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Why Does Everyone Keep Hating On The Revolutionary Golden State Warriors?

By Gerald Bourguet

Feb 22, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts with forward Draymond Green (23) after making a three point shot against the Atlanta Hawks during the first half at Philips Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 22, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts with forward Draymond Green (23) after making a three point shot against the Atlanta Hawks during the first half at Philips Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 13, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green celebrates after defeating Kevin Hart in a three point contest during the NBA All Star Saturday Night at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

The Inevitable Conclusion

Aside from Michael Jordan’s Bulls teams, no one in the modern NBA era has been this dominant and made it look so simple. As we see so often in sports, when a team has completed its ascension from enjoyable contender to undisputed No. 1, it’s only a matter of time before people get tired of the dominance.

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Sports are all about competition, close games and unforgettable rivalries, and none of those things are possible when a team runs away with the whole thing — even if these Warriors are as fun to watch as any team in NBA history. Just ask the New York Yankees, New England Patriots, Los Angeles Lakers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Red Wings or any other dynasty over the last 30 years and they’ll say the same: the longer you stay on top, the more haters and critics decide to speak up with little to no provocation.

But from Curry’s unprecedented shooting ability to Thompson’s microwave scoring to Green being set to join a prestigious group — Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, Reggie Theus, Clyde Drexler, Larry Bird, Grant Hill and LeBron James — of players 6’7″ or taller to average at least 7.3 assists per game in a season, the Warriors are unbelievably special.

They share the ball the way it was meant to be shared, averaging 29.1 assists per game to lead the league — not a far cry from the NBA team record for assists per game (31.4 per game by the 1984-85 Los Angeles Lakers). They capitalize on the simple math that three is greater than two. They properly utilize the Splash Brothers, one of whom is on pace to smash his own NBA regular season record for made three-pointers (286) before the end of February (276 right now).

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It’s a pity we’re only in Year 2 of this historically great and fun Warriors team and the haters are already coming out of the woodworks, and we should note that the Dubs’ work this season is nowhere near being done. But if anything, these unreasonable criticisms from some of the NBA’s all-time greats are compliments.

So congratulations, Warriors. The moment you started drawing ridiculous criticism from NBA legends is the moment you arrived as an historically great team.

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