S3.E4: Biggest TAKEAWAYS from 2026 Seattle Storm Preseason

Seattle Storm Win Streak — Season Turning Point? | Flau'jae & Awa Fam Are Built Different

Two in a row. The Seattle Storm are BACK. 🌩️⚡ After an 11-game losing streak that tested every Storm faithful, Seattle closed out Pride Weekend on a high — back-to-back wins over the New York Liberty and Atlanta Dream, and the rookies are LOUD.  Flau'jae Johnson dropped a career-high 28 against the Liberty and followed it up with 24 points and 11 boards against Atlanta. Awa Fam went 8-for-9 with 5 threes. Natisha Hiedeman crossed 2,000 career points.  And Dominique Malonga? Youngest player in WNBA history to reach 500 career points. In two games. Erica and Roberta are back live to break it all down. 0:00 - Ezi Magbegor Injury Update + What It Means for Phoenix 2:44 - Breaking: Ezi Upgraded to Probable for Tomorrow 8:35 - The Starting Five Debate: Who's In, Who's Out? 12:47 - Why Awa at the 4 & Dom at the 5 Is the Right Call 20:23 - Win Streak Is Real: They Beat the Liberty AND Atlanta 23:16 - Awa Fam Is the Reason This Team Is Winning 42:06 - 99 Problems and Awa Fam Ain't One 😤 42:58 - Rookie Stats Breakdown: Awa's Numbers Are Absurd 46:50 - Rookie of the Year Race — Is There Even a Debate? 50:43 - Two Top-5 Rookies. On the Same Team. In Seattle. 53:47 - Storm vs. Mercury Preview: 60-40 Mercury — But Here's Why Storm Can Win 1:05:14 - "Dom Is My X Factor" — And We All Know It 1:17:57 - How the Storm Beat Phoenix: Punch First 1:21:58 - Does Flau'jae Even Need All-Star to Prove Her Case? Follow us on Bluesky social! Erica L Ayala 🦋https://bsky.app/profile/elindsay08.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/elindsay08.bsky.social]  Roberta F. Rodrigues 🦋https://bsky.app/profile/robertafr.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/robertafr.bsky.social] Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…  🎧https://blackrosiemedia.transistor.fm/ [https://blackrosiemedia.transistor.fm/]  Black Rosie Media: Olympics, Women’s Hockey, Women’s Basketball, and other stories that matter! 🎧 https://linktr.ee/BlackRosieMedia [https://linktr.ee/BlackRosieMedia]  ⚡ TEMPESTADE TALK — The Seattle Storm Podcast hosted by Roberta F. Rodrigues & Erica L. Ayala Your go-to show for everything Seattle Storm. Game breakdowns, roster drama, hot takes, and live Q&A with the fans — no filter, no filler. 🌊 Storm season is here. Let's talk about it. 📅 New episodes throughout the WNBA season

🌩️ TEMPESTADE TALK |More of This! Malonga Drops 37 But Storm Fall in OT Heartbreaker

