Reaction to STATEMENT Thunder win vs. Nuggets, LeBron an All-Star but Kawhi not + POWER RANKINGS
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Jason reacts to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a statement win over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, LeBron James making the All-Star game for the Los Angeles Lakers while Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard got snubbed, and gives his latest NBA power rankings including a team making a first time appearance.
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Timeline
0:00 – Start
1:00 – Thunder/Nuggets reaction
16:22 – Kawhi All-Star snub
20:35 – Power Rankings
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Mailbag: Should the rockets look at a diffrent 5 man finishing lineup without amen at the end of games? kd alpren bari finney smith eason? possibly reed sheperd
Shai creates the same looks every night just happened to go in last night
Mailbag: What do you think about kds season you had him at 9 before the season i think in your player rankings just wondering if you would like to change that I think he’s been awesome this year some had turnover games but overall his advantage and shot creation has been great along with being available obviously just middle of season
Nuggets fan … great analysis. Nuggets gotta step up and they will. Expect another 7 game series in the playoffs. GO NUGGS!
lol okc fans aren’t asking for sympathy for being injured dude. They champions they don’t make excuses, like yall nuggets fans did All of season but carry on
"you may be beyond help" is ridiculous 🤣🤣🤣
Thunder didn’t lead by as many as 13. They lead by 19. Starters pulled up 16
13:03 lame to make the injury excuse? We are 2nd in the NBA in games missed due to injury. Not just that, but so many games we’ve had only 1 ball handler (Shai) with Ajay and Dub out, even Wiggins. The shooting though is my only concern. Would love to go get Trey Murphy.
Mailbag: Why do u think the western conference is better at team building then the east just looking and there’s a possibility that the east doesn’t win a championship for years seems like the western conference just has it figured out why do you think so?
You’re justification for Lebron being in the all star game is knowingly bad-faith. You listed a bunch of players who made it who he’s better than and they were ALL EASTERN CONFERENCE players. The fact is he was/is not better than any of the western conference players that made it and he is definitely not better than Kawhi, therefore Kawhi should have his spot. Just because he’s your favorite player doesn’t make him worthy of a spot that other players should deservingly have based on their play this season. It’s okay if you want him in because he’s your favorite player, but don’t pretend he deserves it over these other guys.
Ant isn't losing this year
this lose was on Adelman 101% !! Pickett is not oiled enaugh in this moment to be starter in that matchap, but I guess all from last night was intentionally hook and check..Nuggets need higher and faster D players and better transition..shooting was lottery they will be better anyway than last night !! Joker is on move soon …Im not be surprised at all if they next one play soft..
Timberwolves
1st year ead coach ever make the all star coach status before?
Shai is a beast. Abuse Jokic in the pick n role.
rather talk about the clippers than discuss his lakers losing on national tv
I am one hundred percent agree with you.
Finally the Clippers are in the power rankings lets go!!!
Cmon Jason. Three Nuggets starters out. Two of them are their best defensive players. Jokic on minute restrictions. How do you draw anything from this.
Salary cap circumvention removes your qualification for an All Star.
Wolves way above the rockets and knicks, this guy clearly doesn’t watch the wolves
To try to tell people that you have to be a hater to say LeBron shouldn’t have made it over Kawhi is insane. It’s completely reasonable for these logical reasons:
Every time every year when there is an allstar snub, someone always says “well who would you take off instead?” This time we have a definitive answer: LeBron James is the worst player on the Western Allstars reserves.
Why are you bringing up Powell, JJohnson, and KAT? They are Eastern Conference players, and they couldn’t be replaced with Kawhi. It’s irrelevant.
And yes Kawhi has had a better season than Jamal, Deni, Booker, etc, as well. But that is also irrelevant. We only remove who is the worst and least deserving player of that group is, and if you just go based on on-court production and availability, LeBron is the worst player out of all of them, so he is the least deserving.
Now if you want to say LeBron is not the least deserving because you want to say it’s a “legacy” thing, then fine. Just know you’re no longer using actual 2025-2026 basketball reasons anymore. And we the fans are not “haters” for not agreeing with this, it’s actually the other way around where “glazers” try to gaslight everyone else into thinking their dumb
Kobe playing 6 games and making an All Star team is a wild stat I could've never had imagined
Nah fam no way you had the Cavs in the top 10 in your last power rankings then they been 6-1 in their last stretch and now their not even there
But the clippers are here ?? That’s just disrespectful
Y’all love joker so much that the defending champs had to make a statement against the team they put out in the playoffs also
Massive Clippers fan here! I was totally pleased that my favorite team in the world made their initial appearance on your "Power Rankings" list. Their season turnaround from the depths of 6-21 has been both startling AND historic! May it continue!!!
Jason please don’t misinform your followers, MJ at 40 was by far better than LeBron at 40 or 41!!! LeBron has no skills, travel every game, don’t have a consistent mid range, no post game, free throws never improved, he does the same thing he’s been doing his whole career is use his strengths to his advantage and run a straight line to the rim nothing else!! MJ had the whole package on offense and defense and it’s not even close!! MJ at 40 was carrying the Wizards, while LeBron is getting carried by Luka, don’t ever compare LeBron and MJ ever again!!!