Yolanda Griffith
Yolanda Griffith
Yolanda Evette Griffithis an American professional basketball hall of fame player who played in both the ABL and WNBA. A former WNBA MVP, she is considered one of the greatest rebounders and defensive players in the history of Women's Basketball. She last played in the WNBA as a member of the Indiana Fever. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the top 15 players in WNBA history. She is sometimes called by her nicknames: "Yo" and...
finished people push team
We're always a team that people push aside, but we're the team that finished No. 1 in the West.
attack open pass teammates tried
She's like a wall. You have to make adjustments. I tried to pass to my teammates when it was open and attack when I had to attack.
aggressive ball cause giving passing teammates telling
I've been passing the ball, giving the ball up to my teammates be cause I get double-teamed, ... I know I can score, I've just got to be aggressive and that's what my teammates have been telling me.
came flat found intensity second talented team tip
We have a talented team that was struggling, but we found a way to win. We came back from 10 down (in the first half), but then came out flat in the second half. We have to keep the intensity from the tip to the end.
composure forcing half kept knew playing sacramento teammates
I knew in the first half we were not playing Sacramento basketball, ... I knew I was struggling, I was forcing too many things. I just kept my composure and like I said, my teammates are always going to have my back.
best everybody knew reported season special team teammates training
I knew this was a special team when everybody reported to training camp, ... I knew then that we had something special. This has been the best season of my career. My teammates made this special. This is just unbelievable.
happen leave might next teammates telling year
I'm telling my teammates day in and day out nothing is guaranteed, ... We got here this time, it might not happen next year so we have to leave it on the court.
came coach help reason team whatever
I wanted this so bad, ... This is the reason I came back. I was going to do whatever I had to do to help this team win. I was a coach for this team, on and off the court. I'm so proud, because I was the captain, and we all did something special.
game perfect sacramento shows team walking wants
I feel like we're walking a tightrope. I feel (tonight) it's going to be the game that we've got to play perfect basketball. It's possible. ... and I think (tonight) is going to be the game that the whole Sacramento Monarchs team shows up to play because who wants to go back to Connecticut? I don't.
grab grabbed hardly until
I think didn't about it until then, but these opportunities come hardly ever. When you get one, you've got to grab it, and that's what we did. We grabbed the rings.
bounce goes great keeps steps
We're a great team, not just one or two players. ... If one goes down, another steps up. We bounce right back. Nothing keeps us down.
great
We have a great inside-out game, ... We don't feel any pressure.
coach confidence deserves fit knew
Whiz deserves Coach of the Year. He's accomplished a lot with this team. No one knew how we were going to fit together. But he had confidence it would work.
champions feeling feels felt great pain sacramento
It feels great to feel what all the other champions have felt, ... Feeling the pain I felt so many years in Sacramento not being able to get over the hump.