FC/OT: LSU Women’s Bball coach Kim Mulkey seems worried about an article about to be published…
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Mulkey is a hard person, no doubt. Pat Summitt was too, I’m a Tennessee grad and had friends who played for her. It’s not easy being a top-flight coach, and I do wonder if our experiences with Coach Paterno have given us false expectations of what a coach should be.
For the most part I quit judging people a long time ago, it doesn’t help anything beyond telling yourself “don’t be this person.” As it is, I spend enough time and effort judging myself, just saying.
For the most part I quit judging people a long time ago, it doesn’t help anything beyond telling yourself “don’t be this person.” As it is, I spend enough time and effort judging myself, just saying.
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It’s kind of startling how ‘in front’ of this she is getting. I’m a listen to all sides before making a judgment kind of guy, but this must be pretty bad for her to make a statement like that. These big papers don’t lose defamation suits very often.
You can be sure of two things: the Post has their receipts and the story will make Mulkey look like a monster.
For some reason John Thompson II comes to mind. One time the Post was interviewing his sons Ronnie and John III for a story about Big John. “Do you have any sayings of his to share with our readers?” Ronnie: “That you can print? Nothing comes to mind.” John III “Sorry, I got nothing.” Lol.
The only way a news outlet loses a defamation case is to outright lie. Few are stupid enough to do that.
Threatening to sue if they print lies. Nothing wrong with that. Or is she trying to get out in front of an article which will be factual?? I have no idea either way. I don't follow women's hoops and never heard of Kim Mulkey until a couple weeks ago following the LSU/USCe fight.
Kim is a basketball coach. Pretty damn good at it. As for Brittany Griener, what the hell was she supposed to do?
Perhaps she isn't a candidate for sainthood. So what?
We should be more concerned with exposing the scum on both sides of the aisle in Washington.
No one is stuck with a coach they don’t like anymore. They can portal.
Perhaps she isn't a candidate for sainthood. So what?
We should be more concerned with exposing the scum on both sides of the aisle in Washington.
No one is stuck with a coach they don’t like anymore. They can portal.
I don’t doubt BG may have some stories to tell but I don’t think this is about Russia at all. No one expects a coach to have any kind of political influence (unless Joe Paterno in State College - then your power is limitless).
Mulkey is obviously a good coach, but from some stories I’ve heard about her from prominent DC area basketball people, I don’t really think she’s that great of a person.
With regard to the Washington Post though, I can only imagine what the article will be like. I’ve dealt with them at the high school level for over 20 years and they even lie in those articles and hire absolute slime like Heather Dinich. If they’re willing to make up things about high school kids, then they’re definitely willing to make up things about adults.
With regard to the Washington Post though, I can only imagine what the article will be like. I’ve dealt with them at the high school level for over 20 years and they even lie in those articles and hire absolute slime like Heather Dinich. If they’re willing to make up things about high school kids, then they’re definitely willing to make up things about adults.
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Anyone who believes that coaches at that level are or should be all sweetness and light has never met one. Even Joe could be a royal pain. So i guess we'll read just how bad Kim Mulkey can be.
There is a big difference between defamation and publishing a true story that makes someone look bad. IF she is actually defamed, she'll likely sue.
It's the timing that gets me. Women's college basketball is at an all time high right now. Any decent journalist would wait until after the tournament.
