They are maintaining an external facade of power, but rotting from within.
- David Blatt fired after ‘15 Finals loss and 34-point home defeat to the Golden Empire.
- Current coach Tyronn Lue on the hot seat; his goodwill from winning ‘16 Finals has nearly evaporated since losing 8 of last 9 Finals games to Golden State.
Warriors impact on franchise’s culture: 10/10
- Average-skilled power forward Tristan Thompson was rewarded with a monster contract, and I believe that’s mainly because of the way he dominated the glass against the Warriors and stuck with a limping Stephen Curry on defense reasonably well in the ‘16 Finals.