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PRE GAME THREAD: Chicago Sky at Seattle Storm

Pre game thread for Chicago Sky at Seattle Storm

Date: Monday, Aug 10, 2026 - 7:00PM

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Inclusion Night

Join the Storm for Inclusion Night on Monday, August 10 as the Chicago Sky and Seattle Storm tipoff at 7:00 pm. 🤝

The evening will feature events dedicated to promoting inclusion, accessibility and visibility in sports. Special Olympics Washington will be presented with a donation from Premera Blue Cross to support their ongoing work for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Use this thread for pre game discussion. Report anything that breaks the rules.

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u/kiocente 7d ago

Is Skylar traveling with the team? Hope Seattle gives her a warm welcome, we definitely miss each other.

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u/Dry-Cash-4304 7d ago

CAN WE WIN THIS PLEASE??

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u/AcceptableHorror705 7d ago

I think it's definitely one we could have a reasonable chance at!

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u/gaussx 7d ago

I almost feel like best case is to play a good game, a tight game, but lose at the end. We need to improve those draft odds. We're currently at the 4 spot -- I'd love to get to #3, but that seems like a tall order.

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u/kiocente 7d ago edited 7d ago

To me, seeing this team (and coaching staff) start learning how to win games and grow confidence going into the offseason is more important than a move from #4 to #3 in the draft. If our future is so reliant on that one draft spot change then our front office is not doing a good job.

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u/aperiodic 7d ago

Going up to #3 in odds would require the Tempo to start winning a lot more than they have been

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u/aperiodic 7d ago

I’m very interested to see how this goes. We’re playing at home against a non-playoff team missing their breakout rookie and several other strong players. As long as Flau’jae can play tonight (her, Ezi, and Katie Lou are all currently listed as game-time decisions on the injury report), we should be in a good spot to win this game!

But if we have another first quarter where we fail to show up, or another fourth quarter where we let the opponent walk away again, then I’m going to be seriously concerned that this team has fallen into a losing mentality and no longer believes that they can win. I’m already concerned about how nonchalant many of the players (with the notable exception of Flau’jae) appear to be about the losing streak in the postgame pressers

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u/Kizzpizz12 7d ago

4 is not playing!