Set The Tempo

The inaugural Toronto Tempo season is in the books. Now it’s time to hand out the report cards. In the first offseason episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium grades the 2026 Toronto Tempo as a team and every player who finished the season on the roster , breaking down the highs, disappointments, surprises and biggest building blocks heading into year two. Pasted text Toronto finished 11-33 , but...

That’s a wrap on year one. The Toronto Tempo’s inaugural WNBA season is officially over following their final game against the Connecticut Sun — and despite the difficult ending, Toronto walks into the offseason with plenty to be excited about. Pasted text In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium breaks down the season finale, a career-high 28-point performance from rookie Kiki Rice , and w...

It all comes down to one game. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to the Toronto Tempo’s 97-85 loss to the Chicago Sky , setting up a fascinating finale against the Connecticut Sun with major WNBA Draft Lottery implications . Toronto was tied at halftime before another damaging quarter changed the game. This time it was a 28-11 third quarter , continuing a season-long pattern o...

That is a wrap on the Toronto Tempo’s inaugural home schedule — and unfortunately, it ended with one of their ugliest losses of the season. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to Toronto’s 106-69 loss to the New York Liberty at Coca-Cola Coliseum. The Liberty dominated offensively behind Breanna Stewart’s 27 points , while Toronto struggled badly from the field and from three. T...

Welcome back, Tempo fans. The WNBA is back — and the Toronto Tempo have only three games left in their inaugural season . In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to Toronto’s 103-85 loss to the Indiana Fever following the extended FIBA break. The final score looks lopsided, but Toronto stayed competitive for three quarters despite playing without Marina Mabrey, Brittney Sykes, Anees...

The Toronto Tempo are simply trying to survive. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to Toronto’s 93-73 loss to the Las Vegas Aces , the second-last game before the WNBA’s two-week FIBA break. The result was not pretty, but the context matters: Toronto was without six regular players due to injuries and FIBA departures, including Marina Mabrey, Brittney Sykes, Aneesah Morrow, Nya...

This might be the best-case scenario for the Toronto Tempo down the stretch. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to Toronto’s 90-78 loss to the Seattle Storm , their second straight defeat after snapping a 12-game losing streak in Vancouver. But this loss came with one massive positive: Kiki Rice set a new career high with 24 points , adding 5 assists, 3 rebounds and a steal in...

The winning streak is over — and the injury list somehow got worse. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to the Toronto Tempo’s 88-78 loss to the Las Vegas Aces in Vancouver, a competitive 10-point defeat against the defending champions and one of the greatest players in WNBA history, A’ja Wilson . All things considered, Toronto battled. But the bigger story is the devastating in...

The streak is over. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to the Toronto Tempo’s 82-79 win over the Portland Fire in Vancouver, snapping a painful 12-game losing streak and giving the franchise its first victory in roughly six weeks. Toronto was shorthanded again — and got even more banged up during the game — but still found a way to beat its expansion counterpart behind a massiv...

The Toronto Tempo’s inaugural season will not include playoff basketball. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium steps away from the usual postgame format for a full state of the franchise episode after the Tempo were officially eliminated from playoff contention following their loss to the Washington Mystics. Toronto sits at 10-25 , the third-worst record in the WNBA, after once hovering...

That one was right there. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to the Toronto Tempo’s 101-95 loss to the Indiana Fever at Scotiabank Arena — a game that delivered plenty of moral victories, even if the losing streak continues. The Tempo nearly pulled off the upset against one of the WNBA’s hottest teams, powered by Marina Mabrey’s 22 points , the long-awaited return of Brittney S...

That was the one. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to the Toronto Tempo’s 94-88 loss to the Dallas Wings , a game that felt like it could finally break the losing streak — until it slipped away late. Toronto has now lost 10 straight games , but this was one of the more competitive losses of the recent stretch. The Tempo fought back after a rough first quarter, got strong offe...

The losing streak hits nine, but this one had more positives than the last few. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to Toronto’s 107-95 loss to the Atlanta Dream , as the Tempo fall to 10-22 and Atlanta completes the season-series sweep. Toronto showed real offensive life behind a huge 36-point performance from Marina Mabrey , a strong all-around game from Kiki Rice , and anothe...

