Bibby Hired to Coach Sparks

Last winter, Sports Illustrated OC pinned USC to its Least Rootable Teams list and asked 'What's that dark cloud hanging over the basketball program in sunny L.A.? Oh, it's coach Henry Bibby. 'the Dr. Evil look-alike who needs a hug'.

Bibby, fired 4 games into his 9th USC season, told the LA Times, "My discipline, if that's what got me fired, then it will get me fired at my next job, because this is who I am and how I coach".

Today's LA Times brings news that Bibby has found new coaching digs in sunny LA. Sparks GM Penny Toler says, "He had his ups and downs at USC. But we feel we have a championship team and we wanted somebody who has pretty much been there and done that." And Sparks President Johnny Buss added, "I'm not concerned with his not having coached women. He made me feel comfortable. He's a no-nonsense coach and we wanted that kind of commitment."