Golden State Warriors: 5 takeaways from 2017-18 NBA season

4. Too much firepower

The addition of Kevin Durant last year officially turned the Warriors into a super-team. This year they proved once again that they’re basically unbeatable. They just have too much star power. The stars they have are each special in their own unique way, and they are all lethal.

Steph Curry is probably the best shooter in the history of the game. He’s capable of exploding like few other players in the league. Just look what he did to the Cavs in Game 2 of the Finals this year:

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The problem other teams face is that if they double Curry, he is unselfish enough and good enough to make the right play and give the ball up to the open man. To make matters worse, once the ball is out of his hands, you have to track him very closely because he is excellent at moving without the ball. If you fall asleep he will lose his defender and spot up for 3, and he only needs about half a second to get his shot off.

And then you have Kevin Durant, two-time NBA Finals MVP and one of the best scorers we’ve ever seen. He did it all season, but his talent was particularly on display in Game 3 against the Cavs, where he dropped 43 points on 15-for-23 shooting:

And don’t forget about Draymond Green and Klay Thompson. Green is the heart and soul of this team and Thompson is one of the most lethal shooters in the league. Barring a major injury, the collection of talent on this team is going to be nearly impossible to overcome against next year.