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[lazarus]

This the first time the #1 and #2 seeds (Spurs and Lakers) have both lost their opening game on the same day. Ever.

I don't think it means much, as both will win in 5 or 6. The Spurs barely lost, and will have Manu back Wednesday. The Lakers looked flat. They're at bigger risk, but I don't see the depleted Hornets holding on to a seven game series.

I'm still surprised the Cows beat the Blazers yesterday. I had the Blazers in the Western Conference Finals. It could still happen, though.

[madinmaryland]

1. Why are you projecting your irrational hatred of Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys onto the

Dallas Mavericks.

:wtf:

[lazarus]

2. I'm a Spurs fan

we've been hating on the Cows for a long, long time.

Definition of MAVERICK
1 : an unbranded range animal; especially : a motherless calf
2 : an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

Just going by the dictionary definition. :P

I suppose I should more properly call them the Calves, now. Thanks. :hi:

[madinmaryland]

3. ...

Are you a Dallas Cowboys fan??

:hi:

BTW, I never thought of Cuban's teams as very "mavericky" or "palin-esque".

:P

[lazarus]

4. not a fan of the 'Boys

Still some residual hatred there from my lifelong love of the Redskins.

I finally decided I just couldn't be a Skins fan anymore due to the racist nature of the name. I switched to the Saints, but then they went and won the Superbowl, and I felt like a bandwagoner.

I'm not much of an NFL fan, anyway. Give me college football. (Roll Tide!)

[Renew Deal]

5. The NBA changed the first round to a 7 game series because they didn't like their 1 seeds getting

picked off in the first round. It hasn't mattered. The year the rule changed one of the 1 seeds still went out right away.

[lazarus]

6. I don't think that was the reason

It rarely happened before or since.

I think they just liked the revenue from more games on TV.

[JonLP24]

7. Whatever the reason

it was great that they did. I wish MLB would get rid of the 5-game format in the first round and go to 7 games.

But I think you're right. I only recall Denver beating Seattle as a #8 beating #1 in the first round in a five game set. Denver lost the first 2 in that series.