Saturday, 12 December 2015

X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer reveals secrets from the trailer

On Friday, Fox dropped the first X-Men: Apocalypse trailer to herald the beginning of the end of the world – which is coming to theaters on May 27. In addition to the first footage of Oscar Isaac’s title villainand the battle to come, director Bryan Singer dished to Empiremagazine on the secrets you might have missed. 

The Vision: Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark from Game of Thrones) plays Jean Grey, the telekinetic-telepathic mutant who grows up to become Phoenix. “It’s all about their potential,” Singer said of her intense visionin the trailer. “Jean has a special connection with Xavier, she has a special connection with the psychic world and she has enormous untapped power that’s growing.”He continued, “The take I used for the movie is a less sincere take. In the movie it’s an intense moment, a psychic moment happens between [Jean and Charles] and the take is a much more suspicious take.”

The New Mutants: Fans got their first look at Alexandra Shipp as a younger incarnation of Storm inEW’s X-Men issue. Singer went into further detail, saying that “she’s looking for a mother and a father and the village she lost” when Apocalypse first meets her. While Storm is one of Apocalypse’s Four Horsemen, the other young mutants are rounded out by Tye Sheridan as Cyclops, Lana Condor as Jubilee, Kodi Smit-McPhee as Nightcrawler, Evan Peters as Quicksilver, and Turner as Jean.“It was important to show that these are kids,” Singer said. “There’s no way anybody can get in there but them, and do what needs to be done, and yet they’re kids…[Mystique] works alone. The very last thing she wants to be is in charge of a group of young mutants. But we find everybody at a certain place in the movie and take them to the very opposite of where they started.”
Caliban: Tomar Lemarquis portrays the Morlock Caliban in X-Men: Apocalypse, but glimpses of him have been few and far between. He pops up briefly in the trailer, and Singer described the character as “bald and has funky eyes. He’s a great character. Really cool.”
Magneto: “[Apocalypse] found Erik at the most vulnerable place in his life,” Singer said. “He’s searching for God. Remember, he was a young Jew in a concentration camp when he first lost his family and now here comes this man who was, is, or claims to be God. The power of persuasion is Apocalypse’s greatest power.”Speaking to a later scene in the trailer where Magneto is a full-fledged Horsemen, Singer said, “He’s one of the most pivotal characters. Fassbender really delivers here in non-traditional comic book style. There are scenes here you will not see in any other comic book movie. I really think Erik goes through one of the most complex journeys in the movie.”
Charles vs. Apocalypse: “The two of them really go at it,” Singer said of Charles’ fight scene with a (literally) growing Apocalypse. “The end of the movie becomes an all-out battle with a force that’s very formidable. He’s a hard man to break, Apocalypse. It’s why he thinks he’s God.”Speaking of his size, Singer said he “couldn’t go full Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man where he’s just Giant Apocalypse, swatting at things. I did something a little interesting in how I addressed the size thing, but I think the audience will get a kick out of it.” Charles, too, gets his moment in the trailer when he fulfills his comic book destiny and goes completely bald. “I wanted to remind the audience that this isn’t just the climax of three movies,” Singer explained. “It’s the climax of six movies, beginning with X-Men 1…It’s the original chair from the first movie – we bought it from a collector.”
Quicksilver’s next big moment: Peters’ Quicksilver stole the show inDays of Future Past, and Singer promises another big moment for the speedster. “There’s one sequence that took one and a half months to shoot for three minutes of film. It involves the most complex camera moves, very sophisticated explosive algorithms, 3D Phantom cameras travelling at 50mph while shooting at 3,100 frames per second. Evan worked more days on this movie than any other actor because of this one sequence.”
Superhero disaster movie: There’s so much destruction in X-Men: Apocalypse that Singer likens it to some of the most iconic disaster movies in cinema. “It’s not just New York, it’s all over the world,” he said, referring to cyclones hitting the Big Apple. “They’ll be visually different than things you’ve seen in these kinds of destructive movies, like Roland Emmerich’s films or Michael Bay’s. There are large-scale setpieces.” 

