has always been the story about KM. Anyone who's ever met/spent actual time with her (myself included) comes away feeling like she is a very authentic and genuinely good person. Her antics on the court (if she's not your coach) make you feel the complete opposite.
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The friend who introduced me to her knows her very well. I spent over an hour and a half sitting and talking with KM. She was as down home as they come. It was incredibly gracious of her to make sure I had excellent seats at the Ferrell Center. That was a year later and she still remembered me and that she had told me to call her if I ever needed anything. She literally opened up four seats for me near the Texas bench that were blocked off. While I don’t respect her sideline antics or what she did to Empress, she is an outstanding coach and I will always be grateful for her generosity and keeping her word to me. I can only speak from my personal experience. I can also attest that a Tx fan who sits close to me near the scorers table, yelled very nasty things at her as she approached KA for the handshake after they beat us. She didn’t deserve that. So while I certainly agree that her behavior leaves a lot to be desired, I don’t hate her or hold as much ill will towards her as most on here...and that is based solely on my personal experience with her.
 
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Mad props for this content by the social media team. If I could get tomorrow off, I’d endure the hell that is southbound 35 to be at the game.

 
DFW_Horn said:
Mad props for this content by the social media team. If I could get tomorrow off, I’d endure the hell that is southbound 35 to be at the game.

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That's a special video. I hated the accompanying music where Vic's talking in the locker room pre-game. Otherwise, I love the splicing of Craig Way and Brenda Van Langen's voice.
 
DFW_Horn said:
Mad props for this content by the social media team. If I could get tomorrow off, I’d endure the hell that is southbound 35 to be at the game.

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Thanks for posting and righting the ship. For a moment I thought I had logged in to a bailor board.
 
DFW_Horn said:
Mad props for this content by the social media team. If I could get tomorrow off, I’d endure the hell that is southbound 35 to be at the game.

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That was awesome! Thanks for posting. You could certainly feel the joy. My two favorite shots were Gaston's block (which I felt all the way in Dallas) and Vic's jumping up and down after getting sprayed in the locker room.
 
WCBBNUT said:
When asked by reporters if UT hoped to meet Baylor again in the tournament, Davenport replied that they looked forward to a rematch. In the final few minutes when it was apparent Baylor would win, the adult Coach trash talked “Watch what you wish for” to the student athlete. Later in line she placed her hand around the same player’s neck and said something that caused the player to pull away forcefully while removing the adult coach’s hand.

If Mulkey had an issue with Aston, she should have addressed it with Aston.

You realize, of course, this is the same adult who suggested fans should use violence to respond to anyone questioning how Baylor handled the sexual assault scandals... a comment that was received with overwhelming criticism from fellow coaches.

The new Baylor coach is proof that you don’t have to lower your standards of decent behavior in order to achieve success.

I didn’t dislike Coale when her teams beat us. I didn’t dislike Sharpe when Tech was competing for championships. I am a huge fan of Pat Summitt. I have grown to respect Geno. I didn’t dislike Dawn Staley when her team knocked us out of the tournament last year.

I dislike Mulkey because her actions while a representative of the sport are deplorable. A winning at all costs attitude usually comes at all costs. I’m grateful my daughter didn’t play for her and delighted none of my extended family have attended that institution.
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Thanks WCBBNUT. It really seems like many head coaches at the top have very thin skin especially if they have to retort against what a player says.
 
WCBBNUT said:
Smith was only out 7 mins - and only 4 due to the charge. Our win wasn’t about her being out. Baylor was down 7 when she went out and she wasn’t having a good game. They were only down 11 when she came back in and had a better game.
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Yeah, it PO’d me that Carolyn Peck said that Baylor lost b/c of Smith’s “injury”…BS…they LOST b/c WE played better, faster, smarter!!
 
Austin Bear said:
6. One more reminder -- Baylor is the first Big12 school ever to win the conference championship in one year in FB, WBB, and MBB. Sic'Em.
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Never a good idea to talk trash on a rival school's message board.

Enjoy that stat and the rest of the NCAA tourney as both your men's and women's hoops teams way underachieved this weekend and got deservedly bounced in huge upset fashion . . .
 
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