As usual, Dawn Staley is about class and Kim Mulkey is about trash

Just in case you forgot what type of person he is, LSU coach Kim Mulkey sent out a reminder over the weekend.

She proved once more that she is removed from South Carolina coach Dawn Staley’s neighborhood.

You could have seen clips of Sunday’s basketball game between undefeated South Carolina and bitter rival LSU, opponents who’ve won the last two national titles. The Gamecocks won – giving Staley 4 straight (second of the season) wins over Mulkey – solidifying their No. 1 spot within the Associated Press poll, leaving LSU unchanged at No. 8.

But most of the next commentary focused on the melee late within the fourth quarter, when South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardosa knocked LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson to the ground. As emotions boiled over, players and several fans, including Johnson’s brother, rushed toward center court. Some accounts described it as a fight, but no punching occurred. Almost no Evil within the Palace.

It looked more like a brawl than a fight, however the shoving and ensuing confusion looked bad to sensitive viewers. This form of behavior can’t be tolerated by responsible adults tasked with guiding young athletes. The incident overshadowed the match and needed to be handled.

Staley took the fitting attitude after the sport conversation in court. “I just want to apologize to the basketball community,” she said. “I want to apologize for our role in this. That’s not who we are and that’s not what we’re about.”

Mulkey shared her thoughts from the rostrum, and she hit all the fitting notes early on: “No one desires to be an element of this; “No one wants to see this ugliness” she said.

“But I can inform you this. Too bad (Cardoso) didn’t push Angel Reese.

Sorry?

What blatant stupidity is this? Mulkey based her comment on the proven fact that Cardosa is nine inches taller than the 5-foot-7 Johnson. “Don’t put too much pressure on anyone,” Mulkey said. “I thought it was inappropriate.”

But why would you relatively Cardoso pushed Reese as an alternative?

This wish suggests that Mulkey wanted the violence to escalate. It sends a message to Reese and her teammates that the coach expects retaliation, not reconciliation, when an opponent loses his cool. This is exactly the other message that we attempt to instil in preschool children.

“Let those two girls that were barking play,” Mulkey said.

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Maybe with other players forming a hoop?

Mulkey called the event ugly and inappropriate in a single breath, but the subsequent time he wished the episode had occurred under different circumstances. You don’t desire someone to harm Person A as an alternative of Person B. You simply condemn evil and wish it never happened, period.

The flamboyant LSU coach has a disturbing penchant for violence. As a coach at Baylor, where the football program was situated flooded with rape cultureMulkey stated that she was “tired of people talking about it” and encouraged fans to slam critics. “Hit ’em right in the face” she said.

She did not have the identical fighting energy as former Baylor star Brittney Griner took place in Russia under trumped up accusations. Or when the world was fighting Covid. Or when Reese was vilified during unexplained suspension this season.

Mulkey’s mouth is all the time unfiltered when it serves her purposes, but otherwise it doesn’t.

Do you realize that two minutes before the top of the fourth quarter, each team had just one foul? Mulkey said On Sunday, we blame the judges for some a part of the blame. “Are you kidding me? This could have made something of it.”

None of her players went crazy through the altercation, which can’t be said for Johnson’s brother, Trayon Milton. He jumped over the railing and passed the scorer’s table to affix the brawl, then briefly put his hands on Cardos before being detained. He was arrested and charged with assault, battery and disorderly conduct.

They could have added “being a jerk” to the list.

It was actually his sister who began this mess. Frustrated by the loss, she pushed away the jubilant South Carolina player before Cardosa triggered a boom. The pushes varied greatly in strength and consistency, making Cardos the principal perpetrator. Her reflection indicates which trainer is hers.

“I would like to apologize sincerely for my behavior during today’s match.” – she wrote on Twitter Later. “My behavior was not representative of me as an individual or the South Carolina program, and I deeply regret any discomfort or inconvenience it may have caused.”

Like Staley’s response, Cardosa’s response was filled with class.

On the opposite hand, Mulkey’s attitude was what we expected from a Hall of Fame coach:

Pure garbage.