Thursday, 10 December 2015

Chipotle’s Norovirus Outbreak Is Not A Typical Norovirus Outbreak

The avalanche of norovirus cases linked to a Boston Chipotle is one of the biggest outbreaks since 2009. Eighty cases have been confirmed by the Boston Public Health Commission to date, and Boston College reports that at least 140 students have come to the campus health center with norovirus-like symptoms since the outbreak began over the weekend. Those symptoms include: nausea, vomiting, cramps, diarrhea and muscle pain. So, the fun stuff.
Just under 3 percent of the food-related norovirus outbreaks that theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention tracked from 2009 to 20141sickened 80 or more people. Only 1.3 percent of outbreaks sickened 140 or more people. Half of all outbreaks sickened 11 or fewer people.It’s not just the size of the outbreak that’s unusual — it’s where it happened. Although norovirus is the most common cause of food-related illnesses nationwide (about 50 percent of outbreaks), it’s not the most common cause of illnesses at fast-food outlets like Chipotle. Since 2009, when the CDC began tracking where outbreaks occurred, fast-food restaurants have been much more likely to give their patrons salmonella than norovirus (28 percent of illnesses at fast-food chains were linked to norovirus, while 43 percent were linked to salmonella). Sit-down restaurants have the opposite risk profile (45 percent of illnesses linked to norovirus, 25 percent to salmonella).In better news for Bostonians who are sick, only 1 percent of people who caught food-related norovirus from 2009 to 2014 required hospitalization. And food-related norovirus outbreaks were linked to only three deaths over those six years; that’s 0.01 percent of all those who were sick.

After rocker Scott Weiland's death, ex-wife pleads: 'Don't glorify this tragedy'

The ex-wife of former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland, who died last week, is asking the world not to glorify the late rocker's death.Mary Forsberg Weiland penned an open letter on RollingStone.com, with help from her teenage children with Weiland, 15-year-old Noah and 13-year-old Lucy, opening up about the family's longtime struggles."December 3, 2015 is not the day Scott Weiland died," she wrote. "It is the official day the public will use to mourn him, and it was the last day he could be propped up in front of a microphone for the financial benefit or enjoyment of others... But the truth is, like so many other kids, they lost their father years ago."
Forsberg Weiland, a model who married the singer in 2000, added that while she doesn't want to "downplay Scott's amazing talent, presence or his ability to light up any stage with brilliant electricity," their family spent many years dealing with his "multiple illnesses." She wrote about her ex-husband missing child support payments, and neglecting their two children.She encouraged adults to reach out to other children who don't have a father figure in their lives."Offer to accompany them to the father-daughter dance, or teach them to throw a football," Forsberg Weiland wrote."Our hope for Scott has died, but there is still hope for others," she added. "Let's choose to make this the first time we don't glorify this tragedy with talk of rock and roll and the demons that, by the way, don't have to come with it. Skip the depressing T-shirt with 1967-2015 on it — use the money to take a kid to a ballgame or out for ice cream."Weiland's drug problems have been highly publicized, and Forsberg Weiland has been open about her own issues with addiction, and the couple's tumultuous relationship, chronicled in her 2009 memoir, "Fall to Pieces." The couple divorced in 2007.

Scott Weiland's Family: 'Don't Glorify This Tragedy'

December 3rd, 2015 is not the day Scott Weiland died. It is the official day the public will use to mourn him, and it was the last day he could be propped up in front of a microphone for the financial benefit or enjoyment of others. The outpouring of condolences and prayers offered to our children, Noah and Lucy, has been overwhelming, appreciated and even comforting. But the truth is, like so many other kids, they lost their father years ago. What they truly lost on December 3rd was hope.

