Phil Mashnick
sports
equal time
In a world gone mad, sometimes a laugh can temporarily save us from evil.
Kim Mulkey of the LSU women's basketball team, the often loathsome, clown costume-wearing, attention-hungry, enraged, sideline-stomping coach, was recently accused by the Washington Post of disrespecting her. threatened to sue and caused a vulgar comedy. Completely based on what she had read and expected.
That's great, Coach!
What makes this so funny is that no matter what bad things are written about Kim Mulkey, the main source of it is–Tada! — Kim Mulkey.
Just by watching her play, one can conclude that she represents the ugly side of college sports – not that the word “college” no longer has meaning – for better or for worse. Also, women's basketball is a sport that involves a lot of money.
All college coaches can only do so much, and we know more and more that they want to bring together underachieving kids and bring them more wins than losses. As shown, Mulkey was an achiever of the dark side.
At Baylor University, he specialized in ruthlessly stomping and humiliating opponents in the name of sport.
Below are some of the 2019-20 home game results under Mulkey: 97-29 vs. New Hampshire, 120-46 vs. Grambling, 112 vs. Houston Baptist. vs. 42, 90-28 against Lamar, and 111-43 against Arkansas State.
She is the usual Attila the Hon.
Naturally, her great respect for her sport made her an indispensable asset to LSU, earning her a $3.3 million annual contract.
As for her “nothing intentional” explanation for LSU's absence during the national anthem before Monday's game against Iowa, that doesn't rhyme with the truth. Ever since Brittney Greiner, now extradited from a Russian prison, has played for the Baylor University Marquee, her team has often rudely ignored the national anthem before games.
Nevertheless, she has already been inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame, earning her spot alongside unsavory male coaches who were allowed to win on the hook by their universities but were mostly cheaters. Did.
Mulkey, a disciplined man, seems to be prone to tantrums just like his players. In the win over UCLA before the Iowa game, Maryland transfer star Angel Reese responded to a question on Instagram in public despite her inability to write a convincing sentence. He committed a foul in the final stages and was sent off for a header, but he stopped it. He badmouthed the UCLA coach. Yes, she took a technical risk in a close tournament match.
At that point, ABC/ESPN's pandering analyst Rebecca Lobo — whose pandering dominates all media coverage of the women's tournament — said LSU's taunts were a concern before the game. Hey, thank you. Oh, why don't you say that an hour earlier?
And after the intense game, ABC/ESPN cameras abandoned the handshake line before viewers could see whether the two coaches met.
Of course, given how crazy the world is, from dangerous speculative claims of racism to the double standards of male coaches against female coaches, as if no one noticed Bobby Knight's actions. Until then, Mulkey and her rational, wishful defense of young women continues. . But this is the situation we are in. Don't believe what you see — again and again — believe what you're told.
Yes, the women's college game is becoming more technical and interesting.
But like everything else, compromises have to be made and therefore a price must be paid.
Understanding MLB and College Hoops Statistics
statistics? Want statistics? “Statistics of this generation”?
Let's start with an honest story from NCAA affiliate television. During the men's tournament game between Clemson and Alabama, Brian Anderson pointed out that Alabama only has one player from Alabama. There are so many, right?
So, how would you feel if you were a Phillies fan who got an expensive ticket to the home opener to watch five Braves pitchers strike out 15 Phils pitchers?
That's 56 percent of Philadelphia's outs.
Then the Mariners beat the Red Sox 1-0, totaling 27 Ks in 8 1/2 innings. This accounted for his 53% of the game's outs against six pitchers.
We will camp here tonight. With 1 minute and 17 seconds left in his game at N.C. State Marquette, the team still has a total of five timeouts remaining.
Reader Gary Siegel: “If ESPN reports at the end of an MLB game that a team has a 92 percent chance of winning, why would anyone still watch it?”
This week's clear winner was Siena president Chuck Seifert's decision to hire Syracuse assistant and former SU player Jerry McNamara as the new basketball coach.
Ready?
Here it is:
“Jerry's distinguished career and championship history at Syracuse University, combined with his outstanding skill in coaching young talent, aligns perfectly with the high expectations and storied tradition of Siena Basketball.
“His appointment not only represents a return to championship success, a standard that our fans rightly expect, but also represents Siena’s rise in the broader university community.”
Seifert may have cut McNamara's “win, baby” welcome short, given that McNamara replaces Carmen Masiariello, who was fired from Siena after losing 68-72.
Gambling investigation suspects missing person
Reader Alfred Angiola Shohei Otani points out this. He often stands at bat directly behind Mookie Betts. (get it?). Incidentally, all of this is a promise of a gambling investigation by MLB. 'Irregular' line movements in college and the NBA, questionable results, and an incident in which an interpreter took control of $70 million in player cash and lost $4.5 million to a bookmaker are equally questionable so far Not producing anything.
No Joy in Mudville: I was initially intent on watching the Fox season debut of the Yankees vs. Astros on Saturday, but I forgot that the telecast was tethered to John Smoltz. Right from the start, he began a standard three-hour dissection of every pitch. But Fox has been around for the past 10 years and thinks we value his presence.
12.3 million people tuned in to LSU vs. Iowa on ABC/ESPN to hear Ryan Ruocco force a torturous sign call on every shot during the LSU vs. Iowa women's game. If I thought there was, I was sorely mistaken. The fact that he's a really good person means he doesn't have to try so hard.
It's a shame that an NCAA Tournament basketball analyst as strong as Dan Bonner gets buried under the obligatory hysteria of his partner of the year, Kevin Harlan.
Pete Alonso is 29 years old and still touting the crude “LFGM” identity. Is there someone telling MLB or the Mets it's time to grow up, clean up, and cut him? Pete, don't keep giving it to our kids, give it to the kids in your life.
Spoiler ahead, continuation: In one of the worst acts in NBA history, Draymond Green appeared as the star of an AT&T television commercial during the NCAA Tournament.Looks like Rasputin It was not available.
Great news: After announcing she was quitting the music industry last week, Lizzo announced their comeback!Best thing to happen since Mike Francesa Following his long Farewell To Me tour, he remained active without retiring.
