Two words: Rick Barry

The last time the Warriors won the NBA championship, their star was a guy with a hair weave who shot his free throws underhanded and made 90% of them. If the Warriors had made 90% of their free throws tonight, they would have beaten the Jazz, easily. Come on, you people! Skip the hair weaves, okay, but please please please call up Mr. Barry and ask him for some free-throw lessons.

Update: Yeah, so maybe the amazing Derek Fisher saga is the real story here. That man just had to be on the winning side.

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