The Splash Brothers (Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson) might be the ones raining down three-point baskets, but any explanation for the Golden State Warriors' emergence as an NBA power has to include owner Joe Lacob. In 2010, Lacob, MBA '83, bought the perennially hapless "Dubs" with promises of turning them into championship contenders within five years.
One example of how thoroughly he changed the culture: The Warriors had the best regular-season record in the NBA this year, thanks in no small part to their utter dominance at home. The Warriors lost just two regular-season games at Oracle Arena in 2014-15, the best home record in the NBA in six years.
