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Observations from the First Round

--I enjoyed watching the Spurs serve the Nuggets (I seriously dislike them). Actually, I was surprised Denver won a game! Well, I guess they didn't really win a game as much as the Spurs just went cold in the 4th quarter of Game 1. It blew me away how some people actually believed that the Nuggets would be a tough match up for the Spurs. I mean they weren't a seventh seed for nothing. And they were playing the Spurs for goodness sake!

--The Grizzles have made the playoffs for two consecutive years and have yet to win a game. What's the point of going to the dance if you aren't going to make your presence known?

--How come people aren't making a bigger deal out of the fact that the Houston Rockets inexplicably and disgustingly CHOKED???!!!

--Joe Johnson is the most underrated member of the Phoenix Suns.

--Two Game 7s…Two blowouts. That has to be a league first.

--Let's not blame Chicago's collapse on inexperience and youth, but instead, call it what it truly was… stupid. What a waste!

--And what the hell happened to Ben Gordon in Game 6?

--I can't stand Alonzo Mourning. The way he screwed over New Jersey and Toronto and then prostituted himself to have the opportunity to win the Glory is sickening.

--Watching Paul Pierce get himself ejected in Game 6 verses the Pacers was one of the most amazing displays of brain freeze that I have ever seen in my life.

--Why was there so much hugging and kissing in the Pistons/Sixers series? These are the playoffs! After every game, players from both teams embraced as if they were playing in an All-Star game. And the amount of boot licking and kneecap sucking performed by Allen Iverson after the Sixers were eliminated was absolutely monumental.

--Steve Nash deserved the MVP, clearly. Dan Le Batard (Miami Herald columnist) is an idiot!

--How powerful is Commissioner David Stern? After he basically threatened Jeff Van Gundy with banishment, even I got scared.

--I'm going to reiterate how asinine it is that the first round lasts so long.

--Who's bright idea (I'm being facetious) was it to have Magic Johnson in a "Law & Order" commercial?

--Watching Chris Webber play has become painful.

--I guess Ray Allen is serious about getting a $100 million contract next season.

--Watching the playoffs without the Lakers is as pointless as an unsharpened pencil. And yeah, I'm still salty.

Peace.