If you are for some strange reason a fan of whiplash, then the 2021-22 Golden State Warriors were just the thing for you. After a blistering 18-2 start that put the league on notice, it’s been essentially all bad news, save for the cathartic if clunky return of Klay Thompson and the occasional rousing bounce-back game over a good team after losing five out of six games. The Warriors are perhaps who we thought they were before the season began: a playoff team with a fading championship pedigree, straddling multiple eras, that is simply no longer feared.