I grew up watching a lot of really bad Golden State Warriors basketball — their play in recent years has made that seem like a distant, although ugly, memory.
But we aren’t here to compare old war wounds, instead it’s time to appreciate the heart of this current team. In just a handful of years though, this team has probably collected more fans than they did in my entire lifetime up to that point. Yet down four All-Stars and playing against a Utah Jazz team fighting for their playoff positioning, the Warriors were only able to hold the inevitable at bay for so long.