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  • IUPbigINDIANS
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    Originally posted by bballfan03 View Post

    Not a surprise. The fact of how amicable everything was and in Fees farewell he said "I'm leaving Gannon in great hands and will always be here for everyone"... assumed the next guy was already lined up.

    Rather him than external so better chance of keeping players and recruits considering Bazzoli us the one that recruited them all
    Whitley and Omojafo just went in the Portal.

    However, they were KJ recruits.

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  • bballfan03
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    Originally posted by gman16506 View Post

    Wow!!! Easton Bazzoli just named Gannon's head basketball coach.........have no idea if this is good or bad hire. Given the timing, this "transfer of power" has been in the works for a while.
    Not a surprise. The fact of how amicable everything was and in Fees farewell he said "I'm leaving Gannon in great hands and will always be here for everyone"... assumed the next guy was already lined up.

    Rather him than external so better chance of keeping players and recruits considering Bazzoli us the one that recruited them all

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  • IUPalum
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    This had to of been in the works for months. No other explanation.

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  • boatcapt
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    Originally posted by gman16506 View Post

    Wow!!! Easton Bazzoli just named Gannon's head basketball coach.........have no idea if this is good or bad hire. Given the timing, this "transfer of power" has been in the works for a while.
    Seems that way. Bazzoli has one year in the WLU Style...As Fee's assistant at Gannon last year. Was an assistant at Union University. Union was a decent team but I wouldn't call them an offensive juggernaut. Does one year of outstanding success as an Assistant give him the chops to continue to run the WLU Style at a high level? Much will be told by who his Assistant(s) are.

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  • IUPbigINDIANS
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    Originally posted by gman16506 View Post

    Assistant coach at Gannon under Fee and as I understand it, did much of the recruiting and game planning. Typical stuff that head assistants do........time will tell if this a good move or a hasty decision by the Athletic Director.
    Well it should prevent the mass exodous to the portal that usually follows a coach leaving.

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  • gman16506
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    Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post

    Who the hell is Easton Bazzoli?
    Assistant coach at Gannon under Fee and as I understand it, did much of the recruiting and game planning. Typical stuff that head assistants do........time will tell if this a good move or a hasty decision by the Athletic Director.

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  • IUPbigINDIANS
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    Originally posted by gman16506 View Post

    Wow!!! Easton Bazzoli just named Gannon's head basketball coach.........have no idea if this is good or bad hire. Given the timing, this "transfer of power" has been in the works for a while.
    Who the hell is Easton Bazzoli?

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  • boatcapt
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    Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post

    You also said Crutch would never leave.

    Ben's salary isn't good. For his success he should be making double. I wouldn't rule it out.
    I did...But there is a HUGE difference between leaving WLU to go to the warmth and sunshine of South Florida (not to mention the nearly unlimited (in DII terms) at Nova) and leaving WLU to go to the frozen shores of Lake Erie!!! I lived a couple of years up by lake Erie...NOT somthing I want to repeat and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy!!

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  • gman16506
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    Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post
    Like I said at the begining of this conversation, I think it will be Lamberti.

    He left his job after a half hour to take the Coker job so I don't see any issue with him leaving Coker after a year.

    Gannon isn't going to hire the other names mentioned.
    Wow!!! Easton Bazzoli just named Gannon's head basketball coach.........have no idea if this is good or bad hire. Given the timing, this "transfer of power" has been in the works for a while.

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  • IUPbigINDIANS
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    Like I said at the begining of this conversation, I think it will be Lamberti.

    He left his job after a half hour to take the Coker job so I don't see any issue with him leaving Coker after a year.

    Gannon isn't going to hire the other names mentioned.

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  • IUPbigINDIANS
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    Originally posted by boatcapt View Post

    Heck...Make an offer to Crutch too! Offers don't cost you anything to make soooo...SURE...Make an offer to Ben!

    But...Back in the real world, getting an assistant experienced in the WLU Style is probably their most likely route. Effectively that comes down to Lamberte or Huffman. Both have about as many reasons NOT to go as they have to go. Beyond those two, you are getting into the inexperienced Assistant/HS HC level.

