PROGRESS OR MISSED OPPORTUNITY? | Tempestade Talk Ep. 8 ๐ฉ๏ธ
The Storm beat the Mystics on Sunday. Then lost to them on Wednesday. Seattle is now 3-5 โ so what exactly is going on with this team?
Tonight we're breaking it all down LIVE. The Mystics held Seattle to just 29 points at halftime and forced 11 turnovers โ was this a Washington fluke or a Seattle problem?
We're asking the hard questions about Sonia Raman's squad as they head to Toronto this weekend.
๐ฃ๏ธ Tonight's Topics:
๐ฉ๏ธStorm vs. Mystics Weds recap โ what went wrong
๐ฉ๏ธIs the 3-5 start cause for concern or just growing pains?
๐ฉ๏ธFlau'jae, Taina, Awa โ where does the young core stand?
๐ LIVE โ May 28th at 6:30 PM PT
๐ Subscribe & hit the bell so you never miss a show!
0:00 โ Intro & Welcome / Homestand Recap Overview
2:21 โ What's the Best & Worst of the Storm Right Now?
8:14 โ Is This a System Problem or a Player Problem? Easy Scout?
9:58 โ Roberta's Hot Take on X: Liberty Pulling a 2025 Aces?
11:42 โ Flau'jae Johnson Segment Begins / Rating Her Start
15:08 โ NCAA-to-WNBA Timeline: Is Rookie Fatigue Real?
17:14 โ Comparison: Azzi Fudd, Dallas Wings, & How Teams Use #1 Picks
21:30 โ Olivia Miles as Rookie Comparison / Franchise Fit Matters
26:48 โ Flau'jae Johnson on Being a Baller AND a Rapper: "Why Do I Have to Choose?โ
29:30 โ Women's Basketball Roundup Promo / Slack Community
32:57 โ Awa Fam Thiam's Debut & What She Brings to the Storm
37:42 โ Ezi's Role Once the Bigs Are All Healthy
39:27 โ Jordan Horston Starting Discussion / Has Roberta Changed Her Mind?
43:30 โ What Does Growth Look Like on This Road Trip?
53:57 โ Hot Take: International Players & the Xenophobia Conversation
56:51 โ History Lesson: US Players in International Leagues
1:01:25 โ French Players in the WNBA & FIBA World Cup Nervousness
1:06:48 โ "There Is No Caitlin Clark Effect. There Is the Camilla Cardozo Effect.โ
1:10:27 โ Closing: What to Watch on the Road Trip / Follow Black Rosie Media
1:11:10 โ Outro & Sign-Off
Tempestade Talk is an independent podcast keeping an eye on the Seattle Storm. New episodes every week during the WNBA season.
Follow us on Bluesky social!
Tonight we're breaking it all down LIVE. The Mystics held Seattle to just 29 points at halftime and forced 11 turnovers โ was this a Washington fluke or a Seattle problem?
We're asking the hard questions about Sonia Raman's squad as they head to Toronto this weekend.
๐ฃ๏ธ Tonight's Topics:
๐ฉ๏ธStorm vs. Mystics Weds recap โ what went wrong
๐ฉ๏ธIs the 3-5 start cause for concern or just growing pains?
๐ฉ๏ธFlau'jae, Taina, Awa โ where does the young core stand?
๐ LIVE โ May 28th at 6:30 PM PT
๐ Subscribe & hit the bell so you never miss a show!
0:00 โ Intro & Welcome / Homestand Recap Overview
2:21 โ What's the Best & Worst of the Storm Right Now?
8:14 โ Is This a System Problem or a Player Problem? Easy Scout?
9:58 โ Roberta's Hot Take on X: Liberty Pulling a 2025 Aces?
11:42 โ Flau'jae Johnson Segment Begins / Rating Her Start
15:08 โ NCAA-to-WNBA Timeline: Is Rookie Fatigue Real?
17:14 โ Comparison: Azzi Fudd, Dallas Wings, & How Teams Use #1 Picks
21:30 โ Olivia Miles as Rookie Comparison / Franchise Fit Matters
26:48 โ Flau'jae Johnson on Being a Baller AND a Rapper: "Why Do I Have to Choose?โ
29:30 โ Women's Basketball Roundup Promo / Slack Community
32:57 โ Awa Fam Thiam's Debut & What She Brings to the Storm
37:42 โ Ezi's Role Once the Bigs Are All Healthy
39:27 โ Jordan Horston Starting Discussion / Has Roberta Changed Her Mind?
43:30 โ What Does Growth Look Like on This Road Trip?
53:57 โ Hot Take: International Players & the Xenophobia Conversation
56:51 โ History Lesson: US Players in International Leagues
1:01:25 โ French Players in the WNBA & FIBA World Cup Nervousness
1:06:48 โ "There Is No Caitlin Clark Effect. There Is the Camilla Cardozo Effect.โ
1:10:27 โ Closing: What to Watch on the Road Trip / Follow Black Rosie Media
1:11:10 โ Outro & Sign-Off
Tempestade Talk is an independent podcast keeping an eye on the Seattle Storm. New episodes every week during the WNBA season.
Follow us on Bluesky social!
Erica L Ayala
Roberta F. Rodrigues
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Host
Erica L. Ayala
Multimedia Sports Journalist | ๐ #WNBA Awards & HoopHall Lieberman Award Voter | ๐๏ธ Podcast Host: ๐Locked on Kraken, ๐ฝGotta Get Up (NY Liberty) & ๐ฉ๏ธ Tempestade Talk (SEA Storm)BA, Elon U. | MPA, NYU Founder of ๐ช๐พ @blackrosiemedia.bsky.social
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Roberta Rodrigues
Brazilian-American. Multimedia womenโs basketball journalist since 2008. Founder of the first WBB news portal in Latin America. Credenciada pela #WNBA.๐Seattle
