Regarding the return of Stephen Curry, the Warriors are proceeding exactly as they should.
They’re ignoring Curry’s wishes and listening to the experts.
So the two-time MVP will be a spectator Thursday in Toronto and return to the floor Saturday, when the Warriors face the Pistons at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
Though this douses much of the flame attached to the Warriors-Raptors game Thursday, it’s entirely sensible. The Warriors know better than any team in today’s NBA that one game in November, no matter how spicy the matchup, doesn’t register a blip on the only that scale that matters, the one that measures postseason magnitude and consequence.