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Loveless Warriors doing swell with who they have
The best trade sometimes is the one …
Well, maybe we have our answer to the question whether Golden State will regret passing on the chance to acquire Kevin Love from the Timberwolves in a trade.
The early precincts have reported. The Warriors started the season 16-2 — best in the NBA — with both an offense and a defense humming along and the assurance that keeping guard Klay Thompson was the right thing to do.
They entered the weekend with an 11-game winning streak built upon the offense of the "Splash Brothers" — Thompson and Stephen Curry — and a defense built around long and athletic wings.
They're headed to Target Center on Monday with the biggest question about them being whether they've morphed from contenders to title favorites.
After his team crushed the Pelicans 112-85 Thursday night at home, first-year Golden State coach Steve Kerr told reporters, "That's the best game we've played in a long time."
And while you're at it, stay off his lawn!
The Wolves just got consecutive looks at two of the best practitioners — James Harden of Houston and originator Manu Ginobili of San Antonio — of the Eurostep move, a change of direction involving long strides and pushing the ball forward to split two defenders.
Just don't call old-school Rockets coach Kevin McHale a fan of the Eurostep.
