Briante Weber makes his Warriors debut
Briante Weber instantly became a Golden State Warriors great when the team decided to part ways with Anderson Varejao in favor of the guard. Varejao had overstayed his welcome, at least with the fans of the team. Weber could have been a random guy off the street and the deal would have made fans happy.
Luckily for the Warriors, Weber isn’t just some random guy off the street. He’s a D-League All-Star and one of the leaders in NCAA history in steals. Turns out this dude can actually play.
He didn’t get a chance to play in the Warriors overtime loss against Sacramento. The Warriors were able to blow this one open against the short-handed Chicago Bulls. The deficit kept growing and there was nothing the visiting team could do.
Weber checked into the game in the third quarter after Steph Curry picked up his fourth foul. He didn’t do much in that period other than picking the ball from Rajon Rondo and poking it out of bounds. He got into the scoring sheet in the fourth quarter.
Once the game was out of hand, Weber was re-inserted into the game. He was extremely active, bringing some great energy off the bench. He grabbed two rebounds, dished out one assist, and scored two points.
Weber’s assist was a nifty one as he broke down the defense, drove, and found McCaw on the wing for three. It’s nice to see Weber has already adopted his team’s mannerisms as he started running back on defense long before the shot even went down. He’ll fit in just nicely.
As of right now, Weber probably isn’t going to find himself playing much outside of the late game garbage time or if guys get into foul trouble. However, if Ian Clark continues to struggle shooting the basketball, Weber’s willingness to play hard-nosed defense, rebounding, and playmaking could see him eating into some of those minutes.