The Seattle Storm's unprecedented success this season has been a testament to the steady leadership of Head Coach Brian Agler. The veteran WNBA head coach, who was voted the ABL's Coach of the Year while leading the Columbus Quest to the first of two league titles in 1996-97, has merited strong consideration to win the same award in the WNBA. Stormbasketball.com looks at the case for Agler.

  • Won 100th career game as a WNBA head coach on June 18 at New York, becoming eighth coach in league history to the milestone.
  • Has led the Storm to a franchise-record 28 wins, tying the highest win total in WNBA history, as well as the league's first 17-0 home record ever.
  • Has coached the league's most balanced team. The Storm is the only team in the league that ranks in the top three in both offense and defense.
  • Led the Storm to a 13-game winning streak, the longest in franchise history and third-longest in WNBA history.
  • In role as director of player personnel, revamped Storm roster by adding five new reserves, including Svetlana Abrosimova and Le'coe Wilingham.

    "He's been around the game a long time and he's a great Xs and Os coach. I think he has a team that has been with him for quite a while and knows his system, and it's to his advantage. That's somewhere I'm trying to get to."
    - Los Angeles Head Coach Jennifer Gillom

    �(Seattle) is a great team and we knew that coming in. They have good chemistry and they�re well coached.�
    - San Antonio Head Coach Sandy Brondello

    "He's a great coach and he knows a lot about the game. He loves basketball, period. I'm proud of him and happy that he's doing great. He's a winning coach. Some coaches you can't say that about."
    - Storm forward Camille Little

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    "He is starting his third season as Storm coach and director of player personnel, and his current squad looks like his best. At 10-2, the Storm is the best team in the WNBA now. The team is thriving because of Lauren Jackson's health, the returning players' experience in Agler's system and improved depth. And with an impassioned coach who never relaxes, the players know there's ample room for improvement."

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    "Ultimately, what has been most impressive about the Storm is their ability to remain even tempered as a unit despite a historically successful season that has actually been an emotional roller coaster even though the outcomes have been rather consistent - they have entered the fourth quarter with a deficit 15 times in 28 games (winning 11). Even if those aren't exactly the circumstances any coach wants his team to face consistently, the fact that they are so consistently able to stay calm in those situations is certainly a testament to that consistent temperament that Agler exudes."

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    "In Bird and Jackson, Agler inherited an enviable core duo to build around. To them, in his role as director of player personnel, he's added more talent like Cash and Little, as well as rebuilding the Storm's bench. Agler's insistence and high standards at the defensive end, as well as the soundness of his system, have helped the Storm rank among the league's best defenses over the last three seasons. And his abilities as a motivator have kept the team focused and confident in the face of injuries and other adversity."

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