Cold Day in Hell

Why is it the devil appears to be freezing here in this pic?  Well, it ain't often that a sports franchise that's known for being cursed and losing early in a season turns it around and starts getting a little respect.

The last time I used this pic in a post was when the Arizona Cardinals went to the Super Bowl.  We're not talking basketball championship yet, but the autumn winds have a way of blowing our perceptions and expectations clear out of arenas and coliseums.

The Golden State Warriors are surprising the basketball world with their winning ways early in the NBA season.  They've won on the road as well as at home and are doing it with young, no-name players.  With the promise of a long awaited big man (Andrew Bogut) shattered due to injuries, guys are making the most of their chances and stepping up their game.

Who knew that head coach Mark Jackson, in his second season with the Warriors, could get these bay area bottom-feeders to play defense and change a losing culture into one that promises to be a playoff contender.

It's still very early in the season, but with the L.A. Lakers (9-13)struggling to get wins, the Golden State Warriors (14-6) might just be in position to wear a West Coast Crown.  Of the four California NBA Teams, only the L.A. Clippers have a better record at 14-4.  Sure, its only December and hell hasn't frozen over yet, but I hear the devil is wearing thermals.  Thanks for that one Tom Tolbert of KNBR.

Update Dec. 12th: Warriors Stun Heat

2012-13 Roster
Num	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	DOB	Prior to NBA/Country	Yrs
40	Harrison Barnes	F	6-8	210	05/30/1992	North Carolina/USA	R
20	Kent Bazemore	G	6-5	201	07/01/1989	Old Dominion/USA	R
15	Andris Biedrins	C	7-0	242	04/02/1986	BK Skonto/Latvia	8
12	Andrew Bogut	C	7-0	260	11/28/1984	Utah/Australia	7
30	Stephen Curry	G	6-3	185	03/14/1988	Davidson/USA	3
31	Festus Ezeli	C	6-11	255	10/21/1989	Vanderbilt/Nigeria	R
23	Draymond Green	F	6-7	230	03/04/1990	Michigan State/USA	R
2	Jarrett Jack	G	6-3	197	10/28/1983	Georgia Tech/USA	7
44	Richard Jefferson	F	6-7	230	06/21/1980	Arizona/USA	11
22	Charles Jenkins	G	6-3	215	02/28/1989	Hofstra/USA	1
7	Carl Landry	F	6-9	248	09/19/1983	Purdue/USA	5
10	David Lee	F-C	6-9	240	04/29/1983	Florida/USA	7
4	Brandon Rush	F-G	6-6	210	07/07/1985	Kansas/USA	4
11	Klay Thompson	G	6-7	205	02/08/1990	Washington State/USA	1
3	Jeremy Tyler	F-C	6-10	260	06/21/1991	Tokyo Apache/USA