112-110. Overtime. Azzi Fudd. 13 seconds. That's how the Seattle Storm's 3-15 season got one more loss — but make no mistake, this was the best we've seen from this team all year.  Dominique Malonga put up a career-high 37 points and 12 rebounds. Natisha Hiedeman was electric. The crowd at Climate Pledge was ALIVE. And still, the Storm couldn't close. Erica and Roberta break down the most painful loss of the season — and ask whether this game is proof of a turning tide or just another reminder of how far this team has to go. 🔍 IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 - Intro & Episode Overview  3:33 - Malonga, Awa Fam & Natisha's Night by the Numbers  5:52 - Who Was Actually Player of the Game?  24:57 - The Last Play Call in Regulation — Did Sonia Get It Right?  31:45 - You Have the #2 Pick. YOU PLAY THE #2 PICK.  54:44 - Jeff Drops In: Nobody Boxes Out & That's Coaching  1:29:09 - Mediocre Men Coaching in the WNBA (We Said What We Said) 1:55:51 - All-Star Plans, Community Shoutouts & Find Roberta at Pride 🖤🌹 AND THURSDAY IS THE BRM CLASSIC. The Seattle Storm host the New York Liberty on June 25 — and both teams need a win. The Liberty come in after a win over Las Vegas Tuesday night. They're also preparing for the Commissioner's Cup Final.  Storm faithful, this is your moment — a fatigued top team, a fired-up home crowd, and a Seattle squad that just showed it can hang with anyone. Don't miss it. 📊 STORM NOW: 3-15 | 11-game losing streak | Next up: vs. New York Liberty — Thursday, June 25 | The BRM Classic 🖤🌹 🌊 Tempestade Talk — Seattle Storm coverage. Expert analysis. Built for Storm faithful. No filter. Follow us on Bluesky social! Erica L Ayala 🦋https://bsky.app/profile/elindsay08.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/elindsay08.bsky.social]  Roberta F. Rodrigues 🦋https://bsky.app/profile/robertafr.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/robertafr.bsky.social] Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…  🎧https://blackrosiemedia.transistor.fm/ [https://blackrosiemedia.transistor.fm/]  Black Rosie Media: Olympics, Women’s Hockey, Women’s Basketball, and other stories that matter! 🎧 https://linktr.ee/BlackRosieMedia [https://linktr.ee/BlackRosieMedia]  ⚡ TEMPESTADE TALK — The Seattle Storm Podcast hosted by Roberta F. Rodrigues & Erica L. Ayala. Your go-to show for everything Seattle Storm. Game breakdowns, roster drama, hot takes, and live Q&A with the fans — no filter, no filler. 🌊 Storm season is here. Let's talk about it. 📅 New episodes throughout the WNBA season

S3.E11 | 3-13 and Falling: What's Wrong with the Seattle Storm?

The Seattle Storm fall to the expansion Portland Fire 94-89, dropping to 3-13 on the season. Dom Malonga goes off for a career-high 28 points and 11 rebounds. Jade Melbourne dishes 8 assists off the bench.  And the Storm STILL can't close. Erica and Roberta break down the postgame press conference with Natisha Hiedeman, Dominique Malonga, and head coach Sonia Raman — and ask the hard question:  Is this a fixable problem, or is the youngest front line in WNBA history still jus Follow us on Bluesky social! Erica L Ayala 🦋https://bsky.app/profile/elindsay08.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/elindsay08.bsky.social]  Roberta F. Rodrigues 🦋https://bsky.app/profile/robertafr.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/robertafr.bsky.social] Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…  🎧https://blackrosiemedia.transistor.fm/ [https://blackrosiemedia.transistor.fm/]  Black Rosie Media: Olympics, Women’s Hockey, Women’s Basketball, and other stories that matter! 🎧 https://linktr.ee/BlackRosieMedia [https://linktr.ee/BlackRosieMedia]  ⚡ TEMPESTADE TALK — The Seattle Storm Podcast hosted by Roberta F. Rodrigues & Erica L. Ayala Your go-to show for everything Seattle Storm. Game breakdowns, roster drama, hot takes, and live Q&A with the fans — no filter, no filler. 🌊 Storm season is here. Let's talk about it. 📅 New episodes throughout the WNBA season

