I would classify myself as an avid NBA fan, I love the game of basketball, but there are times when I just can’t deal with the ego-mania that surrounds the NBA. I don’t have a favorite team, but I’ll watch basketball when it’s on. With that background, I now have to admit that I have jumped on the Golden State bandwagon, and jumped on it hard.
I didn’t particularly care for Golden State before the playoffs, but when the eight seed upsets the one seed they almost always become the team I root for. It’s underdog stories like this that make people really love sports, and I honestly think that Golden State going on this unprecedented run could be very good for the sport of basketball. People like me, who feel like the playoffs are way too long (they are, who the hell thinks seven game series the entire way is a good idea?) are intrigued by the possibility of a team as historically bad as the Warriors winning in the playoffs. This team has everything that average fans want to see, an all-star who can work at McDonalds, an absolute psycho who I would want on my side in any fight in Stephen Jackson, and the token big white guy.? Their success will be huge for the NBA and average fans like me.
The Warriors are a great storyline, and I will be rooting hard for them in their upcoming series against the Jazz. Are they outmatched by the Jazz? Maybe. But they were outmatched by the Mavericks and that didn’t stop them. If this team could somehow make a run to the Western Conference Finals, or maybe even the NBA Finals, I think the world might implode. The Bay Area would surely riot, and I think we all want to see that.
