For the game, the Warriors could be without their best player, as two-time MVP Steph Curry has been ruled out. Curry is averaging 22.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 44.

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.

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.