Thursday, January 14, 2016

The Improbable Warriors start

In sports there comes a time when a team has one of those special seasons, a magical season that has everyone's attention, and emphasizes how great a team truly is and that is precisely what is going on right now with the golden State warriors incredible year thus far.  With a start only rivaled by the Chicago Bulls the Warriors are an astounding 36-3 with no signs of remotely slowing down anytime soon. With tremendous guardplay and a championship already notched under their belt combined with a terrific team chemistry and depth it is no wonder they are title contenders yet again and the odds on favorite to win it all this season. Powered by the league MVP Steph Curry who has continued his stellar play from his MVP season last year, the Warriors are not only the most exciting team to watch in the NBA but it can be argued that they are the most exciting team to watch in all of sports right now. Considering the way they play why wouldn't they be? afterall, their ability to move the basketball, hit three point shots, defend, accompanied by their run and gun style is easy basketball viewing to visually take in and enjoy; and their tremendous start only adds to their magnetic appeal.
 Their talented roster which is spearheaded by a dynamic duo and extremely effective one-two punch of Stephen curry and Clay Thomson is hard enough to contend with, but add an all star talent the likes of Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala , and great role players to round out a well oiled and well balanced machine such as Shaun Livingston and Leandro Barbosa and you have an utter handful to deal with. Many expected great things for the team this year but this astonishing start was a definite surprise to many, especially coming from a team fresh off of a tittle winning season the year prior. Now due to their excellent start there are talks of a potential record tying 72-10 season which would tie the impressive Bulls mark accomplished in their 1995-96 season; and even discussions of whether they could surpassed that magical bulls season. They may not have accoplished what the bulls have as they are still very far away from their wonderful accomplishments and memorable legacy, but what they have succeeded in much like the bulls, is making regular season basketball meaningful again. Their exciting brand of basketball their high scoring nature and their Superstar MVP has helped make this season's warriors team both important and Special.
       The jury is out on how long they can maintain this stretch if fantastic play and not wear down as the season moves along, but with a young team, a tremendous backcourt and a superstar talent is the clear MVP things are definately looking good for a potential long sustained run of dominance; that is if any other team in the Western conference team has anything to say about it.
They may not be the bulls and may not have the resumes and legacies of other iconic NBA teams and players yet but what they do have is time. Time to showcase their team greatness on a night in night out basis and greatly add to what they've already accomplished.
The warriors are young, motivated and play as if they have something to prove and that's how good teams become great, great teams become champions, and champions become dynasties. The jury may still be out on whether or not this team in particular can become one but given their talent, Stephen Curry's ability to get even better as an NBA talent and the potential for their nucleus to stay intact this team in my mind will be around for a very long time to comes, threatening for more NBA titles, and cementing their legacies as one of the greatest teams that the NBA has ever had.





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