Adieu!

Tonight, I sit writing to you from the dead of my kitchen, happily embracing the month that was, and sadly saying goodbye to Steph Curry and The Splash Brothers; and the entire Golden State Warriors everything. Think back to what you were doing in March of 2008. Okay now think back to what you were doing this time last week. Did you ever think they would be equal?

In March of 2008, Steph Curry, a young scrawny guard from none other than Davidson University (Wait what school? Oh right continue) was leading the Wildcats into their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance. For the next two weeks, the country was taken a-storm by Steph Curry's ability to make three point shots, from ANYWHERE, at ANYTIME. Curry scored 40 points on 8-10 shooting against Gonzaga, 30 against Georgetown in an amazing come behind victory when he scored 25 in one half, 33 in an easy win against Wisconsin, and 25 against eventual national champion Kansas. Never before had the country seen someone release the ball so quick and with so much accuracy. That year Curry shot 43% from behind the arc and proved his accuracy during the tournament, quickly generating national fame. A smart move on his part, he decided to stay in college and develop his game for one more year before hitting the pros. Then what happened?

Curry got drafted by who? The Golden State Warriors. Who have been notoriously bad in the past, well, in the past 30 years of NBA history. Bill Simmons highlighted this in an article written in March of 2012 seen here. http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7714701/how-annoy-fan-base-60-easy-steps . So why didn't any expert predict the unveiling of the leagues best kept secret before two weeks ago???? Because nobody, I repeat NOBODY, saw this coming. Not even the great Bill Simmons. Nobody in this world could have predicted that the Golden State Warriors were going to win their first round series against a very good Nuggets team, and convince everyone that they were going to beat the Spurs as well, until Tony Parker told everyone too....

But that's a story for a different day. For now we raise or glasses to the 27 days that was the Warriors run through these NBA Playoffs.

So who is to thank for such a tremendous run in the playoffs? Is it Mark Jackson the head coach, is it the GM, is it Steph Curry, or David Lee? No, it is EVERYONE, and ANYONE who has anything to do with Warriors basketball. Thank you fans, for standing the entire game and making the arena feel like a college arena. Thank you for screaming at the top of your lungs at all times and going absolutely ballistic when Steph and Klay decided to go absolutely crazy on national TV during Games 2 and 3 of the Nuggets series and capturing the attention of everyone who is remotely interested in the NBA, you made these two weeks fun for the viewer who puts college basketball over NBA basketball but still watches the NBA because theres "nothing else on."

Thank you Mark Jackson for proving that small ball was a good thing, and toughness isn't pushing The Birdman when he's on top of your teammate or flopping when being pushed by 95 year old Nazr Mohammed (you think i'd forget about you Bron Bron?). Thank you for inspiring your group to play as they did throughout these playoffs. Mark's emphasis on toughness on the defensive end inspired these kids to ball out offensively. Oh yeah this is bad but thank you David Lee for allowing small ball to happen. (Don't ask me how anyone can play on a torn hip flexor muscle I don't know but that sounds like the most painful thing ever).

Lastly, thank you Steph Curry, thank you Klay Thompson, thank you Jarret Jack, and thank you Harrison Barnes. Most importantly, thank you Steph Curry. Thank you for bringing out the little boy in all of us, the same boy you brought out in March 2008. Thank you for making it okay to be in your own living room standing up watching an NBA basketball game and clapping and screaming for made shots like you were in the first row. During the third quarter of game three of the Nuggets series, I found myself sitting in my dorm room slamming my fist into my mattress pad screaming and yelling in utter jubilation at what I was witnessing. It was just so unfair to everyone on the court. He could have pulled up from Mount Everest and the ball would have landed in the hoop, it was inevitable. My roommate did not understand because he doesn't play basketball. But what Steph Curry did is nearly impossible for anyone to do. Your in front of thousands of fans, and your trying to score that ball in that hoop against five of the most skilled athletes in the world, and Steph makes them look like 7 year olds. As my buddy Joe Rahon would say, "He is that DUDE." He is that dude that made everyone put down anything they had that night to watch the Warriors game and see if they could catch The Splash Brothers catching fire live on TV. It was like that weekly television show that you can't miss, you just had to see Steph Curry go absolutely BASERK on the court. So Here's to you Steph Curry, Here's to you Mark Jackson, Here's to you Golden State, thank you for making the past month so enjoyable.

At the 1:05 mark is about when I started pounding mattress pads and screaming. This is when I knew Mount Everest was possible. You know how far away that shot is? Did you see how quickly he got it off in? Wait the defender was in his face I forgot about that too. I digress.

Dear Lord. I almost forgot about 1:32, that entire sequence, was when I started jumping up and down waiting for him to just pull one from anywhere because at that point it was destined to go in. And then I banged pots and pans outside like it was New Years because it was.

HA! Okay so 1:53, that amped Golden State fan gives Curry a high five basically on the court. One of the most fine things I've ever seen. It's fine.