Utah
The Sparks found their next coach - but it came at a cost for her college team. Such is life in the WNBA.
Lynne Roberts was four games into the season coaching the University of Utah. The hire underscores the trickiness of jumping at big-time jobs, because the WNBA offseason overlaps with the start of the college season.
The sticky issue was Roberts was four games into the college season before departing for one of the more attractive WNBA jobs.
The Sparks haven’t reached the WNBA playoffs in the past four seasons and are 50-98 in that span. They mutually parted ways... [5386 chars]