We don't want to downplay Scott's amazing talent, presence or his ability to light up any stage with brilliant electricity. So many people have been gracious enough to praise his gift. The music is here to stay. But at some point, someone needs to step up and point out that yes, this will happen again – because as a society we almost encourage it. We read awful show reviews, watch videos of artists falling down, unable to recall their lyrics streaming on a teleprompter just a few feet away. And then we click "add to cart" because what actually belongs in a hospital is now considered art.Many of these artists have children. Children with tears in their eyes, experiencing panic because their cries go unheard. You might ask, "How were we to know? We read that he loved spending time with his children and that he'd been drug-free for years!" In reality, what you didn't want to acknowledge was a paranoid man who couldn't remember his own lyrics and who was only photographed with his children a handful of times in 15 years of fatherhood. I've always wanted to share more than anyone was comfortable with. When writing a book years ago, it pained me to sometimes gloss over so much grief and struggle, but I did what I thought was best for Noah and Lucy. I knew they would one day see and feel everything that I'd been trying to shield them from, and that they'd eventually be brave enough to say, "That mess was our father. We loved him, but a deep-rooted mix of love and disappointment made up the majority of our relationship with him."
Even after Scott and I split up, I spent countless hours trying to calm his paranoid fits, pushing him into the shower and filling him with coffee, just so that I could drop him into the audience at Noah's talent show, or Lucy's musical. Those short encounters were my attempts at giving the kids a feeling of normalcy with their dad. But anything longer would often turn into something scary and uncomfortable for them. Spending so many years immersed in Scott's multiple illnesses led to my own depression; at one point, I was misdiagnosed as bipolar. I feared the same would happen to the children. There were times that Child Protective Services did not allow him to to be alone with them.When Scott did move on to another relationship, I hoped it would inspire him to grow. I had often encouraged him to date a "normal" girl, a woman who was also a mother, someone who had the energy that I no longer had to love him. Instead, when he remarried, the children were replaced. They were not invited to his wedding; child support checks often never arrived. Our once sweet Catholic boy refused to watch the kids participate in Christmas Eve plays because he was now an atheist. They have never set foot into his house, and they can't remember the last time they saw him on a Father's Day. I don't share this with you to cast judgment, I do so because you most likely know at least one child in the same shoes. If you do, please acknowledge them and their experience. Offer to accompany them to the father-daughter dance, or teach them to throw a football. Even the bravest girl or boy will refrain from asking for something like that; they may be ashamed, or not want to inconvenience you. Just offer – or even insist if you have to.This is the final step in our long goodbye to Scott. Even though I felt we had no other choice, maybe we never should have let him go. Or maybe these last few years of separation were his parting gift to us – the only way he could think to soften what he knew would one day crush us deep into our souls. Over the last few years, I could hear his sadness and confusion when he'd call me late into the night, often crying about his inability to separate himself from negative people and bad choices. I won't say he can rest now, or that he's in a better place. He belongs with his children barbecuing in the backyard and waiting for a Notre Dame game to come on. We are angry and sad about this loss, but we are most devastated that he chose to give up.Noah and Lucy never sought perfection from their dad. They just kept hoping for a little effort. If you're a parent not giving your best effort, all anyone asks is that you try just a little harder and don't give up. Progress, not perfection, is what your children are praying for. Our hope for Scott has died, but there is still hope for others. Let's choose to make this the first time we don't glorify this tragedy with talk of rock and roll and the demons that, by the way, don't have to come with it. Skip the depressing T-shirt with 1967-2015 on it – use the money to take a kid to a ballgame or out for ice cream.

See Dolly Parton Sing Moving 'Coat' on 'The Voice'

Dolly Parton offered information but no advice to the remaining contestants on NBC's The Voice as she visited the TV singing competition on Tuesday, December 8th. She also performed a lovely version of her beloved 1971 hit "Coat of Many Colors" and talked about the upcoming "faith-based" film inspired by the song's autobiographical lyrics.

Strumming an acoustic guitar, Parton delivered a gentle, somewhat haunting version of the fan favorite that the singer-songwriter said is "just a sweet little song [that] means more to me than the others."The tune was written about a handmade coat Parton's mother Avie Lee sewed together for her when she was a young girl. One of 12 children from a poor family raised in the backwoods of east Tennessee's Smoky Mountains, Parton is now one of the world's wealthiest, most recognizable women but remains humble when it comes to sharing her gift of song. After her performance, host Carson Daly asked her about her time spent with the aspiring singers who are currently in the semi-finals of The Voice. "They were so sweet and so nice. They reminded me of when I had big dreams," she told Daly. "They asked for advice; I don't do advice. I'll give you some information."Parton also explained that Coat of Many Colors (which airs Thursday), is neither a Christmas movie nor all about her but more about family and faith, which are elements common to TV specials and films at this time of year. The film stars Alyvia Alyn Lind in the role of Parton as a child. Singer Jennifer Nettles plays her mother and veteran actor Ricky Schroder plays her dad. The film touches on the subjects of bullying and ridicule, which Parton says she was subjected to by classmates when she wore her colorful new coat to school. "I've had so many people tell me through the years that this song itself has had a healing effect on them, whether it's about their race, their nationality, whether they were overweight or whether they were crippled, people just identify with it," Parton told Rolling Stone Country and other reporters at a preview for the film last summer. "When people make you feel less about yourself, it's a hard thing to deal with."


