Photographic Memory: Sacramento's Yolanda Griffith
Sacramento's Yolanda Griffith drives to the basket against San Antonio's Margo Dydek during a game on June 24, 2003. Rocky Widner/WNBAE/Getty Images |
I think everybody's doing this kind of move right here when they play [Margo] Dydek, just trying to attack the basket. She's a 7-2 player, the tallest woman in the WNBA, so when you go up against her, you have to attack the basket or attack her and try to do a reverse layup so she won't block your shot.
How much I adjust the type of shot ...
It just depends on the versatility of a player. With Dydek, she's 7-2, she doesn't need to move a lot, she's a shot-blocker, so you want to try and attack her. If she doesn't come out to play me, I've got to hit some shots down, that way she can start playing me for the drive or for the jump shot. It just varies with different players. Lisa Leslie, she's 6-5, 6-6, she's a shot-blocker, but you've just got to adjust with the game. Whatever they give you, you've just got to hit the shot ...
The toughest defenders for me ...
Dydek, for one. Lisa [Leslie], she has a lot of different moves. Natalie Williams because she's a big post player. And Tari Phillips she's always a challenge for the Sacramento Monarchs. And I think everybody because everybody has a different kind of game.