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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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March 23, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors former player Rick Barry holds the 1975 NBA Championship trophy during a 40th anniversary celebration during the game against the Washington Wizards at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Winning A Championship

This is the (obvious) big one.

The 2014-15 campaign is without question the greatest regular season run that the Warriors organization has ever seen. But to say that the entire season is the greatest one yet means the Dubs have to do something they haven’t done in four decades: win a championship.

The Warriors should be seen as the favorites to win it all this spring. They’re unstoppable at home, they’ve only lost 13 games on the season and they have the game plan to win any matchup. If they can make it out of the Western Conference, this battle-tested team will be ready for anything that comes out of the East.

The problem is getting out of the West. With Kevin Durant out for the season, their first round matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder isn’t as formidable, but no one should ever underestimate Russell Westbrook at 110 percent.

Pretty much every other team in the West (with the exception of the Dallas Mavericks) has a chance to represent the conference in the Finals. The Dubs cannot allow any upset in order to make this the greatest season ever.

The Cleveland Cavaliers probably present the greatest challenge in terms of potential Finals opponents because they have the league’s most devastating postseason player. The Atlanta Hawks, if they can get the ship back on course, could also put up a fight if they meet the Dubs in the Finals.

But the Warriors have dominated everyone this season. They’re having one of the most impressively thorough seasons in NBA history, and definitely the most dominant one in their own franchise history. If they finish it off with a title, which they absolutely need to do after so much regular season success, you can mark 2014-15 as the greatest season the Golden State Warriors have ever had.

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