{"id":4839,"date":"2017-03-01T09:03:19","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T14:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=4839"},"modified":"2017-03-01T09:03:19","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T14:03:19","slug":"coast-2-coast-podcast-episode-20-time-nba-reset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2017\/03\/01\/coast-2-coast-podcast-episode-20-time-nba-reset\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast 2 Coast Podcast Episode #20: Time for an NBA Reset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA is finally back to &#8220;just the game&#8221;. After a hectic All-Star weekend filled with dunk contest disappointment and a week filled with trade deadline drama, the attention returned to the hardwood. With that, Austin and Dante set out to &#8220;reset&#8221; the NBA, as they break down where every team stands with a third of the season remaining.<\/p>\n<p>First, the guys were joined, once again, by LWOPB&#8217;s Lior Kozai, to try to predict how the East turns out, especially post-<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lowryky01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Lowry<\/a><\/strong> injury. Other topics include who will compete for the eighth spot and whether there is hope in New York, Orlando, and Philadelphia. Then, Austin and Dante turn to a more clear-cut Western Conference. Can Houston play with the big boys in the West come playoff time? Can Boogie jumpstart New Orleans&#8217; eighth seed chances? Finally, they ponder what the Lakers&#8217; future looks like with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnsma02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Magic Johnson<\/a><\/strong> at the helm.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Coast 2 Coast Podcast Episode #20: Time for an NBA Reset<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/eukjy-683292?from=yiiadmin\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Austin Cracraft and Dante Guarneri discuss everything from the wide world of the NBA, whether it be the latest update from a Banana Boat or a legend being thrown out of the Garden.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Follow the show on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Coast2CoastPod\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Coast2CoastPod<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Austin is a Staff Writer and Podcast Host\/Producer at\u00a0Last Word On Sports. He is currently attending the\u00a0University of Oregon\u00a0and enjoys watching, talking about, and playing sports. He is a shameless Colorado Buffaloes\u00a0and\u00a0Oregon Ducks\u00a0fan.<\/p>\n<p>Dante studies Financial Economics at\u00a0Columbia University. For every statistic and analytic undertaking, he hopes to shed humorous light on the everyday parity of the sports world. 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