PSAC WEST

[Fightingscot82]

You know my theory. I think the brass in Indiana are already set to try and lure Fite to IUP.

He has a lot of connections here, coached under Joe for years, is from Latrobe, etc.


That said, IUP will be a very attractive D2 opening (when it happens). IUP can pay, has a fancy arena and big following, tradition and history, etc.

I'm nowhere near Indiana and I've been told multiple times it's an unspoken understanding that Fite succeeds Lombardi.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

True but remember that Fee is from this area so is he content staying around? Could a PSAC team with more money steal him away?

You know my theory. I think the brass in Indiana are already set to try and lure Fite to IUP.

He has a lot of connections here, coached under Joe for years, is from Latrobe, etc.


That said, IUP will be a very attractive D2 opening (when it happens). IUP can pay, has a fancy arena and big following, tradition and history, etc.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

True but remember that Fee is from this area so is he content staying around? Could a PSAC team with more money steal him away?

I just see Fee as a young fast-riser that (by March) will have likely turned a 3-25 team in to an NCAA threat in just one off-season.

If I was some low major I'd certainly be interested.

That said, it still blows my mind Ben is still at WL.

[IUPalum]

I wasn't talking P5 but I could surely see a lower mid-major wanting to take a chance on a young coach like Fee.

True but remember that Fee is from this area so is he content staying around? Could a PSAC team with more money steal him away?

[IUPbigINDIANS]

It's harder to run a pressing system at a higher Division 1 level. Better guard play and taller players make it easier to break a press. Most D2 teams can't simply throw the ball to some 6-10 guy to foil the press.

I wasn't talking P5 but I could surely see a lower mid-major wanting to take a chance on a young coach like Fee.

[bballfan03]

Gannon and WL will play in the final.

And, Fee will then be gone to a D1 quickly after.

If this system had any shot for a D1 school, Crutchfield would have been gone long ago. This is a D2 system. Fee would be insane to go D1 with the intention of taking this style with him.

[IUPHawks24]

It's harder to run a pressing system at a higher Division 1 level. Better guard play and taller players make it easier to break a press. Most D2 teams can't simply throw the ball to some 6-10 guy to foil the press.

Valid points. Tobin Anderson’s system isn’t as extreme as the West Liberty/Nova/Gannon style either. Shaka Smart had to abandon his havoc system at Texas because it wasn’t working in the Big 12.

In Division I everyone has the same number of scholarships too (13) so it’s harder to wear down an opponent… Division II schools have less and it’s unequal.

[Ship69]

It's been incredibly impressive. I didn't think it would happen until at least year 2, but he's made a believer of me. They play so confident and free. And he did a really good job recruiting.

I wouldn't say so fast about Division I though. That's a harder sell at that level. The success of the St Thomas Aquinas coach does help. But it's a harder sell, especially the higher you go in Division I.

It's harder to run a pressing system at a higher Division 1 level. Better guard play and taller players make it easier to break a press. Most D2 teams can't simply throw the ball to some 6-10 guy to foil the press.

[IUPHawks24]

Gannon and WL will play in the final.

And, Fee will then be gone to a D1 quickly after.

It's been incredibly impressive. I didn't think it would happen until at least year 2, but he's made a believer of me. They play so confident and free. And he did a really good job recruiting.

I wouldn't say so fast about Division I though. That's a harder sell at that level. The success of the St Thomas Aquinas coach does help. But it's a harder sell, especially the higher you go in Division I.

[IUPalum]

Yes, but Coaches don't want players on a bus after midnight. Get it?

You sound dumb, just stop!

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Kudos to Gannon and Coach Fee. To have as extreme a roster turnover as he did, he has brought together a squad that works hard and can all score. Their full court press is a work of art. They change all 5 out routinely, and the second unit is nearly as good as the first. I can't understand why they haven't gotten more notice. Teams don't come into Koehler Fieldhouse and beat a Jeff Wilson team like Gannon did. The Golden Knights are loaded for a Championship run.

Gannon and WL will play in the final.

And, Fee will then be gone to a D1 quickly after.

[WarriorVoice]

Kudos to Gannon and Coach Fee. To have as extreme a roster turnover as he did, he has brought together a squad that works hard and can all score. Their full court press is a work of art. They change all 5 out routinely, and the second unit is nearly as good as the first. I can't understand why they haven't gotten more notice. Teams don't come into Koehler Fieldhouse and beat a Jeff Wilson team like Gannon did. The Golden Knights are loaded for a Championship run.

[WarriorVoice]

Yes but it's a Sunday after... no classes - so they have the day to recoup.

Yes, but Coaches don't want players on a bus after midnight. Get it?

[bballfan03]

5:30/7:30 makes for a late trip home Saturday night. In some cases that could mean getting home well past midnight. Plus With a 1/3 start on Saturday, you're not going to play late on Friday...This seems to be a happy medium for some...

Yes but it's a Sunday after... no classes - so they have the day to recoup.

[WarriorVoice]

So I'm assuming thr 3&5 starts yesterday were due to travel. I'm sure PSAC never considered most people work until 5. So instead of doing 3&5 and then 1&3.. why couldn't they have done 530&730 both Friday and Saturday?

5:30/7:30 makes for a late trip home Saturday night. In some cases that could mean getting home well past midnight. Plus With a 1/3 start on Saturday, you're not going to play late on Friday...This seems to be a happy medium for some...