Kirk Goldsberry

Culturally, there's going to be a play for LeBron James.

But analytically, the case is for Kawhi Leonard.

He's simply been a better basketball player than LeBron James this year.

That's a fact.

Yeah, I don't think it's close.

That said, the NBA All-Star game needs LeBron James.

He should be in the game.

But let's be honest about how he's going to make it.

Yeah, let's be honest about it.

Right.

Merit-based, he's not there.

He's a top four player in Los Angeles in this conversation, maybe.

So, dude, it's tough.

And I want to give you a platform here for your listeners because you texted me a startling stat about all-star votes last night.

Yeah, so which of the player voting results did you want to bring up first?

There's one that jumps off the page.

while you're setting this up, while you're setting this up, one of the classic political science quotes of all time is the best argument against democracy is a 32nd conversation with an average voter.

What did Shen Goon do to all these people?

I don't know, but that is a stunning result.

Shen Goon, who both of us had clearly in our reserves category, meaning top 12, right?