If hoops is a game of streaks, right now the Warriors are Frank the Tank. They're flying so high, they're looking down on the Democrats. They're looking so good, Gavin Newsom is jealous. They're buzzing so hard, they're getting calls from Courtney Love (and Mel Gibson?).

These kinds of things will happen when a team struggling to find its identity suddenly notches a few quality wins in a row.

The (hopefully) friendly confines. Photo from Warriors official web site.

Well smoke 'em if you got 'em because the Warriors are the proud owners of a three-game winning streak, including a 32-point pasting of the formidable (but decaying) Detroit Pistons on Saturday and last night's impressive fourth quarter comeback win over an up-and-coming Toronto Raptors team. The win against the Pistons, in case you missed it, was as good as the Warriors have played in years. They dominated Detroit from the opening tip, doubling them up in the first quarter and outscoring them in all four frames. Sure, it was a get-away game for the Pistons, the final game of their four-game road trip, and possibly a bit of an ugly stepchild to them after their dismantling of the more high-profile Fakers the night before. But it was huge for the Warriors because it represents the kind of dominating win against a quality opponent (other than the Dallas Mavericks) that hasn't been seen around these parts since the last time the Democrats controlled Congress.