Roger Griffith is an American

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executive.. Griffith initially worked for the

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' sibling team, the

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, as executive vice president and

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. Prior to that, he had worked for Timberwolves and Lynx owner

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at Taymark. Griffith succeeded the Lynx's first coach and general manager, Brian Agler, in 2003. While his hiring was relatively uneventful, he eventually received some criticism from fans, especially during a long playoff drought during the first part of his tenure as general manager. These calls stopped, however, after Griffith hired coach

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, and built a team around

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, and

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. The team won six Western Conference championships and four WNBA championships between 2011 and 2017. Griffith is married to the daughter of Lynx and Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor, and the two have two children.Questions with Bob Sansevere: GM Roger Griffith has Lynx on top
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