What do you do with two lead guards who both play their best with the ball in their hands, carving up defenses and initiating plays for themselves and others? I mean, I dunno, let them take turns? This really shouldn't be that hard. James Harden and Chris Paul can play together, they'll figure it out. The reason this feels more difficult than it probably (eventually) will be in practice is because, as we're often told in basketball, there's only one ball. If James Harden is a

Do you like basketball? By which I mean - do you enjoy watching the sport of basketball be played? Can you watch a January Timberwolves-Kings game and find something interesting in it? Can you watch a Euroleague game? How bout college? High school? Does basketball, for you, have value in its very playing? Or do you need a rooting interest? Do you need competitiveness? A lot of people did not like the 2017 NBA Finals, or the 2017 playoffs, or the 2016-17 season generally. The

The 2017 NBA Finals begin Thursday night, with Part III of the Warriors-Cavs trilogy tipping off in Oakland. In lieu of a fully-fledged preview, and cause I just wanted to jot down some thoughts, I'm identifying two unsung keys for Golden State I think could determine whether or not they're able to dictate this series. Both more or less hinge on Draymond Green. 1. Will Dray make his threes? I know this seems like an ancillary concern, but in a contest as close as the Warriors