Eric

Snow

Snow’s value gets a bump for the rest of the month. He’s sixth in the league in assists, and should be able to score in double figures without Iverson taking 25 shots a game.

Snow also had four steals and six rebounds tonight.

Coach Paul Silas’ plan has the two players, like their positions, being interchangeable. It also means LeBron James will be the small forward, and Dajuan Wagner will be the backup shooting guard. Power forward Drew Gooden and center Zydrunas Ilgauskas round out the Cavs’ starters.

Dajuan Wagner will get some extra minutes tonight against the Celtics.

Snow and Silas got into it over a turnover on an eight-second call and when Snow talked back to Silas, he was told to go to the locker room, which he did. Snow returned to the bench for the second half, but didn’t play.

As long as Jeff McInnis is playing so well, Snow has very little fantasy value.

This is surprising, considering how well he had been playing and the fact LeBron James was not playing. He’ll continue to see decent minutes since Ira Newble is injured.

Snow got the slight edge on Damon Jones. Jones scored more points this preseason, but Snow had more assists, less turnovers and played better defense. This move allows the Cavs to use Donyell Marshall and Damon Jones to come off the bench together and run the second unit.

No points, no steals, 0-of-3 and just three assists equals fantasy disaster. Cut bait now and get someone who can help your team. Even if Snow gets it going, he’s not going to be much of a scorer.

He also managed just one steal, which is not a good sign since he’s starting for defensive purposes. His backup, Damon Jones, finished with 12 points, two assists and two threes.