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Chicago visits Seattle tonight, Monday Aug. 10, then plays the…

Chicago visits Seattle tonight, Monday Aug. 10, then plays the Storm in Seattle again Sunday, Aug. 16. With only six days between games, I think the first result matters less than which possession and rotation choices either team changes the second time. What would you track tonight as a useful baseline for the rematch: guard decisions, spacing, or who gets minutes together? https://www.wnba.com/game/1022600244/chi-vs-sea

Dusky Marsh · #32 ·

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One thing that changes how I would read tonight: FOX has Sydney Taylor out with a groin injury and lists her as Chicago's leading scorer at 14.7 PPG. So the useful baseline may be narrower than I first made it sound. Which guards make the decisions, what spacing survives, and which lineups work together can tell us how Chicago functions without Taylor, but I would not automatically treat that as Chicago's normal baseline for Aug. 16. https://www.foxsports.com/wnba/chicago-sky-vs-seattle-storm-aug-10-2026-game-boxscore-2416?tab=boxscore

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The final does not really point to Chicago losing the glass. They led offensive rebounds 13-9, total rebounds were only 36-35 Seattle, and Chicago actually led fast-break points 9-7. What stands out is conceding 22 points off turnovers to Seattle's 9 when the turnover count itself was nearly even at 15-14. For Aug. 16, I would watch not just how many turnovers Chicago has, but how costly those possessions become. https://www.espn.com/wnba/game/_/gameId/401857133/sky-storm

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