It's hard to compare the Warriors to some of the greatest teams ever. Reason being because, the small ball game was created when the NBA stopped hand checking. It is a much different game than it was 10, 20, 30 years ago. But this also needs to be taken into consideration. Comparing teams and players to the other generations is almost borderline impossible as well as unfair. I'm not completely sure the Warriors could play this same kind of game vs back courts with Joe Dumarsand Isaiah Thomas. The Pistons from that era, loved to jump on players backs at half court and smother them, there was no time to run around free as much. In today's game, if a defender coughs on a guard today it's a flagrant foul. Overall, though, I still think this Warriors team would adjust. They have a load of weapons at their disposal. Between Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, and rebounding specialist, Festus Ezeli. Shorter deep ball back in the days, would have actually just meant Curry and Thompson would drop another 6-9 ppg. Deadly. Understand, I'm not saying this team couldn't compete in that era, I just don't think they would be quite as dominant. But if you, for a moment, think they wouldn't still be a 60+ win team, you're delusional. It seems many times, that whoever is the new face, or the hot player everyone is talking about, there are always those who want to tear them apart. I admit, I fell into it years ago, with Michael Jordan, he was all you heard about, when your favorite player or team is getting shunted for a media favorite, fans can get annoyed. LeBron has dealt with it, and still does. Doesn't mean they aren't great players, just people get sick of the constant talk of them. Curry has been nothing short of phenomenal, with scoring at will and searing hot shooting from deep. He is easily the most impactful and exciting player in the game, right now. It's not even close. LeBronbrought a load of excitement, and he still brings a rush to the game with his athletic ability. But whatSteph is doing is something we haven't seen before. Curry is "must see TV" when the Warriors are on. Curry and his game speaks for itself when he's on the court. The amazing part is that, Curry is doing so much more than just knocking down treys, he also scores about 30% of his points in the paint. Curry won league MVP honors last season, with 24ppg, 8apg and 4rpg, and of course his 44% deep ball accuracy, but the truth is he is, right now, playing the best basketball of his life. He leads the NBA in a number of shooting statistical categories, both traditional ones as well as the advanced metrics. This is a bad mamma jamma, no doubt. Just how dominant have they been? Golden State has separated itself from the rest of the league is through their point differential per game. They are hammering teams. Their high powered offense is a tough problem to work around, for any team, which is why Walton isn't trying to be overly coaching. It's been a very good job by the interim Coach Walton. He's even been getting the guys way down the bench into games. Granted, blowouts help this decision. But it's smart, it gives confidence and gives everyone a chance to contribute. They have the ability of overwhelming teams. They can catch a quick 12, 17, or 25 run in a few short minutes. Before team know it, there's 6 minutes left in the game, and they have their bench cleared. They stay fresh, because their starters aren't forced to play that many minutes. Curry is getting around 34MPG, and Thompson at 31MPG. Which is telling me, they are on a different level. The starters get to sit out the 4th quarter a lot of the time, saving their energy for the playoff run. They don't need to play 38-41 minutes. The team's winning has included many games in which they won by double digits. They have cruised to wins of 15 points or more more than beyond frequently. They stay healthy, because they get to rest guys, because of the lopsided victories I think the Warriors definitely have a chance of winning 72 games. They have the potential to win more. If they continue playing with the confidence they have been and executing their game plan, they will be in the conversation of all time greats. No lineup playing today in the NBA is playing better than when the Warriors have the lineup of MVP Stephen Curry, and Klay Thompson. Andre Iguodala, Harrison Barnes and hustler, Draymond Green. Those that didn't pick them as the preseason favorite are looking pretty foolish, as of right now. They are easily the favorite, they should really only be wary of Brons Cleveland team, and the everlasting Spurs. Both of whom play defense very well. The Spurs defend the deep ball exceptionally and the Cavshave been strong with not allowing a lot of second chance points. As of right now, there are no teams in the NBA who look even close to the level that the Warriors are playing at. For more information about Daily Football predictions please visit www.vegastopdogs.com/free-picks.cfm.
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