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Message: [QUOTE="WBBTakeover, post: 5276360, member: 13257"] You're all over the place here. While Dawn may still be somewhat bothered by the loss (as he should've in 2022 when his girls got steamrolled by the Freshies), I don't believe that she was "looking for a reason to emote". He gave her a reason to be upset when he tried to reduce her generational player's accomplishments in the manner that he did (erecting a statue for a single NCAA title win). The statue wasn't erected because A'ja Wilson won a single NCAA title. Are you kidding me? Aliyah won a title. Where's her statue? Kamilla won TWO. Does she get [I]two[/I] statues? How about Bree Hall, Sania Feagin, and Raven Johnson? The people want answers! So again--he took a swipe at a player (and her IMMENSE impact on the game) without taking into consideration the symbolism behind the statue being erected. And yes, Dawn had every right to fire back. A'ja's legacy and impact go well beyond a single NCAA title, and Dawn wasn't going to let that little snarky comment go without addressing it. If he wants to take pot shots at Dawn Michelle Staley, then I'm sure she's fine with it. His team won, so he gets to crow until the next loss. It is what it is. Dawn can take it. She's a Philly girl, so she's built for that. But he's not going to take shots at A'ja without her going into Mama Bear mode and handling it--and I FULLY applaud her for doing so. You can blame the media all you'd like. But they didn't make him say what he did. And what he said was not misconstrued or taken out of context. He said what he said--and that's why Dawn reacted and said what SHE said. Period. [/QUOTE]

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