we have a deal with ESPN+ for both Big Sky and Big West, and one with Spectra for football. I haven't been able to find the actual amount of either of those two. As you said, I'm sure its peanuts compared to the MWC contract (hell, we might have to PAY for the PRIVILEGE of having the Montana folk televise our games!)

i agree with the Big West Banter - Magpayo is a really good coach, and has brought a great deal of stability to a program that has floundered for many years prior to his arrival (look at their BWC record the 20 years before he came). they play smart, tough basketball which tends to mirror our approach. we beat them up last year by 20 down there, but they came back up north to beat us in a close one (one point game with 2:00 to go). we will be challanged again by their size inside.

Poly beats Beach 78-67 to break their conference losing streak. How the heck did the Beach shoot 65% from the arc to beat us? That one hopefully doesn’t hurt us down the stretch

I watched Stokes play last night. 6’5 muscular kid. Scored the bulk of his point on strong drives to the hoop, but he had a really nice mid range jump shot (although it wasn’t dropping). Solid on defense and worked hard on the boards.

Jim Les made the drive down to watch him in person.

Felt like we should have won that one more comfortably. First half, they were 3-13 from the Arc and all three were buzzer beaters (2 launched from downtown, one off the backboard). The fouls and their FT shooting kept them in it. Also, their dominance on the offensive boards. We really need someone to step up and help Rocek down low. Mani seems lost in there, and Chappell doesn’t quite have the size. Of all the pieces we lost last season, Adebayo may be the toughest one to fill.

Cooper I believe hurt his thigh late in the first half di that limited him. Maybe we’ll see more from Robeson down the stretch.

that was surprising. I had the same sinking feeling when he got the ‘T’ (did that ball ever come down?)

Clutch play down the stretch but some not so great FT shooting else it wouldn’t have come down to their harrowing sequence at the end.

I thought the refs called way too many fouls in the second half on both sides.

Decent crowd of 1500 - for some reason, nobody shows up until game time!

I wonder if we’ll see some zone tomorrow to help with the height and take away some of the pack and roll? Really hurts having only one big guy. It seems clear Les doesn’t trust Mani on the defensive end. Maybe we’ll get more Chappell even though he’s not a real low post type. This is where we miss 15 solid minutes from Borra.

Warriors are 1.5 point favorites tonight.

speaking of brutal losing streaks, out in my neighborhood Livermore High has lost 115 straight EBAL games, last winning in 2014. Across town, Granada has been a perennial playoff team even winning a NorCal title a couple years ago. Open boundaries so any decent player in town enrolls at Granada, and they’ve found ways to get good players to transfer in. Hopefully, a new coach this year ends the streak.

if we can get the starting five all clicking on a given night, we can be tough. Pablo has been, almost literally, up and down. Niko hasn’t been part of the offense most night. And Leo and Sevilla are still not shooting like we expect.

This weird scheduling makes it tough to see where we stand even after 8 games. Similar for teams that drew Irvine or UCSD twice.

Irvine beats Poly 101-71 to give Mustangs NCAA record for consecutive conference loses. If you’re gonna set the record, make a statement by losing by 30!

one end of the floor is bleachers where the band and GA fans sit. The other end is the ‘fast break lounge’ where you can buy pizza and drinks, including beer and wine, and watch the game at stools. Kinda fun to watch from there.

Cooper had a nice trip. He was solid vs Poly.

His dad, Michael Cooper, had his number retired Monday by the Lakers. Good week for the family!

Stokes won his appeal and has been playing for Daugherty Valley. He scored 32 last night in victory over DeLaSalle and had 47 last week in a loss vs Cal High. He plays this Friday at Granada (here in Livermore) - I plan to go and will pass on my views.

Ags win! Big sweep. TY was a one man wrecking crew. Niko was very good. Defense in the first half was stifling and we didn’t turn the ball over.

TY is making his way up the all time scoring list. One name ahead of him that surprised me was Silar Schneider. I hadn’t realized he had that many points.

Didn’t think we could count on them to be cold all game

I’m working in the yard listening…..have to find another hour’s worth of work. Can’t risk changing the mojo!

it seems like the problem with the Rec Hall (going way back) was that it was a multi functional space. Basketball arena, but with all that open space up top for classes, indoor running, etc. The foldout bleachers feel like they are there only for graduation (and those early ESPN Games). Even with a good crowd it never feels very full.

This is a 1:00 tip off. This is one bad thing about streaming - can’t easily switch from ESPN+ to the NFL game.

20 turnovers is 13 LESS than they had in the December game at Davis. They were so careless with the ball the first game; same thing tonight?

They loaded up with transfers this year and will lose a boatload of players. If that doesn’t lead to at least a few BWC wins, that’s another setback to their program.

he is out; he has traveled to most games.

Poly must be happy to be done with us. Our defense just shuts them down.

Take away Leo’s FGs numbers and our FG% was pretty good.

Big win