It is getting ugly in the Big Smoke. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to the Toronto Tempo’s 97-83 loss to the Portland Fire , their eighth straight defeat and 12th loss in the last 13 games . Unlike many recent losses, this one cannot simply be blamed on injuries. Brittney Sykes was the only Tempo player listed on the injury report , but Toronto still came out flat, turned t...

No cold open needed for this one. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to the Toronto Tempo’s 92-81 loss to the Golden State Valkyries , their seventh straight defeat and second straight loss to Golden State. It was not all bad — Aneesah Morrow made her Toronto Tempo debut , Nyara Sabally led the way with 21 points , and Maria Conde bounced back from deep — but the same issues sh...

Is it time to talk tank? In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to Toronto’s 96-79 loss to the Golden State Valkyries , another tough result that drops the Tempo to 10-19 on the season. Toronto played without Marina Mabrey and newly acquired Aneesah Morrow , while Brittney Sykes remains out. Despite that, the Tempo were competitive through three quarters and even briefly took the l...

Breaking news, Tempo fans. In this emergency episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to the Toronto Tempo making their first in-season trade , acquiring Aneesah Morrow from the Connecticut Sun in exchange for the rights to Maria Klenjakova and a 2028 second-round pick . Toronto needed rebounding. Toronto needed frontcourt help. Toronto needed a young, controllable piece to pair with Kiki Ri...

What do you say when your team has lost nine of ten? In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to one of the toughest losses of the Toronto Tempo season: a 104-72 blowout loss to the Minnesota Lynx at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto started hot, jumping out to a 12-3 lead , but the good vibes disappeared quickly. The Lynx settled in, dominated the middle quarters, forced 24 Tempo turnovers...

Kiki Rice is back — and the Toronto Tempo finally had something positive to build on, even in a loss. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to Toronto’s 100-93 loss to the Minnesota Lynx , the best team in the WNBA. The Tempo dropped to 10-17 , but this was not a blowout or a rock-bottom performance. Toronto fought hard despite still being without Brittney Sykes, Izzy Harrison, Ny...

The first half ends on a sour note. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to Toronto’s 109-83 loss to the Las Vegas Aces , a 26-point defeat that sends the Tempo into the WNBA All-Star break at 10-16 . Toronto closed its massive nine-game homestand at just 2-7 , with games spread across Coca-Cola Coliseum, Scotiabank Arena and the Bell Centre in Montreal. Injuries remain a major p...

Another tough night against Atlanta. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to the Toronto Tempo’s 111-92 loss to the Atlanta Dream , dropping Toronto to 0-3 against Atlanta this season and marking their sixth loss in the last seven games . The Tempo were right there at halftime, trailing by just one, but Atlanta took over in the second half with a 29-19 third quarter and a 34-26 f...

From a season high in Montreal to a season low against Washington. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to Toronto’s ugly 79-62 loss to the Washington Mystics , the lowest-scoring game in Tempo franchise history. After the emotional win over the New York Liberty, Toronto came out flat against a Mystics team that has now beaten them three times this season . The Tempo shot just 35...

Dubs in Montreal. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to Toronto’s massive 93-91 win over the New York Liberty , snapping a four-game losing streak and giving Montreal fans a thriller. The Tempo led by as many as 20 points in the third quarter, nearly gave it all away late, but survived behind a clutch bucket from Nyara Sabally and a huge bounce-back performance from Marina Mabr...

The losses are piling up — and so are the injuries. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to Toronto’s 83-75 loss to the Golden State Valkyries , as the hottest team in the WNBA extended its winning streak to six games. Toronto led after the first quarter and even carried a lead into the fourth, but once again ran out of gas late. The bigger concern? Nyara Sabally left after just...

The injury-depleted Toronto Tempo ran into Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings — and it showed. In this episode of Set The Tempo , Tyler Conium reacts to Toronto’s 89-76 loss to the Dallas Wings , the first episode recorded from the East Coast of Canada. Toronto was already without Brittney Sykes and Kiki Rice , then had late scratches with Julie Allemand and Temi Fagbenle also missing the game. T...