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

• "Wow, I never would have thought that Houston would have played this well without Yao." — Stan Okie

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

• "The Lakers are winning and still in first place in the WC but not playing their best ball." — LakrFan4Evr

• Felix Pie is already wincing at the next bunch of comments. — Doyle McPoyle

• I'm disappointed the current WWL CotD didn't make it: "This is a great feat. I have two huskies, and I want to hook them up and mush around!" -smike047 — BigJimSlade

• Fuck it — I'm using what should have been the Deadspin ESPN comment of the day: "This is a great job. I have twelve Tigers, and I want to hook up with them and fool around!" -pchatman2007 — Barry Lutz

• Mary Ann is first among island castaways for getting busted for pot, but she still is not better than Ginger. — ToTheMoonAlice