In a recent NBA.com blog, Gilbert Arenas broke down the Shaquille O'Neal and Pau Gasol trade and also wrote about his thoughts on whether Jose Calderon was a true All-Star snub.

"Some people wanted Jose Calderon," wrote Arenas.  "Jose Calderon? Who? Come on man, this is All-Star, people. When I?ve seen some of the names that are being thrown around on the ticker as snubs, it?s killing me. I understand Calderon has the best assist-turnover ratio in the league, but you know what?s funny? All back-up point guards have the best assist-turnover ratios. Screw it, Kevin Ollie should be an All-Star then! For like five or six years, Ollie was No. 1 in assist-turnover ratio!

"An All-Star is an All-Star! He?s playing at a high level. That means, if you take him off the team, that team should fall down if he?s that one guy. An All-Star means that he is dominating the game of basketball. It?s not even about numbers necessarily, it?s about dominating.

"I could probably say that Richard Jefferson got snubbed maybe Josh Smith too. His 18 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks puts him at No. 14. Richard Jefferson is No. 13. Turkoglu is No. 15. But, El Calderon? Come on.

"I?ve been loving the way he?s been playing for the last two years. When he first came into the league he was a little timid and scared to shoot the ball, but he?s taking over that team. But All-Star? He?s about 20 years away from being an All-Star."