PODCAST: Seattle Storm Are Building Something Special, But Late Losses Have to Stop
- Erica L. Ayala
- Jul 16
- 2 min read
NOTE: This episode was recorded LIVE on July 17th Three-game losing streak.
Close games. Same late-game breakdowns. Storm faithful know this feeling — and Erica and Roberta aren't sugarcoating it.
On this episode of Tempestade Talk, the crew breaks down back-to-back losses to the Washington Mystics and Chicago Sky, pulls the tape on the fourth-quarter collapse patterns, and asks the hard question: is this a young team learning, or is there something deeper going wrong? Additional
What we get into:
0:00 — "Uh-Oh, Here We Go Again?" — Storm on a 3-Game Skid
1:25 — Game Recap: What Went Wrong vs. Washington & Chicago
7:36 — The Lead Tracker Doesn't Lie — Storm Never Had Control
10:13 — Sonia, Flau'jae & Awa Speak After the Loss
10:31 — A Three-Game Losing Streak. We've Seen This Before
13:39 — Is Flau'jae the Leader of This Team Now?
16:30 — Sonia's "Next Play" Mentality — Is It Working?
17:54 — Free Throws, Turnovers & the Late-Game Collapse Pattern
45:41 — Fourth Quarter: Jeff & Optimus Prime Take the Wheel
1:00:49 — The Skylar Diggins Accountability Conversation
1:04:42 — Will the Storm Trade Ezi Before the Deadline?
1:06:40 — That Chicago Defense Was ROUGH (And We Said It)
1:27:40 — BRM Is Going to All-Star Weekend 🌩️
1:38:22 — "If Flau'jae Ain't Got a Problem, I Ain't Got a Problem Either" Follow us on Bluesky social!Erica L Ayala🦋https://bsky.app/profile/elindsay08.b...
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