Golden State Warriors’ Greatness Matched Only by Their Fragility

January 12th, 2016 by Grant Hughes Leave a reply »

This wildly successful Golden State Warriors season somehow feels fragile.

Wait, what?

Is this crazy?

Is it ridiculous to wring hands over this team? This 36-2 monster? This living, breathing deluge of long-range shooting, ball movement and chemistry?

Probably.

But only a little.

Yes, these Warriors are almost incomprehensibly good. They ran up the longest season-opening winning streak in NBA history, and Stephen Curry has been the most accurate high-volume shooter we've ever seen.

If the season were to end today, the Dubs would own the fifth-highest average margin of victory in NBA history, per Basketball-Reference.com, and Curry would win his second MVP award.

It's also true that the highs of last year's title run have still been there.

For a few minutes a game, Golden State can hit a level above that of any other team in the league. Sometimes it feels like that level transcends every team from every era. And that's usually all it takes: One short scoring outburst, usually by Curry, and most of the Warriors' games are finished.

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