Several things:
1. Reporters have no say in when an article gets published. They can advocate for a certain date, or a certain timeframe, but it's up to the editors, the business folks at the paper, and the publisher when an article/series gets published
2. Newspapers may be a public service, but they are also a business. Do you think there would be more interest in an article on Coach Mulkey in August, or during the NCAA Tournament? It makes sense to print it when it will attract the most eyes (which equates to dollars)
3. You don't do investigate reports on an individual to become friends with them. So in addition to the reporter not having a say in when an article/series is published, there is no reason for the reporter(s) or the higher-ups at the paper to delay publishing an article/series due to how they think it may impact the subject (or by extension in this case the team, or the sport)
4. I don't have any sense on how extensive the investigation was to put together this article/series. However, I do know that pieces like this are not like web-based news (newspaper or otherwise), where there is a rush to get an article up as soon as there is a hint of a story. Investigative stories take weeks or months to put together. As such, the Post may have been hoping to publish this 3 months ago, but it took this long to check with sources, make sure they had two confirmations (whenever possible) on any claims, have their editors go over it with a fine-tooth comb to verify anything in the report, and then to have their lawyers go over it to ensure that anything in the report passes legal scrutiny (i.e., doesn't leave them open to a defamation suit)
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This newspaper took down a president; women’s basketball coach will be a bug on a windshield for them.
Mulkey was a world class player and now one of college basketball's most successful coaches. I don't get the sick obsession with finding flaws in prominent people. She's paid to win. Period. She has what I would call an abrasive tone when dealing with the media. Joe spent Friday nights sipping Old Grandad with writers in the early days. As time wore on, he could not hide his distain for the Corey Giegers.
Heroes are extinct. If we applied today's standards, we would never have had Patton, Eisenhower or Kennedy. Imagine how easily Mantle, Chamberlain and Dimaggio would have been sullied?
To actually blame Mulkey for Griener's mess ( and not acknowledge the utter stupidity of Brittany) rates a big...are you fn kidding me?
Angel Reese is being paid well over 1 million dollars this year. Kim sat her down to get her head screwed back on straight....bravo!
Every coach that has a long tenure, has former players that didn’t buy into their methods. A teacher doesn't reach every student in a class. Boo FN Hoo.
Heroes are extinct. If we applied today's standards, we would never have had Patton, Eisenhower or Kennedy. Imagine how easily Mantle, Chamberlain and Dimaggio would have been sullied?
To actually blame Mulkey for Griener's mess ( and not acknowledge the utter stupidity of Brittany) rates a big...are you fn kidding me?
Angel Reese is being paid well over 1 million dollars this year. Kim sat her down to get her head screwed back on straight....bravo!
Every coach that has a long tenure, has former players that didn’t buy into their methods. A teacher doesn't reach every student in a class. Boo FN Hoo.
No. But unless she is a criminal, I really don't care. This isn't high school. Only highly recruited athletes sign with LSU. They have many choices....as did the young ladies at Baylor. I actually had no problem with Bob Knight, until I saw he put hands on a player. Coaching D1 is a results based job. How much credit does James get for winning a lot and running a great program?
Answer, not very much here. Imagine the temerity of a division one coach to be tough and demanding? Outrageous.
My guess is that this hit peace will center around KM's attempts to mitigate the impact of the Baylor football scandal on her program. Damn her.
Another thing, word gets around. If Mulkey was so intolerable, top recruits would go elsewhere. My guess this is a writer who thinks his job is important and she stepped on him/her.
I am old enough (and still resent) what the a-holes in the New York papers did to Roger Maris. His crime? He was a 27 year old from Fargo ND who had the balls to hit 61 home runs. He had no help from Yankee PR or education to understand that writers thought they were the celebrities. People need to stop believing what they read. X is created for people of below average intelligence to absorb and share "ideas." LOL
Bottom line....we are surrounded by idiots.
Nope. I don't care. Remember Sally Jenkins? Tired of the everyone is a victim mentality. We're soft.....it's sad to see what has happened to America.
Don't blame me, I'm voting for Truman.
After handing off to Ike, give em hell Harry drove from DC to Missouri with Bess in his new Chrysler New Yorker. Imagine these bloated (on our money) crooks doing that!
Character assassination is always in season and you don't need any sort of license. "All I know is what I read in the papers, and that's the alibi for my ignorance." - Will Rogers. The willingness of people to believe the most salacious stories is absolutely in direct proportion to their low intellect and or lack of curiosity. It's like the Pitters who still parrot the narrative that Joe conspired to protect Jerry Sandusky. LOL
