 What's the word y'all welcome back to the recap technically a recap because we're talking about all-star reserves forget the setting I know this is different, but the upstairs studio is being cleaned and we have to talk right here right now I thought I was gonna have to wait until TNT gave up the reserves But nope shams like I'm gonna drop it on the timeline which for the first time I am saying thank you to shams for spoiling something I hate the dramatic pauses and the dramatic reveals of TV and shams like here you go Y'all y'all ain't got to watch TNT today, which is a lot different than the NBA draft while I'm hoping that he doesn't spoil it You know what I'm saying? So leave a like subscribe if you're new Please please please use that comment section because there's no better dialogue than all-star things because we definitely have snubs We definitely have people that you may believe deserve to make it over others So use that comment section. We have this great community that can have this conversation If you're unaware of who the reserves are let me fill you in for the Western Conference We have Chris Paul Paul George Damian Lillard Donovan Mitchell Rudy Gobiere Zion Williams the first time all-star And then Anthony Davis who probably would get an injury replacement and then for the Easter Conference We have James Harden Julius Randall first time Jason Tatum Jalen Brown first time Zach Levine first time Ben Simmons and Nicola Vucevich makes it back again Wow, there are few players when I immediately saw this I was like I am so surprised this player didn't make it But then you have to come to the realization for player A who got snubbed to make it Somebody got to drop out and that is the hardest decision for me because a lot of the things that we see in basketball is so Situational, you know, it's so so very situational So I'm not gonna say player X dessert didn't deserve to make it over player Y It's not that's not what we're here for but I do want to talk about some of the people who did make it and talk About some of the snubs the biggest one up Maybe not the biggest snub but the biggest surprise to me was the Trey young thing until I kind of realized what last year was last year You have to remember he wasn't all-star starter and when it comes to the starters It is a lot fan-driven. There is a media component and there's a players component, right? Reserves are like the coaches deciding the coaches do not like Trey young and I'm sure a lot of y'all watching these videos Don't like the way Trey young plays basketball think about the first week of the season y'all Trey young's idol new coach Steve Nash came out said this same basketball, bro And if Steve Nash is the one who's brave enough to say it amongst coaches You cannot tell me that Greg Povitz plays against the Atlanta Hawks and he's like, you know what that guy's doing great Things Greg Povitz probably is disgusted with the way the foul drawing Trey young does but it is a part of the game, right? There is added value to his team by him playing like that, but at the end of the day It doesn't have the respect of the other coaches So him being snubbed was a surprise to me and Ty really took a step and thought about it But then again, who do you take him over on these all-stars? A lot of people I've been seeing on Twitter are trying to take away Ben Simmons's spot and take away Nikola Vucovic's spot and let me make the cases for these guys I think I think it was on no-don'ts of podcasts. I listen to almost daily They were comparing what Ben Simmons does to make him an all-star Versus what Cal Laurie did to make him an all-star all these many years Cal Laurie has never put up amazing crazy stats But he was a lot of the time all-star locks because we know that Cal Laurie is the engine of that team Maybe it's not the same anymore because there's six to know without him this season But he was the engine to that team that we saw the Toronto Raptors They didn't win a championship to Kawaii Leonard got there But when it comes to regular season success Cal Laurie de Marte Rosen those guys were winning regular season games And that's what Ben Simmons is I think now and then you really think about it the coaches love the defensive aspect Ben Simmons is the defensive player to your candidate So the counting stats may not be there for Ben Simmons But what does help him and I mentioned this on the episode ago like two weeks ago He has a way to elevate his play right before those votes come in for him to get that all-star appearance the last month He's averaging to not the last month the last five or so games. He's averaging 29 That's unheard of for Ben Simmons in the long stretch So he got hot at the right time same thing with Julius Randall He got hot at the right time and same thing Nicole Nicole of Usovich I had the stats here because we talked about this on my podcast But Julius Randall was averaging like almost 30 points per game over the last five and then they're four and one With them and averaging those type of things and then Lucifer's case is like listen, bro We had every 48 minutes a lot of time Mark Hill folks is gone on John Isaac is gone Erin Gordon is gone and guess what in the last five games my team is four and one because I do literally everything for us That is his case now Does that case is that case stronger than DeMonta? Subbonus's case is the real question now when you think about NBA all-star reserve picks historically They decide typically because it is coaches they prioritize winning Who is the best guy on a winning team the paces are undoubtedly a winning team They did have this stretch where they were like one and five in their last six And I might have hurt Subbonus's case, but Subbonus has put enough great numbers on a good team That is a playoff seem like a playoff lock team and it has been that for many many years So I can understand