LA Sports: Seven greatest coaches of the 2010 decade

GLENDALE, AZ - DECEMBER 26: Head coach Darryl Sutter of the Los Angeles Kings on the bench during the NHL game against the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on December 26, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. The Kings defeated the Coyotes 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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4. Brian Agler, 2015-2018, 85-1

WNBA Finals appearances: 2, WNBA Titles: 1

For a brief period over four WNBA seasons, Brian Agler coached the Los Angeles Sparks and could claim to be the best team in Staples Center. In those four seasons, the Sparks never missed the playoffs and came agonizingly close to winning back to back WNBA Finals.

Thanks to players like Candace Parker and 2016 MVP Nneka Ogwumike, Agler and the Sparks did fulfill a dream winning the 2016 WNBA Finals. Thanks to Ogwumike’s late game-winning jump shot Agler had taken the Sparks to the top just two years after the team’s previous owners almost folded the team.

Those 2016 Sparks may not have even been Agler’s best team as the team came back in 2017 and were second in offensive (107.1) and defensive (96.4) rating. Again the team made it to the WNBA Finals but this time they lost in five games.

After one more season with the team and an early playoff exit, Agler left to coach the Dallas Wings. Despite his departure, Agler deserves to be on this after such a remarkable period of winning Sparks basketball.

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