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Warriors only needed five games to reveal why they're true contenders

The Golden State Warriors are No. 11 in net rating, No. 17 in turnovers committed, No. 21 in free throw attempts No. 25 in rebounds... And are 4-1. That's in large part because they're shooting the lights out (No. 3 in 3PT%), but it's pretty noteworthy that this team is clearly not playing its best basketball in the "other" categories, and continues to win games nonetheless.

Instead of those numbers being cause for concern, I actually think they're cause for optimism; on a Steve Kerr-coached team led by Steph Curry, Draymond Green, and Jimmy Butler, I'm confident that stats like turnovers, rebounds, and free throw attempts will find their level, while the stats the Warriors are excelling in (shooting, mostly) will probably stay pretty good.