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Brian Agler Resigns as Head Coach of LA Sparks

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It was announced this am. This big news and haven't heard what happened yet.
 
eebmg said:
For those not in the know, why is this not a surprise? I am surprised. Except for the off year last year, they are a power house and Agler seems to be a very good coach.
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He might have other aspirations. I doubt the Sparks asked him to resign.
 
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Associated Press NOVEMBER 30, 2018 — 9:50AM

LOS ANGELES — Brian Agler, who led the Los Angeles Sparks to the WNBA championship in 2016, has resigned as coach after four years.

The team made the announcement Friday without explanation.

In keeping with recent Boneyard tradition, this will lead to impassioned speculation,
both uninformed and heartfelt.

 
They had already fired his son and Tonya after the season. Most people were surprised they didn't do it at the same time.
 
wallman said:
They had already fired his son and Tonya after the season. Most people were surprised they didn't do it at the same time.
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Why? I watch them the most and yes they didn't have season they had the year before, but several factors played into that.
 
DallasBUFan said:
Why? I watch them the most and yes they didn't have season they had the year before, but several factors played into that.
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There were major differences and he seemed to lose the team which could be seen from watching the bench.

I have known Penny a long time and she gives people a lot of chances, so I think they all just felt it was time for a change.
 
wallman said:
They had already fired his son and Tonya after the season. Most people were surprised they didn't do it at the same time.
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He had family working for the Sparks? Why were they fired? If that’s the case, that would explain a lot.
 
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Do the Dallas Wings have a full-time head coach?
Coach Agler and Liz Cambage might have a mutual interest in Dallas: potential dominating force meets coach who could know how to maximize that challenging talent.
Hmmm....
 
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Dillon77 said:
Do the Dallas Wings have a full-time head coach?
Coach Agler and Liz Cambage might have a mutual interest in Dallas: potential dominating force meets coach who could know how to maximize talent.
Hmmm....
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I don't believe they do yet. They will need Cambage back if they want to make another playoff run since Diggins more than likely will not be there next season.
 
DallasBUFan said:
I don't believe they do yet. They will need Cambage back if they want to make another playoff run since Diggins more than likely will not be there next season.
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Thanks. Good point on Skylar. Wings have the #5 pick, which should get them a solid talent to add to the roster.
 
Dallas will have to do a lot of work to get Liz back, she seemed uninterested in future seasons in an interview during the season
 
Hayven said:
Dallas will have to do a lot of work to get Liz back, she seemed uninterested in future seasons in an interview during the season
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She lost her big-money job in China due to injury, so she may need the work.
 
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Agree with Milford. LA was underachieving for years with plenty of talent. Agler got them playing up to their potential. If he was let go for a sub par 2018 season, should Coach Reeve be worried too? (I'm being sarcastic, can't imagine the Lynx making a change)
 
Word on twitter is that he may actually be the new Dallas Head Coach. I guess we will see tomorrow.
 
DallasBUFan said:
I don't believe they do yet. They will need Cambage back if they want to make another playoff run since Diggins more than likely will not be there next season.
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Where’s Diggins going?
 
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Shades said:
She lost her big-money job in China due to injury, so she may need the work.
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Why would she risk injury playing in the U.S. again? Makes no sense if she is financially focused
 
shizam said:
Why would she risk injury playing in the U.S. again? Makes no sense if she is financially focused
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I’m not really understanding the question. She could get hurt playing anywhere. She could get hurt in practice. Is she supposed to go through life worried about getting hurt? She played in the WNBA last season and didn’t get hurt... May have gotten worn down a bit, but next season will be easier. She signed a multi year deal. Why wouldn’t she play? I think she LOVES the attention she gets from playing in the WNBA.
 
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