Golden State 23-0; Klay Thompson hurt; what is Nike paying LeBron James?

CLEVELAND, Ohio – This is getting serious. Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors are 23-0 after beating the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday. Smart people doing math think the Warriors can go 73-9 and break the Chicago Bulls' NBA record of 72 victories.Thompson suffered an ankle injury late in the Pacers game, and x-rays were negative.How much is LeBron James' lifetime deal with Nike worth? The undercurrent of his new deal with Nike is that LeBron James the basketball player now is just one department in the much bigger business of being LeBron James.At baseball's winter meetings, Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker made the biggest headlines because of some very odd comments about domestic violence, African-Americans and Latinos.Ben Zobrist signed with the Cubs, who also made a trade with the Yankees.The Indians talked about trading Danny Salazar to Arizona for center fielder A.J. Pollock, which would be a good deal for both teams.Maryland's victory at the Jimmy V Classic should get the attention of the Big Ten.Tiger Woods revealed the key to Jordan Spieth's success in one simple statement.A former top South American soccer official indicted by the United States surrendered to Argentine police.And the 2016 Olympic Games are sounding too much like the Hunger Games for people who live in Rio de Janeiro and are victims of human rights violations, according to a new study.
These are some of the trending sports stories Wednesday:
Thompson says he's OK: The Warriors got away with one Tuesday, and they know it.The second unit allowed a 28-point lead to shrink to 16 in the opening six-plus minutes of the fourth quarter, forcing interim head coach Luke Walton to reinsert his starters into the game.Less than five minutes after the first unit's return, All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson sprained his right ankle and limped straight to the bench and then off to the locker room.X-rays in the bowels of Bankers Life Fieldhouse were negative, and Thompson said he believes he'll be able to play Friday in Boston, where the Warriors play the sixth game of the two-week, seven-game road trip."I'll be all right," said Thompson, who scored 39 points on 10 three-pointers during the Warriors' 27th straight win. "Luckily, it's not a bad sprain or anything. It's just going to be sore for a couple of games, but I should be back in no time."(San Francisco Chronicle) 
Warriors can go 73-9: FiveThirtyEight's 2015-16 NBA predictions post dropped on Monday and included, right up at the top, a detail remarkable enough to elicit a double-take from any NBA fan still fogging a mirror: the Warriors' projected record. As of Monday, it sat at a tidy 72-10 — as in the same 72-10 that MJ's Bulls put up in the 1995-96 season, and the standing record for the most wins ever in an NBA regular season.By now there's a whole cottage industry dedicated to handicapping the Warriors. On Monday, our colleagues at ESPN Stats & Info published an article about whether Golden State had a shot at breaking the 1995-96 Bulls' record. They found that the Warriors had a 45 percent chance of getting to at least 72 wins and a 31 percent chance of at least 73. Our CARM-Elo projection is a little more bullish: It has the odds of 72+ wins at 54 percent, and 73+ wins at 44 percent.Golden State's odds of hitting astonishing win totals are probably a good deal higher than you'll see in other models, or in the betting markets, where the Warriors are still about a 3-to-1 underdog to hit 73. (Fivethirtyeight.com) 
Inside the LeBron James-Nike deal: It has the potential to be a game-changer for all top athletes, starting with how the deal came together.In some sense, James stopped being just a basketball player a long time ago, but this is different and much bigger.Rather than use his agent to make this deal with Nike, James brought in his business advisor, Paul Wachter, whose background is in merger and acquisitions, a source familiar with the negotiations told Business Insider.This is significant, as it means that this deal is going above and beyond the typical athlete endorsement. This is not Nike signing another athlete to promote shoes and maybe some apparel. This is a merger between two corporations, Nike and the LeBron James brand.In other words, LeBron just ceased being a basketball player. That side still exists, but it is now just one department in a much bigger business. (Business Insider) 
How much is the LeBron James-Nike deal worth? It likely easily exceeds the value of the 10-year, $300 million deal Nike struck with Kevin Durant in 2014.Michael Jordan's agent David Falk estimates Nike's deal with James to be $400 million to $500 million, which provides a large range.Expect to be buying James' basketball sneakers the same way you purchase Michael Jordan's shoes, even though he has gone from basketball player to team executive. It is likely that James will receive royalties based on sales of his sneakers in addition to the base compensation that reportedly blows Durant's deal out of the water. (Forbes.com)
What about LeBron's shoe sales? In recent weeks, some retail and sportswear-industry experts have noticed a slowdown in demand for Mr. James's shoes, as signature sneakers for younger players like Kyrie Irving and Stephen Curry have picked up traction."LeBron's shoes have always been bigger and bulkier than the others, so it's hard for a young kid to want to wear that big shoe, and convince his mother to spend $200, when he can get Steph's shoe for $60 less," said Josh Luber, founder of the secondary-market sneaker tracker Campless. (Wall Street Journal)
LeBron helps Cavs break skid: LeBron James scored 14 of his 33 in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated C.J. McCollum and the Portland Trail Blazers, 105-100, Tuesday night at The Q. The Cavs trailed by 18 in the second quarter.The Cavs (14-7) snapped a three-game losing streak. They improved to 10-1 at home. (The Plain Dealer) 
Cubs sign Zobrist: The Chicago Cubs agreed to terms with versatile Ben Zobrist on a four-year contract. They also traded Starlin Castro to the New York Yankees for right-handed pitcher Adam Warren and a player to be named later.Zobrist, 34, a 10-year veteran who played nine of his 10 seasons for Cubs manager Joe Maddon with the Tampa Bay Rays, is expected to fill a variety of roles for the Cubs. Zobrist will earn $56 million over the life of the contract. (Chicago Tribune)
Salazar trade discussed: The Indians met with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who asked about Danny Salazar. The Indians were willing to discuss Salazar, but asked for center fielder A.J. Pollock.Salazar went 14-10 with a 3.45 ERA in his first full season in the big leagues. He struck out 195 and walked 53 in 185 innings. Salazar, 26, is making just over the minimum and is under control for five more years.Pollock, 28, played 151 games in center last season. He hit .315 (192-for-609) with 20 homers and 76 RBI. Pollock, a right-handed hitter, scored 111, stole 39 bases in 46 chances and posted a .865 OPS. (Cleveland.com)

