Let’s put the hyperbole and qualitative analysis aside and look at the Warriors historic 4-0 start to the season from a more quantitative view (albeit a view that is clearly marked by small sample size).
l The Warriors are +100 in their first 4 games. The previous high mark of +99 was held by the ‘61-‘62 Celtics.
l The team is averaging a +25 season point-differential. They had a historically great point differential last year at +10.1
l Steph has scored 10 points more than Derrick Rose and James Harden combined on 50 fewer shots.
l For the season, Steph has 148 points on 84 field goal attempts.
l Chris Paul is averaging 15.3 points per game thus far. Steph is averaging 16 ppg … in the third quarter.
l After another 20+-point quarter against the Grizzilies, Steph’s PER is now 50.40. The second highest PER belongs to Blake Griffin at 35.30. The best PER of all time is held by Wilt Chamberlain in the 1962-63 season … when he played for the Warriors.
l If Steph were to miss his next 87 three pointers in a row, he would still have a higher 3-point shooting percentage than self-anointed “best player in the league” James Harden.
l 6’3”, 190. Those numbers shouldn't be the physical constituents of the best player in the game. But somehow it is. This is Steph’s (Warriors) world – we’re just living in it.
*All numbers cobbled together from Twitter, the internets, and THTV podcast.
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