Golden State Warriors continued to run roughshod over the NBA during the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, blowing the doors off the Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings to extend their NBA-record season-opening winning streak to 18 games. With reigning-and-potential-future MVP Stephen Curry at the controls of the NBA's No. 1 offense, the Warriors remain fascinating, must-watch TV on a nightly basis, the best possible reason for us East Coasters waking up looking like death warmed over after yet another Pacific time-zone tip.
And yet, despite his contributions to this historic start — his day-to-day management of the Warriors' championship roster, his decision to make sure opponents see even more of the Curry-Draymond Green combination this season than they ever have before, his persistent harping on his charges' predilection toward turnovers (24th out of 30 teams in cough-ups per game, 22nd in percentage of possessions ending in a TO), etc.