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In this episode of The Good Word with Goodwill, legendary basketball reporter and columnist JA Adande joins the show and tells 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 .
After that, 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 fake. First, the kids talk about JA’s Lakers team. They discuss LeBron James’ place in Laker history before deciding whether JJ Redick fixed all of the team’s problems from last season.
The guys stay in LA, talking about “The Wall” at the Los Angeles Clippers’ new arena and wondering if moving to Inglewood might finally get the Clippers out of the Laker’s shadow.
Vinnie wonders if any team can beat the Boston Celtics but themselves while JA Adande gets so excited about the Oklahoma City Thunder that he reveals his NBA Finals prediction.
After talking about the Warriors’ chances of contention this season, the guys talk about the evolution of the NBA and how overall 3-point shooting is shaping up.
(00:00) – Hall of Fame induction by JA Adande
(11:40) – Who is on Mount Rushmore of the Lakers?
(17:35) – Did JJ Redick fix the Lakers?
(24:35) – Have the Clippers finally escaped the shadow of the Lakers?
(31:00) – Can any team stop the Celtics?
(33:20) – Can any team in the West stop the Thunder?
(39:15) – Are the Warriors fighting again?
(43:40) – Is 3-pt shooting ruining basketball?
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