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Golden State Warriors: Greatest Season In Franchise History?

By Gerald Bourguet

Mar 9, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) with forward Draymond Green (23) center Andrew Bogut (12) and guard Klay Thompson (11) against the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center. The Warriors defeated the Suns 98-80. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 9, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) with forward Draymond Green (23) center Andrew Bogut (12) and guard Klay Thompson (11) against the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center. The Warriors defeated the Suns 98-80. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 9, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) with forward Draymond Green (23) center Andrew Bogut (12) and guard Klay Thompson (11) against the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center. The Warriors defeated the Suns 98-80. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Unparalleled Statistical Dominance

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Looking at the important stats over the course of the 2014-15 season, it’s hard to find one where the Golden State Warriors don’t rank in the top five. Just take a look:

  • Points per game:  1st (109.8 PPG)
  • Assists per game:  1st (27.4 APG)
  • Blocks per game:  1st (6.2 BPG)
  • Field goal percentage:  1st (47.8 FG%)
  • Three-point percentage:  1st (39.7 3P%)
  • Point differential:  1st (+10.9)
  • Win percentage:  1st (82.2%)
  • Pace:  1st (100.58)
  • Points off turnovers:  1st (19.8 per game)
  • Fast break points:  1st (20.9 per game)
  • Effective field goal percentage:  1st (54.0%)
  • True shooting percentage:  1st (57.3%)
  • Opponent field goal percentage:  1st (42.4 FG%)
  • Defensive Rating:  1st (97.4 points per 100 possessions)
  • Offensive Rating:  2nd (109.5 points per 100 possessions)
  • Steals per game:  2nd (9.5 SPG)
  • Assist percentage:  2nd (66.0%)
  • Rebounds per game:  5th (44.6 RPG)

I mean…come on. Those are simply INSANE levels of efficiency, on both ends of the floor. It’s hard for some people to trust jump shooting teams when the playoffs come around, but the Warriors aren’t some gimmicky three-point-jacking offense that lives and dies by the three.

Rather, they’re a well-oiled machine that can score from anywhere on the floor. Their three-point shots go down because so many of them are wide open looks, the product of terrific ball movement and defenses trying to contain the Splash Brothers. The playmaking of role players like Draymond Green, Shaun Livingston, Andre Iguodala and even Andrew Bogut makes it nearly impossible to stop them.

Throw in the fact that this is the NBA’s toughest defense, with Curry dramatically improving on that end, and you’ve got a nightmare matchup no matter who you are. Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes are stifling on the wing, Bogut and Green lock down the paint and the reserves can all (mostly) defend.

There are very few weaknesses here, and the Dubs’ regular season statistical dominance on both ends of the floor attests to that.

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