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He's the Indiana University professor who got young Mark Cuban interested in advanced analytics, a pioneer of adjusted plus/minus, and a man who says some coaching moves in these playoffs have been flat wrong.

Which team is more in need of a rebuild: A 50-win team that wins some playoff series, or a 60-win team that loses in the first round?

The burning question for this week's LA Hot Button is: Will the Lakers make the playoffs? ESPNLA Now host Mark Willard provides his perspective.

J.A. Adande and Israel Gutierrez on what teams in the Eastern Conference could challenge the Heat in the playoffs.

Scoop sits with Danny Granger and J.A. Adande to discuss their NBA playoff predictions and what it's like to play against the best.