ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its wittiest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ...

• "Wow. The Mavs have fallen and fallen hard. It's time to press the panic button." — Bethancourt

Previous ESPN Featured Comment of the Day, and a Featured Deadspin Response or two ...

• "The most famous 33 was from Boston. Larry Bird. Look for the Pats to win and cover." — giffpc

• Could the Pats conceivably cover and not win? That would be a trick. — Myroncopacetic

• I believe the pilot Karee — er — Roger Murdock would say that 33 belongs to LA. — The Starterwife

• Pineapples look like big organic hand grenades. But they don't explode and kill your enemies. I know 3 ways to kill a man silently. — Sgt. Rock. — Fiddlingwhilejimromeburns

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