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Expect growing pains (and positive glimpses) from rebuilt Storm

The Seattle Times·Mike Vorel Seattle Times columnist·24 days ago
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At halftime of the Storm’s season-opening 91-80 loss to the Golden State Valkyries , a pair of circus performers dubbed “Dauntless Duo” carried a long pole onto the court. As Jon Dutch balanced the precariously thin pole on his perspiring forehead, Anngela Burt quickly climbed to the top. While Dutch served as an unlikely anchor, Burt lifted herself into a handstand atop the teetering pole. The Climate Pledge Arena crowd enthusiastically applauded the duo’s audacious balancing act. The Storm, too, had a semblance of balance Friday — as Dominique Malonga (21 points, eight rebounds, 8 for 15 field goals), Zia Cooke (15 points), Jade Melbourne (13 points) and Flau’jae Johnson (12 points) all finished in double figures. First-year coach Sonia Raman deployed 10 different players in her Storm debut. Especially early, there were glimpses of who the Storm aspire to be. A graceful, gliding drive and lefty layup from Malonga, the 6-foot-6 foundation of Seattle’s future.…

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