Friendly Bounce RTOE: The Golden State Warriors are insane

Feb 27, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after hitting the game winning shot against the Oklahoma City Thunder in overtime at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

How confident were you that Steph’s game winner against the Thunder was going in when he pulled up for the shot?

Ryne Prinz (@ryneprinz): I had J.R. Smith-type confidence.

Dan Favale (@danfavale): I turned off my TV before it even left his hands. Okay, no I didn’t, but you get the point.

Taylor Smith (@TaylorBojangles): I shared Enes Kanter’s sense of inevitability.

Matt Cianfrone (@Matt_Cianfrone): About as confident as you can be when a player pulls up from 38 feet. Steph is an alien who has mastered basketball but there is a limit on how much I can just blindly trust him. Though that limit is now beyond 38 feet.

January 25, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots the basketball against San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge (12) during the first quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

Which playoff series would you rather see, Thunder/Warriors or Spurs/Warriors?

Prinz: Although the Thunder have challenged Golden State twice in the regular season, the Spurs are a better team, and I think it’ll make for a better matchup in the playoffs. That said, WHY CAN’T WE HAVE BOTH?

Favale: I’m with Prinz on this one. Golden State’s regular-season matchups with Oklahoma City have been fun, but San Antonio is better-built to *maybe* contend with the best team ever over the course of an entire series.

Smith: Agree and agree. OKC-GS seems to have more star power and like it would have more “WHOA” moments, but SA-GS would be a fascinating tactical war. Steph trying repeatedly to unlock Kawhi Leonard alone would be worth the watch.

Cianfrone: I am going the other way here. Battles between stars are so much fun and I’m not sure you can get better battles in a series than Steph Curry vs. Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant vs. Draymond Green. I hope we get five games of that. (I would say more but this is the Warriors we are talking about.)

March 1, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) is congratulated by head coach Steve Kerr (right) after making a three-point basket against the Atlanta Hawks during overtime at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Hawks 109-105 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

Do you know an old team that could beat these Warriors?

Prinz: No.

Favale: Nope, but only because such a team doesn’t exist.

Smith: I’m not a jealous ex-player, so no.

Cianfrone: The 1996 Raptors did beat the 72 win Bulls….

Feb 26, 2016; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis (6) slam dunks the ball against the Orlando Magic during the second half at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks defeated the Magic 108-95. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports /

Kristaps Porzingis said no to a prom proposal recently. Which NBA player would actually be the best prom guest?

Prinz: Uh, Joakim Noah.

Favale: Boban Marjanovic, without question. He would lead the Cotton Eye Joe, Macarena and the whip and nae nae charges.

Smith: Dwight Howard, mostly because his fart jokes would be a massive hit in high school.

Cianfrone: Would you really want to party without getting Nick Young involved?

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