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Bad News. Auburn Senior Emari Jones tore Her ACL our for the season. Big loss for Auburn. Bummed out.
 
Plebe said:
Really sorry to hear this. Not just out for the season, but this ends her career. She's played in too many games this season to be eligible for the medical hardship waiver.

Knee Injury a Season-Ender For Auburn Hoops Senior Emari Jones
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I’m hoping some of the Bench Players can fill Her role. Tomorrow is a big test against Tennessee at home. If Auburn plays well I think they can win. This Team has more offensive fire power then in years past under coach Flo.
 
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IrishTiger said:
I’m hoping some of the Bwnch Players can fill Her role. Tomorrow is a big test against Tennessee at home. If Auburn plays well I think they can win. This Team has more offensive fire power then in years past under coach Flo.
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What's a bwnch?
 
The Tennessee-Missouri game thread got locked, so I'll just quietly drop this here :)
 
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Plebe said:
The Tennessee-Missouri game thread got locked, so I'll just quietly drop this here :)
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This is a great video of it lol. None of that audio would have been picked up by the other camera. It's not as bad it I thought. The lady I'm sure feels bad, but it's what you have to stand by. She didn't want to shake her hand for whatever reason, sportsmanlike or not, she can do that. Sophie reaching back and making her is of course super fearless. I don't get the hate from former players like DD. Sophie has lead teams that on paper, should not have won, against the likes of DD and Wilson. She ha sthe heart of a competition. It's in her nature, and I like what she did.

From a perspective of neither hating or liking the Tennessee program, I thought that this could have been much worse. The Tennessee staff was emotional, and proceeded with her actions. I'm sure many of us have acted in ways in our profession that we aren't proud of. Just we aren't on national television. She's the adult, but if she didn't want to give her a high five so be it.

Sophie acted in the only way she knows how to. That's okay too. It gives WCBB a little bit of flavor during the season. I have watched her play, and will say her aggressive nature is putting it mildly. But if she isn't called for it, it can't be considered dirty (right?)?

The situation just adds more fuel to the fire for the SEC season. Personally, I want to see them (both Mizzou and TN) beat SC. There's bad blood in both of those matchups.
 
Reypl21 said:
This is a great video of it lol. None of that audio would have been picked up by the other camera. It's not as bad it I thought. The lady I'm sure feels bad, but it's what you have to stand by. She didn't want to shake her hand for whatever reason, sportsmanlike or not, she can do that. Sophie reaching back and making her is of course super fearless. I don't get the hate from former players like DD. Sophie has lead teams that on paper, should not have won, against the likes of DD and Wilson. She ha sthe heart of a competition. It's in her nature, and I like what she did.

From a perspective of neither hating or liking the Tennessee program, I thought that this could have been much worse. The Tennessee staff was emotional, and proceeded with her actions. I'm sure many of us have acted in ways in our profession that we aren't proud of. Just we aren't on national television. She's the adult, but if she didn't want to give her a high five so be it.

Sophie acted in the only way she knows how to. That's okay too. It gives WCBB a little bit of flavor during the season. I have watched her play, and will say her aggressive nature is putting it mildly. But if she isn't called for it, it can't be considered dirty (right?)?

The situation just adds more fuel to the fire for the SEC season. Personally, I want to see them (both Mizzou and TN) beat SC. There's bad blood in both of those matchups.
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Love Sophie!
 
Reypl21 said:
This is a great video of it lol. None of that audio would have been picked up by the other camera. It's not as bad it I thought. The lady I'm sure feels bad, but it's what you have to stand by. She didn't want to shake her hand for whatever reason, sportsmanlike or not, she can do that. Sophie reaching back and making her is of course super fearless. I don't get the hate from former players like DD. Sophie has lead teams that on paper, should not have won, against the likes of DD and Wilson. She ha sthe heart of a competition. It's in her nature, and I like what she did.

From a perspective of neither hating or liking the Tennessee program, I thought that this could have been much worse. The Tennessee staff was emotional, and proceeded with her actions. I'm sure many of us have acted in ways in our profession that we aren't proud of. Just we aren't on national television. She's the adult, but if she didn't want to give her a high five so be it.

Sophie acted in the only way she knows how to. That's okay too. It gives WCBB a little bit of flavor during the season. I have watched her play, and will say her aggressive nature is putting it mildly. But if she isn't called for it, it can't be considered dirty (right?)?