Dusty Baker off base: And then there was Dusty Baker. The Nationals' new manager said that Latino and African-American players are more likely to possess better speed, and also indicated that domestic violence against men is as concerning as violent acts against women.In lauding MLB for enacting a domestic violence policy, Baker shifted the focus to the potential for men to be victims of abuse."I think it's a great thing," Baker told reporters. "I mean, I got a buddy at home that's being abused by his wife. So I think this policy needs to go further than the player. I think the policy should go to whoever's involved."Sometimes abusers don't always have pants on."When asked about filling the Nationals' off-season needs, Baker said he'd like to see the club add more speed and indicated a shortage of that skill across the major leagues."I think that's the No. 1 thing that's missing in the game is speed," Baker said Tuesday afternoon. "You know, with the need for minorities, you can help yourself -- you've got a better chance of getting some speed with Latin and African-Americans. I'm not being racist. That's just how it is." (USA Today) 
Chapman case tests MLB policy: Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association was lauded in August as proactive when the two sides agreed to a new domestic violence policy, but now the two sides must show an appropriate reaction to a spate of high-profile incidents that will serve as the first cases under the agreement.Aroldis Chapman's reported October incident is the third time an All-Star has been involved in alleged domestic violence situations since the end of the season, but none has yet to be ruled upon by the league. (Cincinnati.com) 

