Granted, this post could be null and void before the end of this coming weekend let alone the end of the month (Nov)......but it is something fun to kick around just the same (especially in light of this wonderful Cowboy season we're having....)
Over on the West Coast, the Golden State Warriors won their tenth game in a row (won @ Minn) last night to begin their season (10-0).....only undefeated team remaining in the NBA. Steph Curry was ridiculous (once again) knocking down 46 points (62% from the arc). This guy (and team) is on another plane altogether right now.
Curious, I looked up the record to start an NBA season undefeated and noted it's 15-0; shared by the 1948 Washington Capitols and the 1993 Houston Rockets. Can the Warriors beat that record (while going after Chicago's 72 win season from years ago)?
Their opponent's (9 teams total) Win-Loss record between now an the end of Nov is 32-43.....riddled with sub-par teams (ie: the 1-7 Kobe Lakers....1-7 Nets...2-7 Kings...). Next week they play two teams with decent records (Clippers and Raptors; both 6-3 at this juncture).....everyone else: garbage.
Can the Warriors actually run this thing to 19-0? It's possible, I suppose, given their schedule and their desire to improve on last year's performance. Time will tell, right?
And then the current NFL season comes to mind....we still have THREE undefeated teams remaining (all 3 are 8-0 going into this week's games). Teams and scheds::
New England
@NY Giants
Buff
@Den
Cincinnati
Hou
@AZ
St Lou
Carolina
@Ten
Wash
@Dal
While the three NFL teams have 1/3 the games the Warriors do, who has the best chance to be the last team standing with an unblemished record by December 1st? Personally, I like the Warriors' chances (and I am in no way betting against Brady & Pats either).
And...lastly....do the terrible 0-8 Philadelphia 76ers win their first game before the Warriors lose their first? Being they are 0-5 at home, the 76ers have already lost more games at home than the Warriors probably will ALL season (for the record, they went 39-2 at home last year.)