http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/story/14314461p-15222729c.html Monarchs notes: Griffith impresses the Pistons' Dumars By Ailene Voisin and Melody Gutierrez -- Bee Staff Writers Published 12:01 am PDT Friday, September 1, 2006 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Furthering the theory that expanding the WNBA fan base is all about exposure comes this little gem from popular Detroit Pistons president Joe Dumars: He came away from the championship series opener on Thursday with a new favorite player. Yolanda Griffith. Dumars, the former Pistons great and all-around good guy, emerged from his office at the club's facility on Thursday and sought out an old acquaintance -- mainly to chat enthusiastically and inquire about the opponent's veteran center. Where is she from? How long has she been in the league? Has she always been such a ferocious competitor? "I absolutely could not take my eyes off her," Dumars said. "I was sitting there in the suite talking to (Pistons executive) John (Hammond) during the game, and I kept saying, 'Look at her, just look at her.' Her arms are longer than mine. I hadn't known that much about her before because, frankly, she plays on the West Coast and there aren't a lot of games on television. And I had never had the opportunity to study her in person. But I left the building thinking she is really incredible. "Her length, her will, her quickness around the basket. They (Monarchs) had other players perform really well, but I could not stop watching Griffith. I told John, 'I have a new favorite WNBA player.' " Told that Griffith was 36 years old, with two bum knees and swollen knuckles on both hands, he smiled and shook his head. "She's 36?" continued Dumars, who will be inducted into basketball's Hall of Fame next Friday. "Someone said to me during the game, 'You should have seen her five years ago.' I would like to have seen that." 我也想說 'You should have seen her five years ago.' XD --

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