BRICK BY BRICK | Storm Hang Tough vs. Sparks & Aces + Lexie Brown waived

The future frontcourt is officially here. Domonique Malonga and Awa Fam got their first start together last night against the Los Angeles Sparks — and all five Storm starters scored in double figures in an 88-83 loss that came down to the final minutes. Hiedeman dropped 16, Malonga 15, Flau'jae 14, Fam 12, Horston 11.  Add that to Monday's showing in Vegas, where Malonga scored 19 in her first start back from concussion protocol and Fam posted a season-high 16, and Seattle is finally starting to look like the team this healthy roster promised. Erica L. Ayala breaks down what the Malonga–Fam pairing means for Sonia Raman's rotation, the takeaways from back-to-back losses that felt different than the rest of the skid, and the front office shakeup: Lexie Brown waived after two seasons in Seattle, Taylor Thierry signed to a standard contract, and what the open roster spots mean with Ezi Magbegor's return on the horizon. 🏀 Seattle Storm coverage. Expert analysis. Built for Storm faithful. No filter. 🔴 LIVE Thursday, June 11 at 6:30 p.m. PT Drop your questions in the chat — what did you see from the Dom & Awa pairing? SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell so you never miss a Tempestade Talk livestream. Follow Tempestade Talk: A Black Rosie Media production. #SeattleStorm #DominiqueMalonga #AwaFam #LexieBrown #WNBA #TempestadeTalk #FlaujaeJohnson #StormBasketball Follow us on Bluesky social! Erica L Ayala 🦋https://bsky.app/profile/elindsay08.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/elindsay08.bsky.social]  Roberta F. Rodrigues 🦋https://bsky.app/profile/robertafr.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/robertafr.bsky.social] Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…  🎧https://blackrosiemedia.transistor.fm/ [https://blackrosiemedia.transistor.fm/]  Black Rosie Media: Olympics, Women’s Hockey, Women’s Basketball, and other stories that matter! 🎧 https://linktr.ee/BlackRosieMedia [https://linktr.ee/BlackRosieMedia]  ⚡ TEMPESTADE TALK — The Seattle Storm Podcast hosted by Roberta F. Rodrigues & Erica L. Ayala Your go-to show for everything Seattle Storm. Game breakdowns, roster drama, hot takes, and live Q&A with the fans — no filter, no filler. 🌊 Storm season is here. Let's talk about it. 📅 New episodes throughout the WNBA season

Seattle Storm 2026 Losing Streak: What's Going Wrong?

The Seattle Storm just dropped their fourth straight — a 72-68 loss to the Phoenix Mercury at home — and sit at 3-8. Erica and Roberta are live to break down the skid, the injuries, and what needs to change. Tonight we're covering: Four straight losses: breaking down the pattern Ezi and Dominique Malonga both out — how much is the frontcourt hurting this team? Mercury game recap: Awa Fam's 18 points weren't enough — why? Getting outrebounded 43-31 at home — a fixable problem or a roster problem? What does this stretch mean for Sonia Raman's rotation going forward? 🔔 Subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss a Storm breakdown. 📍 Tempestade Talk — an independent podcast keeping an eye on the Seattle Storm. 0:00 — Not enough dog in the Storm 🐶 1:36 — 4-game losing streak, down to 14th 3:23 — "The struggle is purely basketball" 6:42 — Katie Lou: still the floor-stretcher Seattle needs? 19:37 — Storm are easy to scout — and they know it 30:30 — Is coaching staff in Flau'jae's head? 👀 42:25 — Coach Sonia on team identity a quarter in 51:49 — Dom's concussion protocol — what's the hold up? 57:11 — Sonia Raman's growing pains as a first-time WNBA HC 1:03:12 — Does this team have the moxie to flip it? 🔥 1:15:01 — "Not cooked. Not fully barbecued." 1:17:04 — FIBA World Cup could shake up minutes 🌍 Follow us on Bluesky social! Erica L Ayala 🦋https://bsky.app/profile/elindsay08.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/elindsay08.bsky.social]  Roberta F. Rodrigues 🦋https://bsky.app/profile/robertafr.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/robertafr.bsky.social] Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…  🎧https://blackrosiemedia.transistor.fm/ [https://blackrosiemedia.transistor.fm/]  Black Rosie Media: Olympics, Women’s Hockey, Women’s Basketball, and other stories that matter! 🎧 https://linktr.ee/BlackRosieMedia [https://linktr.ee/BlackRosieMedia]  ⚡ TEMPESTADE TALK — The Seattle Storm Podcast hosted by Roberta F. Rodrigues & Erica L. Ayala Your go-to show for everything Seattle Storm. Game breakdowns, roster drama, hot takes, and live Q&A with the fans — no filter, no filler. 🌊 Storm season is here. Let's talk about it. 📅 New episodes throughout the WNBA season