Even a team this talented faces a learning curve.

As puzzling as it may seem to those who haven't been in combat, one of the things one hears from veterans of all wars is that they miss the camaraderie that rises from sharing close quarters and near-death experiences, from World War II right up to Iraq and Afghanistan. Taken at face value, that sounds crazy to most civilians.

The NBA's "second season" trumps all.

Fighting Warriors' hire with fire.