Eric Snow

Eric Snow ( born April 24, 1973 in Canton, Ohio ) is a former American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association. The 1.91 -meter Snow played on the position of the point guards in the NBA and played previously for the Seattle SuperSonics and Philadelphia 76ers.

Career

Snow was committed in 1995 NBA Draft at 43 out of the Milwaukee Bucks, but immediately transferred to the SuperSonics. In the first two years he was a substitute for Gary Payton and played about ten minutes per game. During the 1997/98 season he was transferred to the 76ers, and coach Larry Brown made ​​it of limited offensively, but defensively strong Snow in the starting lineup of the team. On the side of Allen Iverson reached the NBA Finals Snow 2001, where the 76ers with 1:4 documents against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Snow's best season was probably 2002/ 03, where he scored 12.9 points per game and was voted into the All-Defensive team. Also notable was his good free throw rate of 86 %, as Snow had turned in early years only 50 % of his free throws. With the 76ers he still reached the playoffs several times, but failed early and was eventually passed on to the Cavaliers in 2005. On the side of LeBron James Snow reached in 2007 for the second time in his career the NBA Finals. Snow could not prevent the 0-4 debacle against the San Antonio Spurs as a reserve player. The next year he got arthritis in his left knee, making him virtually made ​​for disability sport. In the 2007 /08 season, he was still 22 games for the Cavaliers contest, since he was no longer due to his illness on the field. Currently, Snow works as a TV pundit and is spokesman for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Private life

Snow is married to DeShawn and the couple have three sons, E. J., Darius and Jarren. His older brother Percy Snow is a former American football player in the Kansas City Chiefs. Snow is committed to charitable in his Shoot For The Moon Foundation for the education of young children. He was nominated in 1998 and 1999 for the NBA Sportsmanship Award, the 1999 also won. In 2004 he was nominated for the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, and won it in 2005 finally.