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Ep. 139 - Marques Johnson "Love of the Game", Dennis Evans Interview!
On Episode 139 of the Ballislife In The Paint Show, hosts Ronnie Flores, Ani Umana and Chelsea Hopkins go hard on recent comments made by former NBA guard Brandon Jennings about today's NBA being a “players’ league” and how many current players lack a “love for the game and how those two things hurt the product for fans.
The ITP crew brings on former NBA All-Star Marques Johnson to get his perspective of Jennings’ social media comments. Johnson talks about his love for the game and how not all NBA players shared it, "load management" during his era, motivation during his playing days vs. the big money era of today and balancing skill development vs. branding development.
The ITP Crew also brings of special guest Dennis Evans, the fast-rising 7-footer from Hillcrest (Riverside, Calif.) & Team Inland travel ball club to talk about his recent USA Basketball and Elite 24 experiences, the keys to his large improvement over the past two years and what’s next in his development.
Chelsea also dishes on the WNBA as the playoff tip-off and her surprises and disappointments of the just completed regular season.
Both Johnson and Evans give terrific insight in this week's episode, so make sure to tune in from start to finish!
(0:00) - Intro
(0:56) - Elite 24 Reactions & Breakdown
(4:26) - Dennis Evans (Hillcrest, Riverside, CA) Interview
(17:44) - Ani’s Dennis Evans Scouting Report
(21:18) - Reaction to Brandon Jennings’ “Love of the Game” Comments
(28:10) - Chelsea’s Candid Take on Loving the Game
(37:20) - Marques Johnson Interview
(43:09) - Marques on Forcing Team Destination
(47:20) - Marques on Load Management
(50:22) - Marques on Players Loving the Game
(1:00:38) - Marques on Turning Pro vs. Coming Back
(1:05:35) - Marques on Skill vs. Social Development
(1:16:12) - Bronny James’ Recruitment
(1:24:39) - Reaction to Bill Russell’s No. 6 Retirement
(1:27:57) - Chelsea’s WNBA Update & Analysis
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