Offense from Snow can't be overlooked
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Burt Graeff
Plain Dealer Reporter
Eric Snow knows the days, and nights, of double-figure scoring are likely over. Occasionally? Maybe. Regularly? Forget about it.
They're likely over because this is a Cavaliers' team that features LeBron James, Larry Hughes, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Donyell Marshall and Damon Jones as the offensive weapons.
But, hey, let's not bury Snow at the offensive end.
For the second consecutive game, Snow kept the opposition honest with early hoops. In Monday night's 105-93 victory at Toronto, Snow scored four of his six points in the first quarter.
In Wednesday night's 112-85 thumping of outmanned Seattle at The Q, Snow scored four of his six points in the first 4:52 - hitting a reverse layup at 11:15 of the opening quarter and adding a driving layup less than four minutes later.
"Eric is the kind of player who will take what is given to him," said Cavaliers coach Mike Brown, "and that's exactly what he did."
Perhaps opponents laid off Snow because he was held to four points in 74 minutes of the first three games - missing 6 of 7 shots.
While the shooting and scoring numbers didn't look so hot in those first three games, the assists (12) to turnovers (1) did. "Those offensive numbers in the box scores of those first three games might not have looked too good," said Snow, "but I am out there trying to make the coach happy by distributing the ball.
"Scoring is really not that important to me. On this team, I am going to be a situational scorer. My main objective is getting the ball into the paint."
Snow, who averaged 12.1, 12.9 and 10.3 points in his last three seasons with the Philadelphia Sixers before coming to the Cavaliers on July 20, 2004 in a trade for Kedrick Brown and Kevin Ollie, hit 6 of 7 shots for 12 points in the back-to-back victories against the Raptors and SuperSonics.
It's a reminder that, while the games of double-digit scoring may be over, Snow can't be ignored.
Plain Dealer
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Burt Graeff
Plain Dealer Reporter
Eric Snow knows the days, and nights, of double-figure scoring are likely over. Occasionally? Maybe. Regularly? Forget about it.
They're likely over because this is a Cavaliers' team that features LeBron James, Larry Hughes, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Donyell Marshall and Damon Jones as the offensive weapons.
But, hey, let's not bury Snow at the offensive end.
For the second consecutive game, Snow kept the opposition honest with early hoops. In Monday night's 105-93 victory at Toronto, Snow scored four of his six points in the first quarter.
In Wednesday night's 112-85 thumping of outmanned Seattle at The Q, Snow scored four of his six points in the first 4:52 - hitting a reverse layup at 11:15 of the opening quarter and adding a driving layup less than four minutes later.
"Eric is the kind of player who will take what is given to him," said Cavaliers coach Mike Brown, "and that's exactly what he did."
Perhaps opponents laid off Snow because he was held to four points in 74 minutes of the first three games - missing 6 of 7 shots.
While the shooting and scoring numbers didn't look so hot in those first three games, the assists (12) to turnovers (1) did. "Those offensive numbers in the box scores of those first three games might not have looked too good," said Snow, "but I am out there trying to make the coach happy by distributing the ball.
"Scoring is really not that important to me. On this team, I am going to be a situational scorer. My main objective is getting the ball into the paint."
Snow, who averaged 12.1, 12.9 and 10.3 points in his last three seasons with the Philadelphia Sixers before coming to the Cavaliers on July 20, 2004 in a trade for Kedrick Brown and Kevin Ollie, hit 6 of 7 shots for 12 points in the back-to-back victories against the Raptors and SuperSonics.
It's a reminder that, while the games of double-digit scoring may be over, Snow can't be ignored.
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