OAKLAND — One of the coolest things about this Golden State dynasty — one of the big reasons I consider the Warriors to be roundball revolutionaries — is that they changed the way fans cheer during games.
It used to be that the pinnacle of basketball excitement — the thing that brought basketball fans out of their seats and onto their feet, the thing that created the air of expectation in the arena — was a slam dunk.
But when Stephen Curry and Warriors came of age in the 2014-15 season, they not only hacked the NBA through simple math — 3 is greater than 2 — they also turned the 3-point shot into the most exciting event in the sport.