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In this episode of The Good Word with Goodwill, legendary basketball journalist and columnist JA Adande joins the show to tell us about his weekend where he was honored with the Curt Gowdy Print Media Award and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .
Then Vinnie hits JA with some overreactions to the first week of the NBA regular season to find out which ones are real and which ones are silly. First the guys talk about JA’s Lakers team. They discuss LeBron James’ place in Lakers history before deciding whether JJ Redick has solved all the team’s problems from last season.
The boys stay in LA, talk about “The Wall” at the Los Angeles Clippers’ new arena and wonder if a move to Inglewood can finally lift the Clippers out of the Lakers’ shadow.
Vinnie wonders if any team can beat the Boston Celtics other than themselves, while JA Adande gets so excited about the Oklahoma City Thunder that he reveals his prediction for the NBA Finals.
After talking about the Warriors’ chances to compete this season, the guys talk about the evolution of the NBA and how widespread three-point shooting is becoming.
(00:00) – Introducing JA Adande’s Hall of Fame
(11:40) – Who’s on Mount Rushmore with the Lakers?
(17:35) – Did JJ Redick fix the Lakers?
(24:35) – Have the Clippers finally escaped the Lakers’ shadow?
(31:00) – Can any team stop the Celtics?
(33:20) – Can any team in the West stop the Thunder?
(39:15) – Are the Warriors contenders again?
(43:40) – Ruined 3-point basketball shooting?
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