This week, Gottlieb discusses what looks like is shaping up to be a year of parity in college basketball a wide open college basketball season, LaMelo Ball missing time in Australia with a foot injury, and why LeBron is the clear cut frontrunner for MVP. This week's guest is 3×NBA All-Defensive First Team, and NBA Champion Tony Allen on how he defied the odds to make it from Chicago to becoming one of the most respected defenders in NBA history, growing up with Will Bynum, learning the NBA ropes from Paul Pierce, how a knee injury made him shift his focus to being an elite defender, the '08 title team and what it means to him to earn Kobe's respect. Make sure you download, rate and subscribe here to get the latest All Ball Podcasts!

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