Golden State Warriors: The Ultimate Team

If the Merriam-Webster’s dictionary could be re-written today, under synonyms for the word “team,” you would find “The 2014-2015 Golden State Warriors.”

For there likely has never been a team like the Warriors that so embodied that word, so meshed as one unit, so selfless that their “just us” attitude and unselfish dedication led them to their first championship since Gerald Ford was President.

And there has likely never been a Finals with two teams that contrast so much in nearly everything — style of play, chemistry, attitude, leadership.

As LeBron James now famously quipped after a Game 5 loss that pushed his team to the brink of elimination, “I feel confident because I’m the best player in…