Whether the Cavaliers make another epic comeback or the Warriors kill off the 3-1 memes for good, the NBA Finals are almost over. Once that happens, we enter the Sahara Desert of the sports schedule. There isn't football for almost three months, and we're left with little but the slog of regular-season baseball to pass the time.

So, for the good of those bored college football fans out there, we’re posing a silly question: could you construct a college football team in the image of the Warriors who, regardless of the outcome of the 2017 Finals, have been the NBA's most dominant team over the past three years while threatening to redefine the way the sport is played.

Let’s get the annoying objections out of the way first: Yes, I know the sports are dissimilar. Yes, I know one sport has players play two ways while the other specializes. Yes, I know one sport requires 11 players at a time while the other needs 5. And yes, I know one sport uses free labor and in the other Timofey Mozgov is worth $64 million.

All of those are true. But, and it’s important to remember this: it’s June.

So let’s have some fun.

Let’s establish some quick ground rules before getting started.

This will be kept to three categories: offense, defense and head coach.

The college units picked will most resemble the attributes that make the Warriors the Warriors.

The college units will be made up of current players, not those on last year’s rosters.

Each unit selected must have at least three all-conference players and/or projected 2018 first-round picks (four is asking too much, that’s how ridiculous the Warriors are).

The coach picked must have a national title to match Steve Kerr's ring from 2014-15.

Alright, let’s make the Warriors on grass.

Offense – Penn State Nittany Lions

The Warriors offense encompasses many elements, but most of all they’re uber-talented, a bit brash, free flowing and willing to play with a lightning pace in the open court. Considering all of those traits and a few others, our pick for the most Warriors-like offense is Penn State.

If that gives you pause, consider the Nittany Lions scoring production in the second half of 2016.

Over Penn State’s final seven games last season, which came against the teeth of the Big Ten schedule, they averaged 45.6 points a contest. That would’ve ranked them first nationally for the entire season if that production was stretched over 13 games.

That potent group returns nine starters in 2017, including many of its all-star centerpieces.

At the helm of the offense is deep-ball extraordinaire Trace McSorley, the Nittany Lions' Steph Curry. Like Curry, McSorley is not hesitant to shoot, and like Curry, he prefers to do so from deep. McSorley averaged 9.6 yards an attempt a year ago, which ranked sixth nationally. Not all of his deep balls were completed, but like Curry, McSorley just keeps throwing shots up. The comparisons go further than that. Both were under-the-radar recruits (Curry a three-star; McSorley a three-star) and each of them is the pacesetter for their up-tempo attack. Plus, both just look like normal dudes. McSorley is only 6-foot, while Curry managed to become a two-time MVP at 6-foot-3 in a sport of giants. If McSorley or Curry were your mail carrier in another life, you wouldn’t blink.

All-world running back Saquon Barkley is Penn State’s answer to Kevin Durant. Both are seminal offensive talents and arguably the best player at their position in the country and/or world. Barkley is a dynamic all-around threat as a runner (where his combination of size and speed make him the exception to the rule) and a pass-catcher. Durant, meanwhile, is the NBA’s foremost scorer blessed with a body (at 6-foot-10) that allows him to shoot over/bully smaller defenders and easily skate past bigger ones. And when either Durant or Barkley reach the open court/field, damage will be done.

Looking for a Draymond Green? Penn State submits tight end Mike Gesicki. A fourth-year senior like Green was at Michigan State, Gesicki is an immensely productive offensive player who does a bit of everything for the Nittany Lions. He’s a great pass catcher, a good blocker and one of the leaders of his team – much like Green.

There’s not necessarily a Klay Thompson on offense for Penn State. But if you include All-Big Ten kicker Tyler Davis, a point-scoring specialist much like Thompson (both can hit from long range with consistency), the Lions have firepower to spare.

Penn State plays fast, aggressive and with a bit of a swagger – that’s what happens with a gunslinger like McSorley under center – much like sport's most dominant team.

Defense – Alabama Crimson Tide

It doesn’t matter how good Ringo was on the drums, he was always going to be outshined by Lennon and McCartney. That’s Golden State’s defense in relation to its overwhelming offense.

Criminally underrated, the Warriors finished second in the NBA in defensive rating in 2016-17.

Golden State is immensely successful on the defensive end because of a number of factors, but arguably the most important is the team’s flexibility. Durant and Green can realistically guard four positions. Thompson is one of the NBA’s best on-ball defenders. The team’s often overlooked starter, Andre Iguodala, is one of the game’s best wing defenders. This allows the Warriors to switch on screens without mismatches, which is a nightmare for opponents hoping to create easy shots.

Add in a deep bench full of athletic and long energy players, and the Warriors come at team in waves.

In that way, and in the team’s dominance, Golden State’s defense is Alabama.

While the Crimson Tide are certainly more McCartney than Ringo in terms of perception, they’re also the most consistently flexible roster in the FBS because of depth. Alabama’s front four is a rotation of freakish athletes, its linebacker core is much the same and its secondary is stuffed with NFL-level talent.

For perspective, Alabama lost Heisman contender Jonathan Allen from its front four, and he’ll simply be replaced by former Top 5 recruit Da'Shawn Hand. You could say the same of Ruben Foster’s replacement, Rashaan Evans, at middle linebacker. In the secondary, Minkah Fitzpatrick could quite literally play all five different positions if asked.

With Fitzpatrick, defensive tackle Da'Ron Payne and safety Ronnie Harrison, the Crimson Tide again have three players who could be first-round draft picks come next April. Considering the team’s year-to-year recruiting abilities, even more high-impact players could emerge from a loaded depth chart.

And it’s in that flexibility that Alabama is most like the Warriors. Both are remarkably productive, and with the Tide, a large part of that is because of the immense amount of highly gifted players it can rotate in and out from down to down. Like Golden State, Alabama switches on defense all the time with little to no drop off.

Green, Thompson and Durant – when he's fully engaged – are among the best defenders at their positions in the NBA.

It’s only appropriate college football’s best defense represents them.

Head Coach – Dabo Swinney

Steve Kerr is among the sporting world's most interesting figures. A relentlessly self-deprecating coaching great, Kerr is as comfortable talking about defensive spacing as politically sensitive issues. He’s a former GM and TV analyst. He can also claim five NBA championships as a player. Most of all, Kerr, in a world of grim coaching bores, is a magnetic personality.

That’s why Dabo Swinney is the pick.

Both Kerr and Swinney were lightly-recruited high school athletes, who ended up as accomplished collegiate athletes – Kerr reached a Final Four at Arizona and Swinney won a national title at Alabama as a walk-on receiver.

Each, as head coaches, helped disrupt the normal order of their sport. Kerr, by proving a small-ball, up-tempo style can win championships. Swinney, by showing an upstart like Clemson can overthrow bluebloods like Florida State and Alabama to become a power in the modern-day game.

Plus, neither coach is afraid to speak his mind. There are actually movements for Kerr to run for office, and Swinney is never shy in terms of his spreading his religious beliefs. Both believe in the importance of what they say, which makes them multi-million dollar rarities in a profession where coaches tend to strive for a singular focus toward their craft.

But, above all in the Kerr comparison, Swinney is all smiles.

He installed a slide in Clemson’s facility and regularly lets forth a booming laugh. He’s not Nick Saban or Urban Meyer, and it’s refreshing. Kerr, with his natural humor and gift of controlling multiple high-profile personalities, shares similar traits.

Swinney and Kerr certainly have different views – just check out this Swinney presser for his thoughts on American injustice. But his overall philosophy of football being a sport (something that kids play) at its core most closely aligns with Kerr among college coaches with a title.