The situation just adds more fuel to the fire for the SEC season. Personally, I want to see them (both Mizzou and TN) beat SC. There's bad blood in both of those matchups.
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I never thought I’d see the day a UCONN fan would root for UT to beat someone.
 
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I knew I wasn't crazy. I was wondering why that freshman for UT was going after Sophie when Mizzou was walking off. Please tell me they play again this year!
 
Bernie said:
I knew I wasn't crazy. I was wondering why that freshman for UT was going after Sophie when Mizzou was walking off. Please tell me they play again this year!
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Sunday, February 17, at Missouri.
And then maybe again in the SEC tournament.
 
Just catching up on this thread. That is such sad news about Kristy Wallace re-injuring her knee. I cannot believe how many women basketball players are tearing their ACLs? Wonder if anyone is exploring if/how to prepare the legs to avoid this injury? Or, can a brace be worn to keep this injury from happening?
 
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Rewatching MSST SC game Dawn was the 1st person out on the court to be there for Chole. This was an important game for SC seeding in the BIG DANCE and I know Dawn wanted the win but when Chole was down, Dawn was there. I love Dawn Staley not as a coach but as a human being, one classy lady.
 
Jmsdawg said:
Rewatching MSST SC game Dawn was the 1st person out on the court to be there for Chole. This was an important game for SC seeding in the BIG DANCE and I know Dawn wanted the win but when Chole was down, Dawn was there. I love Dawn Staley not as a coach but as a human being, one classy lady.
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For some reason she has seemed to get a bad reputation at times. I like her she brings a certain swagger to coaching that I like.
 
Dawn likes to create an us against everybody else environment for her team and really is an intense presence when coaching..................I've met her several times and she was extremely friendly in person........
 
IrishTiger said:
For some reason she has seemed to get a bad reputation at times. I like her she brings a certain swagger to coaching that I like.
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On the court, she’s brash.. she’s tough.. she’s not smooth around the edges.. she swears.. she’s not a lady.. she’s VERY Philly. She’s a true competitor. Always has been and always will be. The “us against them” chip is very much a mentality of the environment she grew up in.

A lot of people can’t handle that from a woman, let alone a woman like Dawn (If you know then you know).

But away from basketball, she’s an actual sweetheart and she does A LOT for people.. family, friends and strangers alike. She’s revered in her communities for a reason, Philadelphia and South Carolina.
 
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Charliebball said:
Dawn likes to create an us against everybody else environment for her team and really is an intense presence when coaching...I've met her several times and she was extremely friendly in person...
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Maybe because a certain other highly irritable coach who rubs people the wrong way, never admits mistakes and is too smug for most, I don't really see this issue with Dawn. I liked when ESPN showed the pregame handshake and quick discussion between her and Vic as well. There are plenty of other coaches who I really despise that have the "us vs. everybody else" mentality that exhibit it a lot more than Dawn, so if she has it, I don't see it .
 
Well, that makes three coaches from Philly who take no guff on the floor, whether it's the game or practice. And it's no surprise that posters on most WBB boards know them on a first name basis: Dawn, Geno and Muffet.

I've read about Dawn's work in the community, as I have Geno's and MM is renowned in South Bend for her community efforts.
 
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Dawn is a great person who really loves the sport and respects it's history. I thought it was lovely of her to come to see Coach Stringer's 1000 win game. She came with Jolette Law. They both took time from their busy schedules to be there to pay respect to their friend (and mentor in Jolette's case) and the first African American woman to achieve that milestone. She is one classy lady.
 
It’s interesting watching Dawn mature as a coach. She’s definitely becoming wiser and seasoned. Her game demeanor has slowly changed over the years... in the beginning.. A LOT of yelling, jumping up and down, screaming at refs, standing the entire game, snarling for 40 minutes.

Nowadays, she still yaps at refs if she doesn’t like a call, and she snarls and rolls her eyes every now and then.. but she’s way more calm during games, putting more of her energy in things she can control (like her team), she smiles more, she’s even sitting down more (maybe her feet just hurt nowadays though haha). She’s maturing as a coach and it’s wonderful to see.
 
I agree with SC Gamecock; I've noticed the same things. When she took that job, I thought she was crazy but she has built a winner at South Carolina.
 
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