Karleen Thompson has taken a job as an assistant to Houston coach Van Chancellor .
Karleen Thompson had done a fine job in an interim role leading the Sparks to the best regular season record in the WNBA after Michael Cooper left for the NBA 's Denver Nuggets .
Karleen Thompson , who had done a fine job in an interim role leading the Sparks to the best regular season record in the WNBA after Michael Cooper left for the NBA 's Denver Nuggets , has taken a job as an assistant to Houston coach Van Chancellor .