And don’t forget, this past offseason, the Warriors lost a $30 million chunk of salary when they jettisoned Chris Paul strictly for luxury tax avoidance. The NBA owners wanted a system that brought big-market, big-spending teams like the Warriors to heel, and they received it.

Even after dominating the NBA for the majority of the past decade, the Golden State Warriors have finally descended back to the ground. Winning four championships in eight seasons was a dream for the Warriors franchise,

Don't blame the player and the team that did it right. Blame the less-efficient copycats, who surely will find a new thing to copy soon.