Dom Showed Out, the Storm Finally Won — Now What?
26 points. 10 rebounds. 3 blocks. Dom was dominant and the Storm finally snapped their 11-game losing streak with a 97-88 win over Chicago. Natisha Hiedeman went a perfect 12-of-12 from the free-throw line and Zia Cooke hit the dagger three to seal it.
Erica and Roberta break down what this win actually showed us about Seattle's young core and what to build on with six games left in the season.
0:00 - Intro: Storm Beat Chicago — But What Does It Actually Mean?
2:16 - Eliminated From Playoffs. So What Are We Playing For?
5:40 - Awa Fam's Minutes Are Down — And We Need to Talk About It
9:05 - Sonia Knew They Were Going to Win Before Tip-Off
25:57 - Did Awa Fam Hit a Rookie Wall?
49:10 - Did the Storm Ruin Awa's Rookie of the Year Case?
1:06:04 - Trade Ezi for a Point Guard? Here's the Case.
1:16:08 - World Cup Rest Decisions: What the Storm Should Do
1:26:07 - Dom Is Already a Top 5 Front Court Player. At 20.
1:27:50 - Super Hot Take to Close Us Out
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Erica and Roberta break down what this win actually showed us about Seattle's young core and what to build on with six games left in the season.
0:00 - Intro: Storm Beat Chicago — But What Does It Actually Mean?
2:16 - Eliminated From Playoffs. So What Are We Playing For?
5:40 - Awa Fam's Minutes Are Down — And We Need to Talk About It
9:05 - Sonia Knew They Were Going to Win Before Tip-Off
25:57 - Did Awa Fam Hit a Rookie Wall?
49:10 - Did the Storm Ruin Awa's Rookie of the Year Case?
1:06:04 - Trade Ezi for a Point Guard? Here's the Case.
1:16:08 - World Cup Rest Decisions: What the Storm Should Do
1:26:07 - Dom Is Already a Top 5 Front Court Player. At 20.
1:27:50 - Super Hot Take to Close Us Out
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Erica L. Ayala
Multimedia Sports Journalist | 🏀 #WNBA Awards & HoopHall Lieberman Award Voter | 🎙️ Podcast Host: 🐙Locked on Kraken, 🗽Gotta Get Up (NY Liberty) & 🌩️ Tempestade Talk (SEA Storm)BA, Elon U. | MPA, NYU Founder of 💪🏾 @blackrosiemedia.bsky.social
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Roberta Rodrigues
Brazilian-American. Multimedia women’s basketball journalist since 2008. Founder of the first WBB news portal in Latin America. Credenciada pela #WNBA.📍Seattle
