Golden State Warriors will win the Western Conference.

BOP on pro because he stated a statement and took a side.My opening statement: I wish this was 10,000 characters.Thank you for starting a very controversial topic. I will be taking the side that the Golden State Warriors will not win the Western Conference, but be beat out by other teams. Since this debate will be highly statistical, I expect no less than 10 sources per round from myself and from you. Good luck to you and me.This argument is not very organized... Going to be hard to refute in an organized manner. Please properly arrange your arguments into a manner in which I can refute each section effectively. Thanks in advance. For now, I will just include a long whole rebuttal.--Rebuttal I: Opponent's opening statements-- The first thing my opponent states that they have the best backcourt in the league. However, this may be false. I would like to look at Chris Paul and J.J Redick of the Los Angeles Clippers for assistance in this argument.Chris Paul/Stephen Curry (2013-14 only) [1][2]:Points: Steph Curry, with 688Rebounds: Chris Paul, with 155FT: Chris Paul, with 163Assists: Chris Paul, with 374 (League-leader)MIN: Steph Curry, with 1,220Advantage: Chris Paul Klay Thompson/Jamal Crawford (2013-14 only) [3][4]Points: Klay Thompson with 640Rebounds: Klay Thompson with 109FT: Jamal Crawford with 95Assists: Jamal Crawford with 83MIN: Klay Thompson with 1,249 (League-leader)Advantage: Klay ThompsonSo as you can see, the Clippers rival the Warriors easily, even with prime backcourt J.J Redick out. The Clippers and the Warriors are tied in the backcourt.The next argument my opponent stated was that they have one of the best lockdown defenses in the game. I don't get how one can say that. The Warriors defense is slightly above average, but not ranking upon the best. The Golden State Warriors rank tenth in points allowed per game [5]. Above them, in the west are Memphis, Oklahoma, and San Antonio. The Clippers are also only 0.5 points per game allowed behind them. A few games could change that.Furthermore, the Golden State Warriors rank tenth in the Western conference in letting opponents take shots. In each game, they allow their opponent to shoot 86 shots a game [6]. Along that fact, they also are sixth in opponent three point shooting percentage [7].On to the next section of my opponent's arguments. He states the Warriors have a deep bench that will produce good numbers in the playoffs. I beg to differ. Apparently, Bleacher Report does not like the bench of the Golden State Warriors and fails to include them in the top ten benches [8]. Out of the top ten benches, four are opponents in the Western Conference ranking above the Warriors currently.Next, my opponent states the "uncertainties" of the other teams, without noting that if Stephen Curry gets injured, the team's shooting goes down the toilet.Houston Rockets: The Dwight Howard/James Harden experiment sure seems to be working out, as Dwight Howard and James Harden are putting up great numbers this season. Both players account for leading all of the major statistical categories for the Rockets [9]. Howard is the defensive player with rebounds and blocks (13.1 reb per game and 1.8 blocks per game), while James Harden is putting the offense on his back by leading in points, steals and assists (24 PPG, 5.2 AST/G, and 1.3 steals per game).Oklahoma City Thunder: You state Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant are the only two people on the OKC Thunder that will put up any points and do offense. You have obviously failed to do research on this topic. Have you ever heard of Serge Ibaka?! He's netting a nice 14.1 PPG while grabbing a team high 8.8 rebounds per game [10]. That makes about 70 points per game between three people (Westbrook, Ibaka, Durant). And if you think the Thunder's other guys don't score 20 points to get to 90, it is insane. They will usually put up more than 100.Los Angeles Clippers: You say that the Doc Rivers experiment "may not" work out. From what source does that come from? So far, they have a better record than the Warriors at 22-12 [11]. Ten games above .500 sounds like you got a nice set of coaches and players. I could just as easily say that the Golden State Warriors backcourt will falter later into the season.San Antonio Spurs: Again, you say "I think." This is not a proven source and is not a true fact. So far, they have been doing just fine with their age, putting up numbers just as good, if not better, than their last season [12][13].Also, you say that Andre Iguodala is better than Jarrett Jack. True, but Dwight Howard just replaced Omer Asik for the Rockets. That is a much better upgrade than the Golden State Warriors.Thank you for reading. [1] http://www.basketball-reference.com...[2] http://www.basketball-reference.com...[3] http://www.basketball-reference.com...[4] http://www.basketball-reference.com...[5] http://espn.go.com...[6] http://espn.go.com...[7] http://espn.go.com...[8] http://bleacherreport.com...[9] http://espn.go.com...[10] http://espn.go.com...[11] https://www.google.com...[12] http://espn.go.com...[13] http://espn.go.com...