Packing on the Pounds

Nor'Easter drops Brooks, picks up May

Brooks was discussed originally here; Nor'Easter picked him up while he was filling in for suspended Rafer Alston. Brooks had a nice 14/8/3 game, but 6/2/2 and 8/0/4 in the next two games, along with Alston's return, were enough to convince Nor'Easter to drop him. He's in an interesting position, though, as supposed injuries to T-Mac, Yao, and Artest may make even more minutes and scoring opportunites available. Indeed, he had 15 pts tonight, but only 1 AST and no REBs. He might just be too one-dimensional to be much of a fantasy option. It's probably that he'll be the first player to be owned by three distinct teams this year, however.

Sean 'Fat' May shed enough flab to get back into the Bobcats rotation, and is indeed starting again. But he's gotten only 12 MPG in his last 2 games, and is only averaging 3/2 on the season. His coach gave him this vote of confidence yesterday: "It's obvious Sean is not ready to play. Nowitzki is a handful for anybody, but he is just not ready to play...I just want him to be able to run up and down the court without getting tired,"

Judgment: We all remember May dominating the paint at UNC, and he's shown 20/10 flashes on occasion - but he's both extremely injury prone and painfully fat, and seems unlikely to contribute in the short or medium term. That said, if he does get into shape, he'll have plenty of opportunity, unless the 'Cats sign another PF, as Jared Dudley is his only competition. We don't see the logic in this move at this juncture, as Brooks, while limited, is still producing, and May is no prize. That said, Nor'easter can afford to be patient.