Patience is a virtue: Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors

They will obviously form the core of the team and will be surrounded by the likes of Bogut, Lee and Landry to form a potent front line. Curry’s passing skills, if combined properly with his teammates, could be devastating.

The Warriors also have a few great youngsters in their roster. Thompson is yet another budding star in the making. His multi-positional play proved highly beneficial to the Warriors playoff run last season, and the sophomore will be hoping to better his game this season.

Harrison Barnes is another youngster looking to make a name for himself. While he is still raw, he showed flashes of brilliance last season and would do well to fit well as a role player in this upcoming season. And with Jackson’s “process”, he might develop into a star too. After all he was also the seventh overall pick of his draft.

Curry #30 of the Warriors celebrates against the Denver Nuggets during Game Six of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs. (Getty Images)

What’s next for GSW?

The Warriors enter this season as title contenders. And why shouldn’t they?

They have two brilliant talents in Curry and Iguodala. And they will be ably supported by Thompson, Lee and Bogut. While Barnes will be a good backup for both Thompson and Iguodala, they have veterans Landry and Jermaine O’Neal coming off the bench to replace Lee and Bogut.

Defensively, they’re quite strong too. Curry is a decent perimeter defender and managed to record around 1.6 SPG. Iguodala and Lee are excellent defenders as well.

Iguodala holds his opponents to just 9.9ppg while guarding them. Lee holds them to 14.7. Together, they can probably stop most of the league’s forwards. While Bogut isn’t exactly the most physical defender, Landry and Lee will be able to make up for his deficiencies on defence.

Overall, this team has improved a lot from last season, thanks to Curry’s potential, Jackson’s “process” and Iguodala’s acquisition. Having a bunch of up and coming youngsters doesn’t hurt their chances of making it to the NBA Finals either.

Curry’s NBA career is similar to Michael Corleone’s in The Godfather. Nobody expected him to step up and rise to the occasion, but not only did he prove his doubters’ wrong, he has earned his position as the key player of the Warriors.

Despite unrelenting opposition, the Warriors stuck with Curry because they realised his true potential early on. The process has worked and the star has arrived.