On this episode of The Good Phrase with Goodwill, legendary basketball journalist and columnist J.A. Adande joins the present and tells us about his weekend, the place he was honored with the Curt Gowdy Print Media Award and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Corridor of Fame.
After that, Vinnie hits J.A. with some overreactions to the primary week of the NBA common season to search out out which of them are actual and which of them are silly. First up, the blokes discuss J.A.’s Lakers group. They talk about LeBron James’ place in Lakers historical past earlier than deciding if JJ Redick has mounted all the group’s points from final season.
The fellows keep in L.A., speaking about “The Wall” on the Los Angeles Clippers’ new enviornment and questioning if shifting to Inglewood may lastly get the Clippers out of the Lakers’ shadow.
Vinnie wonders if any group can beat the Boston Celtics moreover themselves whereas J.A. Adande will get so excited in regards to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder that he reveals his NBA Finals prediction.
After speaking in regards to the Warriors’ probabilities of competition this season, the blokes speak in regards to the evolution of the NBA and the way prevalent 3-point taking pictures is changing into.
(00:00) – J.A. Adande’s Corridor of Fame induction
(11:40) – Who’s on the Lakers’ Mount Rushmore?
(17:35) – Did JJ Redick repair the Lakers?
(24:35) – Have the Clippers lastly escaped the Lakers’ shadow?
(31:00) – Can any group cease the Celtics?
(33:20) – Can any group within the West cease the Thunder?
(39:15) – Are the Warriors contenders once more?
(43:40) – Is 3-pt taking pictures ruining basketball?
