The Warriors look great so far, but it's really early. They've only had one game so far this season that I really considered to be a test for them, and they beat the Clippers by 4 at home, in a game Curry went 7/11 from 3. They look like the best team in the league right now, but people go overboard on projections. People talking about a 7-0 team chasing 72 wins is just nuts. Most of their success will come down to whether or not they can stay healthy throughout a very long NBA season. To me they look damn near the same as they did last year. Their competition is just worse right now.
Teams will hit the 2 week mark this week, meaning they should generally be hitting their regular season stride. Some teams end the year healthy and bring everyone back, like the Warriors, so they can start the following season with all guns blazing. But other teams, like the Cavs and Pelicans for example, had to deal with a litany of injuries and roster changes over the summer, and couldn't even hold a proper training camp. For a lot of teams, the first two weeks of the season are their preseason. The unstoppable Cavs opened up last season by losing to the dreadful Knicks on national TV.
There are some things that are starting to stick out, though. The Pistons and the Blazers are looking better than most anyone thought. I figured that Reggie Jackson and Andre Drummond would put up some statistical ridiculousness, but I never quite imagined this. Meanwhile the Blazers were supposed to chase the number 1 overall pick this season, but it doesn't seem like anyone told them that.
On the other end, the Grizzlies and Pelicans have statistically been the two worst teams in the West to this point after both making the playoffs last season (the Pels -12 net differential puts them below the freaking Sixers). The Pelicans have a million excuses, but there's still no proof that Alvin Gentry can be even a functional NBA head coach after studying under D'antoni. They're allowing 114.7 ppg, the next worst in the entire league is the Kings at 111.3, and there are only 4 others who give up more than 105. It's a miracle if the Pels ever hold a team to less than 105 (held the Magic to 103 once this year so far).
Then you have the Thunder and Bulls, who both have good teams that brought in college coaches to be their "Steve Kerr" and fix their offensive schemes. Both teams showed some promising motion offense in preseason, and even in game 1. But as time wore on, the teams drifted further and further away from such sets to return to what they're comfortable with, which is iso garbage. The players have taken it as a license to come down and jack up quick, bad shots, which is just easier. The Thunder won't be chasing 60 wins like they should be, and the Bulls might even struggle to make the playoffs if they don't fix their issues. The Bulls in particular have traded free throws and shots at the rim for quick 3's and midrange jumpers. The Thunder are a bit tougher to analyze since Durant was out a large portion of last year, but they're not much different if you compare it to two years ago. But more alarming for them is a defense that's gone from top 5 to bottom 10. That will sink any team if it's not corrected (hint, it won't be as long as guys like Kanter and Waiters are there).