Scott Marsh did the play by play on ESPN3 of the LB/CSUN game last night. It was a bit strange hearing the voice of the Aggies on a non-Aggie game.

They seem to be pulling out the stops to get people to the double header Saturday. Emotional support dogs on the second level and baby races at halftime. Something for everyone!

And the replacement is...

I was at the earlier game between the two. With the way the Aggies started, there was some frustration on one side and some strutting on the other (neither of which seemed out of the ordinary). When Max got insanely hot in the second half and started bringing the Gauchos back into it, I think the Ags started pressuring him more and getting more physical. From his standpoint, I'm sure he wasn't thrilled with it, and I wouldn't be surprised if the Ags let him know that his team lost. Again, I didn't see anything I'd consider dirty, just hard physical play. Being such a small team, the Ags do have to play a physical brand of basketball to keep from just getting bulldozed by bigger stronger opponents. I can certainly see how that might tick off other teams, especially if the refs are letting them play.

Obviously I want players held accountable for their actions, but with Joe not having any history of issues, and the back and forth nature of the relationship, it seems like a warning is appropriate.

Way to take care of business!

interesting words from Les. We need to make sure the right guys are getting the shots down the stretch. Yeah joe was really hot. That is uncharacteristic of him. Squire looked hot too.

Tough loss. We certainly didn’t play well but UCSB is tough and made the plays. Lots of words exchanged after the buzzer. Not sure what it was all about but it would be interesting if we see them in Anaheim

Ugly win but I’ll take any road win. Sets up a good contest on Saturday at UCSB for second place

I watched a bit of the game. We missed half a dozen layups (some contested but several wide open). Sounds like that was a trend throughout the game. Too bad that we couldn't capitalize on all the youthful energy in the Pavillion.

This makes Saturday's game at Hawaii a big one.

Well that’s interesting. Hope she can get back into shape to contribute at the BWT.

That's a good question. I honestly think that Pepper will be as good a 3 point shooter, eventually, as Mooney is now, and you mentioned Manjon, who can hit the open 3. Squire has that shot too and I'd imagine we'll see it more next year. Fuller should also be able to fill some of the void. Also we might see some transfers that will help out on the perimeter. We graduate 4 seniors and have only signed 1 for next year. Hopefully get some size, but maybe another shooter or two.

Edit: Actually, one of the best pure shooters we have is Cameron Ba. Watch him warm up and you'll see a bunch of swishes (easier to look good during warmups, of course). We'll see if the rest of his game comes around to a point where he sees some time.

I also think Les recruits guys that are already good shooters. Mooney was a sharp shooter in high school (and he's definitely added to his game since then), I remember reading that Printup made 6 (i think) 3 pointers in a game his senior year, and Gonzo was already an established D1 shooter at St. Mary's before transferring. So a good combination of recruiting guys with 3 point ability, then a top notch staff that develops those abilities. Good formula for success.

He's been so consistent this year I'm almost surprised when a 3 pointer of his doesn't go in. And the last few games he's been much more aggressive going to the rim. You give him a few steps and he buries a jumper, but play him tight and he goes right around you. Tough combination to stop.

Just fyi, Ags as a team are 6th in the nation in 3-pt fg%, 39.3% per game.

I don’t believe so. There may be exceptions but the times I’ve seen them on the road I don’t see the redshirts.

csuf wins it in the fourth OT. Hawaii and Irvine on espn2 now. A couple of weeks ago I was a little worried we might be fighting for the last few spots in the BW, now we might be in second if Hawaii wins tonight. Weird year.

Couldn’t ask for a better Saturday sweep! And for you 49er fans I’m pretty sure I sat behind Arik Armstead. Not sure why he was there but maybe some connection to Csun

Clumsy game so far. Ags down 12-13 at 11:39 left

Field trip day. Free entry.

I seem to remember the Ags playing a midweek day game on the road (last season maybe) that was full of kids. Maybe trying to do the same thing

Good question about Printup's time. I've been critical of Les in the past about entrenching guys on the bench for a good portion of the season, and then leaning on them at critical times and expecting top notch results (mostly this comes from a few years ago when they had 9 months to prepare for Monson missing the BWT but not giving Georgie any time at all, then expecting him to perform well in Anaheim). In this case with Printup, he's really stepped up. I think you're right about the correlation in his play and our recent surge. He's got the spot up shot going really well and plays tough smart defense. We could say the same thing about Fuller. He seemed to be at the end of the bench for a stretch of games, now he's in there giving great minutes.

Worth mentioning Squire's impact on the game too. He really bulked up over the off season, and while he doesn't quite have Manjon's speed or Gonzo's shot (who does?), he plays physical ball, and plays bigger that 6'0".

As we all know, we were playing a lot of small ball anyways even with Neufeld. His time definitely dwindled through the year. Guys like Fuller and Printup, who were recruited as guards/wings, have to have a totally different defensive mentality now when facing guys like Sow on the block. On the flip side, we need to continue to take advantage of our speed on the offensive side (Fuller can get by most of the bigs that are trying to guard him) and our stretch big's, both Fuller and especially Prinutp, and even Koehler to a certain extent, can pull their bigs out away from the basket, making it easier for the guards to finish at the rim. It really is a pleasure to watch such a well coached bunch of kids playing with 100% effort.