The Golden State Warriors (8-2) haven't reinvented roundball just yet.
It turns out even a rotation featuring four NBA All-Stars needs time to adjust to two new starters and a handful of unfamiliar faces, and it's obvious to anyone that this team is several stories beneath its ceiling. There have been flashes of what's to come—four 20-point wins already—but the cheat-code efficiency comes and goes.
Although the 2016-17 Dubs haven't started off as dominant as last season, they're still No. 3 in winning percentage (.800) and net efficiency rating (plus-8.3) across the NBA.
Developing chemistry can cut down the volatility. Better outings from these three underperforming rotation regulars would accelerate the process.
Klay Thompson
If this article weren't using the superteam grading scale, Klay Thompson might be miles from this list. Even by these steep standards, the sharpshooter almost avoids this distinction.
His sluggish shooting start—sub-39 percent in four of his first six outings—is quickly fading into the memory banks. Ov ...
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