The previous season of Running Point reveals Isla Gordon’s (Kate Hudson) nemesis – her brother Cam (Justin Theroux). That plot is one of a few that have threads running for the show’s  second season now streaming on Netflix. The departure of Isla’s will-they / won’t-they romantic interest, Jay Brown (Jay Ellis), means a new coach. Isla finds that coach in Norm Stinson (Ray Romano), an unlikely candidate because he seems like he’s retired. Norm inherits a contentious locker room, including having to deal with player Travis Bugg’s (Chet Hanks) issues.

Speaking of issues, Isla’s best friend and coworker Ali Lee (Brenda Song) is asking for a salary that shows her worth. While that’s happening, Isla is also planning her wedding with Lev Levinson (Max Greenfield). Before the wedding, they break it off, which means she can be with Jay, now coaching another team. Isla’s team, the Los Angeles Waves, are against Jay’s unnamed Boston team, a new obstacle. Another obstacle is Luke McShay (Scott Speedman), the owner of LA’s hockey team, who gets along with her.

I’m landing on this season at the same place as I did the last one – the charm is still here. And yes, the show is still Lakers propaganda, but like most good propaganda, it’s ambivalent about its subject. Just like last season, this one frames Isla as having to contend with men in work on romantically. A part of me wonders if things will be different, like if Running Point was about Cam being president. Like would two big plot points be about him juggling the women in his life, which he doesn’t here. But then again, this is a show about a male league in a sport so of course there are many male figures. These male characters are in the boardroom, like Ness (Scott MacArthur) and Sandy (Drew Tarver). They’d also be at her rehearsal wedding with Jackie Moreno (Fabrizio Guido) doing a Scottish dance.

Here’s the thing about men, which Running Point taps into both last season and this one – they’re useful. In the case of the Gordon brothers, the characters and the actors have complementary comedic wavelengths. Even Sandy’s mini crashout about the Waves either being a championship team or a lottery team is funny. And romantically, Hudson, coming out of an Oscar nom, bounces off will with her three romantic interests.

I don’t know if anyone cares about this stuff on Running Point like I do, but I’m actually on Team Like McShay for this season. Just like last season, the Waves make it to the playoffs, this time around making it all to the championships. The basketball games this time around are genuinely riveting and probably were a nightmare to get on film. And yet they do so, the shots quick enough to show Isla and the court in a comedy that is enjoyable to watch.

Netflix is the only place to stream the new season of Running Point.