No championship hangover (Insider)

Throughout the preseason, the dominant storyline about the Golden State Warriors wasn't their league-leading record in 2014-15, their historic point differential or their championship run. Instead, we spent much of October debating how lucky Golden State was on the way to the title.

Are the Thunder really back? Are you buying the Pistons' strong start? And is anyone more disappointing than the Rockets? Our expert roundtable breaks down the first week of NBA action.

Even if you weren't a Warriors skeptic, there was still reason to expect a step backward this season because of regression to the mean in terms of health (a strength for Golden State in 2014-15), performance and motivation. Teams…