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Firebrands · Divisional round · 1978

The sixth seed puts out the Grackles

Chip Nutbeam, hot take

Firebrands

Seeds are a way of guessing, and this is what guessing looks like: 30-10. The Firebrands were the sixth seed and spent the whole week being told what was about to happen to them. They led from the second quarter and were never seriously asked about it again.

This story ran on the wire in Divisional round of 1978. The rest of the season is in the paper.

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