Maryland holds off UConn: There was skepticism about whether the Maryland men's basketball team belonged among the sport's bluebloods after the then second-ranked Terps lost their first game of the season last week at North Carolina.Maryland saw its ranking drop from second in both polls to sixth among the media voters and all the way down to ninth among the coaches. The Terps went into Tuesday night's game against Connecticut in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden as only a slight favorite.Behind a strong first half from freshman Diamond Stone, a strong second half from sophomore Melo Trimble and a key late technical foul on Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie, Maryland held off the Huskies, 76-66. (Baltimore Sun) 
Jim Valvano and Madison Square Garden: As with most basketball fans who grew up near New York City, Madison Square Garden was an important place in the life of the late Jim Valvano, long before a tournament in his memory would be played there.It is where he went as a kid, traveling in from Long Island with his father Rocco, a high school basketball coach, and his two brothers, to watch the New York Knicks when they were very bad and, later, when they were the best team on the planet. (Baltimore Sun)
Rio Olympics and human rights: The 2016 Olympics have prompted widespread violations of children's rights and other civil liberties, according to a new dossier of alleged abuses compiled by academics and nongovernmental organizations.Evictions, police violence and poor labor conditions top a long list of problems linked to next year's Games in Rio de Janeiro, claim the coalition of activists led by the Comité Popular who are calling on the International Olympic Committee to pay greater heed to human rights. Their report – Exclusion Games – claims that at least 4,120 families have lost their homes and another 2,486 are threatened with removal as a result of infrastructure projects associated with last year's World Cup and the upcoming Olympics. As a result, they say, thousands of children have been displaced and left – at least temporarily – unable to access education, healthcare and other social services.The dossier claims other youths have been the victims of an uptick in police and army violence as a result of a struggling favela pacification program that is part of the city's efforts to prepare for mega-events. Some have been shot and killed, many wounded and countless others psychologically scarred by gunfights and tension. (The Guardian) 
Tiger Woods solves Jordan Spieth: At first it may read like a throwaway comment. In a column for Global Golf Post during his tournament last week, writer Ron Green Jr. relayed an anecdote about Tiger and Jordan Spieth:At the par-3 eighth, Woods watches Spieth hit the green and says, "Hey, Jordy ... 5-iron?"

Will Golden State Warriors break '95-96 Chicago Bulls' 72-10 record? Chris Haynes' analysis



CLEVELAND, Ohio – I was 14 when I saw the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls make history by obliterating the competition and finishing with an NBA-best 72-10 record.Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman on the same team in their prime was a magical experience night after night. Phil Jackson was cool as they came on the sidelines. They had flair, an unwavering confidence and charisma as an essence of their being.
The opposition was intimidated upon arrival and beaten before tipoff. It just took 48 minutes to make it official. I remember stating to family and friends that there would never be a team capable of breaking that illustrious regular-season record.And over the last five years or so, my stance grew stronger. NBA players play year-round nowadays. In-season injuries are rampant. Franchises have seen their championship hopes vanish with superstars and high-level players succumbing to season-ending injuries.Teams rest players more than ever. Body maintenance programs are instituted during predetermined parts of the season. Wins are sacrificed for health going into the postseason.In order for a team to beat the Bulls, its main players have to play close to 80 games. The importance of regular-season win totals has been minimized with health being the No. 1 priority.However, slowly but surely my stance is changing. The Golden State Warriors are the truth. They're not necessarily intimidating, but they're efficient in all that they do and having fun in the process.Stephen Curry is arguably the best shooter in basketball history. All he needs is a split second of space. Klay Thompson epitomizes the meaning of a 3-D player (three-point specialist and defensive-stopper). Draymond Green doesn't do one great thing, but is a force in every aspect of the game.They're filled with team-oriented, complimentary players who understand their roles. This blend of talent has translated to a 23-0 start, an NBA record. They look unstoppable.Will they break the Bulls' 72-10 record? No, though I'm not writing this with the utmost confidence. I just tend to wonder when they're going to rest guys, because eventually they have to, right? Also, for the most part, they've dodged serious injuries and every team goes through a rough patch during the season.The Bulls went through a two-game losing streak in early February, but bounced back like it never occurred.How will the Warriors handle the adversity of losing a string of games? Would they sink or continue to swim? We just don't know, and maybe we won't find out if they continue to win games.For the time being, I'm going with them falling just short. But it's important to keep this in mind: Not many foresaw Curry or the team reaching such an astonishing level this season. Some called their championship year journey a product of other teams suffering injuries to key guys.So, if that record is ever going to come down, this Warriors squad seems to be equipped for making history.