Of the eight teams still playing, the Warriors are the most frightening. Not because of the abundant ink blotches that crawl up the arms and neck of forward Matt Barnes like a fungus, or because their gold-T-shirted fans in full throat are as intimidating as an Oakland Raiders crowd from the early 1980s, or because thespian wild man Woody Harrelson, a close friend of coach Don Nelson, has become one of Golden State's WE BELIEVE faithful.
No, it's because in the postseason, when preparation is everything, the Warriors seem to have come from another planet, run-and-gun aliens for whom there is no known defense.
Certainly their frenetic approach has gotten the attention of the two favorites for the title.