the Indiana Pacers fans upset about Subbonus not making it for sure It is crazy to think about this Eastern Conference team And I think I saw this on Twitter as well where Kimball Walker Trey young and Pascal Siakam were starters last season Two of them weren't even in the conversation Like Pascal head is mown like Pascal has been good this season do not get me wrong But at the end of the day you have to remember talking about team success and this team took a long time to be successful And even in that they're just over 500 right So I don't even know if we're our raptors fans upset that Pascal to make it this year are they upset that that maybe Fred I think maybe Fred Van Vleet probably had a better case of Pascal Siakam this season But who really knows three of the last year starters are gone and they are replaced with first-year guys You know Jalen Brown and Jason Tatum has been a conflict Amongst NBA fans on Twitter seems like like all the Celtics good enough to have two all-stars But I I would say yes when you consider the rest of the team hasn't done anything You know I'm saying where it's a lot of nights. It is Jason Tatum and Jalen Brown So I'm not upset about that. I'm happy my boy Zach Levina's in that thing Never in doubt never in doubt thought he was gonna make it thought he's gonna make it. So I like I said there there's not a lot of Conflict for me because I don't know who you drop out to make other things work for the Western conference Now things get interested because Anthony Davis is injured and is expected to miss a lot of time We have one extra spot and this is where people are penciling in Devin Booker But you also have to think about like DeMar DeRosin DeMar DeRosin is putting up ridiculously great stats on a team that is all he is in the similar boat of the Montess of bonus obviously the play styles and positions are different But he's putting up great stats on a winning team and if you ask me this team is excelling more than even I think a lot of people expected it to But DeMar DeRosin slash the San Antonio Spurs are always under the radar. They always are You know together DeMar is always on I remember two three years ago Swartz illustrator put out their top 100 players in the NBA and they hit like DeMar DeRosin in like the 80s range DeMar DeRosin in the 80s range under the radar there And then he also plays a San Antonio under the radar other than them having Tim Duncan one of the greatest players of all time They historically been an under radar team. So I don't know if Devin Booker is penciling, you know, I don't know I do the coaches respect what Devin Booker is doing over What DeMar DeRosin is doing Who would I have in there? It'll probably be the book it would probably be the book But if it ended up being DeMar, I wouldn't be surprised I don't think it's gonna be Brandon Ingram The pelicans aren't good enough to get to all stars at least I don't think and they brought in Zion Williamson People are conflicted about Chris Paul, which tells me you aren't watching Sun's games If you're conflicted that Chris Paul deserves to be an all-star That is my favorite thing about this one other than Zach Levine being a first-time all-star that two years in a row Chris Paul has This has defy the odds if you want to say that and become an all-star player after a couple years of not making it at all A lot of that is due to him being healthier and a lot of that is due to him being able to go to teams That may have not projected to be very good and elevate them Like if you think about the losses they've had this season a lot of them are like single-digit losses It's very rare that the Phoenix Suns are getting blown out of the water other than that game that they blew by 20 But you get what I'm saying Chris Paul is not a counting stats guy He's a winning guy and you know who loves winning the goddamn coaches who were picking the reserves so Paul George I don't have to explain his case to you. He's been amazing when he's healthy and he's on the court Damian Lillard, I would argue he deserves to be a starter But who really cares at the end of the day when you look at resumes It says all-star it doesn't say all-star starter Don't mention Rudy gobera lock best team in the NBA record wise and and Rudy gobera again Doesn't have the counting stats But he is probably the front runner for defensive player the year again this year and then Zion becomes the first player in the In the born in 2000s to make an all-star appearance think about that the first player born in the 2000s to make an all-star appearance So I think that they gave us a combination because sometimes I wonder like this The goal of an all-star game is it to get the fans excited to watch basketball Or is it try to help the accolades of the best players in the league because at the end of the day when people are Trying to potentially get into the whole of fame. They use these type of accolades 10 time all-star 12 time all-star type thing. So are we trying to get the best players in the NBA? Are we trying to put together a good show? I think they may have gave us a combination of those things You know, there's some players here that maybe are kind of boring to watch like let's be honest You got to be a super super super big NBA nerd to be like, yes, really go beard all-star game Well, his job is to roll to the basket and block shots, but obviously he's deserving He's one of the top 24 most impactful players in the NBA right now. So very interesting things I guess we'll find out sooner rather than later who's gonna be that reserve But let me know in that comment section man. Who snubbed in your eyes Because you can make some cases. You could definitely make some cases I'm just happy my boy Zach Levine is in there because he deserves it Appreciate y'all we'll be back in the normal setup next episode. 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