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Top-10 reasons Golden State Warriors won’t repeat as NBA champions

By Robert Judin

October 27, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates during the third quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Pelicans 111-95. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
October 27, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates during the third quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Pelicans 111-95. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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October 13, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates during the first quarter in a preseason game against the Denver Nuggets at Oracle Arena. The Nuggets defeated the Warriors 114-103. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
October 13, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates during the first quarter in a preseason game against the Denver Nuggets at Oracle Arena. The Nuggets defeated the Warriors 114-103. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

The Golden State Warriors pulled off a magical feat last season when bringing the Bay Area their first NBA championship since 1975.

After firing Mark Jackson as their head coach, whom the players loved to play for, Golden State decided to give the job to Steve Kerr. Ironically, Kerr was scarily close to taking a job with the New York Knicks. It seemed like a perfect fit for Kerr in New York. His former coach, Phil Jackson was in his first season as the Knicks’ president of basketball operations, but the pieces were already in place with the Warriors.

Sure, Carmelo Anthony is a helluva player. But how does one turn down the opportunity to coach Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Harrison Barnes, Andre Iguodala, etc.

Golden State’s roster was far and wide more complete than New York’s, but with a rookie head coach, no one thought the Warriors would actually pull it off.

In spite of the countless times that Curry dazzled us with his deceptive crossover and mind-boggling accuracy from behind the arc, plenty of people still argued for James Harden’s candidacy for the Most Valuable Player Award. The consensus was the San Antonio Spurs would get back to the NBA Finals for a third-consecutive year.

Even with a league-leading 67 wins, there were still doubters surrounding the Warriors, but they did it. They handed LeBron James his third NBA Finals loss and they cut short the dreams of a championship being brought back to Cleveland.

Yes, Golden State deserved the title last year — emphasis on the “last year” part. All good things must come to an end, so here are 10 reasons why the Warriors won’t repeat as champions this year.

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