Warriors 'light-years' ahead of competition, owner says

Sitting 67-7 with eight games remaining, the Golden State Warriors have a very realistic chance of breaking the Chicago Bulls' 72-10 record. And while some may credit a portion of the Warriors' success to luck, team owner Joe Lacob sees things differently.

"The great, great venture capitalists who built company after company, that’s not an accident," Lacob told Bruce Schoenfeld of the New York Times. "And none of this is an accident, either."

Although many may consider Lacob's comments brash, he has an apparent knack for predicting the future. The 60-year-old promised fans in 2010 that Golden State would win a championship within five years - a bold claim that came true last June.

While credit for the Warriors' greatness should seem to go toward their on-court play, Lacob said the team has dominated because of its superior management.

"We’re light-years ahead of probably every other team in structure, in planning, in how we’re going to go about things," he said. "We’re going to be a handful for the rest of the NBA to deal with for a long time."

The championship favorites, according to ESPN's BPI, Golden State will likely be a strong contender for years to come, a spell of prominence that would come as no surprise to Lacob.

"We’ve crushed them on the basketball court, and we’re going to for years because of the way we’ve built this team," he said.