    I wonder if there are any college programs that have seen what WLU, Nova and now Gannon have been able to do and have decided to copy it? The Style is not really hard to emulate but it does take a level of commitment and unique roster building that most HC's are probably not comfortable with. Wonder if there might be some D3 programs that might be doing it under our noses and no one really notices?
    You also said Crutch would never leave.

    Ben's salary isn't good. For his success he should be making double. I wouldn't rule it out.

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  • boatcapt
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    Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post

    If Gannon really wants to keep playing that style they HAVE to go after Ben.

    Doesn't hurt to try. Money does a lot of talking.

    Worst-case they get told no. Maybe he's ready for something new.

    Now, I don't know how much Gannon could toss at him.

    That said, Gannon has many advantages that public schools do not.
    Heck...Make an offer to Crutch too! Offers don't cost you anything to make soooo...SURE...Make an offer to Ben!

    But...Back in the real world, getting an assistant experienced in the WLU Style is probably their most likely route. Effectively that comes down to Lamberte or Huffman. Both have about as many reasons NOT to go as they have to go. Beyond those two, you are getting into the inexperienced Assistant/HS HC level.

    I wonder if there are any college programs that have seen what WLU, Nova and now Gannon have been able to do and have decided to copy it? The Style is not really hard to emulate but it does take a level of commitment and unique roster building that most HC's are probably not comfortable with. Wonder if there might be some D3 programs that might be doing it under our noses and no one really notices?

    From the HS ranks, there is Tim Hausfeld the current head man at Genoa OH. Haus was a four year star player at WLU and has college level assistant experience (WV Wesleyan and Lake Erie College. If you are dipping into the HS ranks, might want to talk to Segar Bonifant who is the AD at Hillard OH. No one played the WLU Style better. Yes he is a HS AD and not a HC, but by all accounts he is very active in the schools basketball practices...kind of an out of left field "pick" but if you are throwing offers around, maybe you could get him for next to nothing!!!
    Last edited by boatcapt; 04-02-2024, 10:09 AM.

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  • IUP24
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    Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS View Post

    If Gannon really wants to keep playing that style they HAVE to go after Ben.

    Doesn't hurt to try. Money does a lot of talking.

    Worst-case they get told no. Maybe he's ready for something new.

    Now, I don't know how much Gannon could toss at him.

    That said, Gannon has many advantages that public schools do not.
    Real interesting take. But not something I couldn't see happening. I've brought up his salary before. Given the school's basketball track record, he should be making way more. I imagine many on this message board posting are making a higher salary.

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  • IUPbigINDIANS
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    Originally posted by boatcapt View Post

    The Gannon job will be interesting. Common sense says you continue down the road with a coach well steeped in playing the WLU Style, but who do you get? Not going to get Crutch...Not going to get Ben...and lets assume for a moment you can't get Lamberte. That leaves you picking over the assistants at Nova and WLU. At Nova you have Nic Smith who has two years as Crutch's assistant. At WLU you have Connor Harr who was in his first season as an actual WLU assistant coach this past season, part-time Assistant Dan Monteroso who was in his first year on the bench after playing professionally in Europe...AND then there is Aaron Huffman...13 year assistant to Ben and Crutch before him, he also has HC experience as the former head man at Bethany College from 2002-08 were he won three PAC titles and three had NCAA D3 Tourney bids.

    Other possibilities:

    Bret Ervin - Current 2 year assistant at Niagara University. Former assistant to Ben at WLU.
    Brandon Smith - First year assistant at Aurora College after five years on the bench at Glenville and Fairmont. His WLU Style experience comes from 4 years playing on the Hilltop.
    Devin Hoehn - Current Bluefield State HC who was Crutch's assistant at Nova and stared at WLU during his collegiate year

    I would imagine there are other former WLU or Nova Assistants/former players that have some experience with the WLU Style but none spring immediately to mind.

    SOOO...If Gannon wants to continue playing the WLU Style that brought them record success this past season, their experienced choices truly come down to convincing Lamberte that the frigid shores of Lake Erie is a better choice than the Pee Dee region of Hartsville SC OR convincing Aaron Huffman that it is finally time to take the HC whistle again and step out of the shadow of Crutch and Ben at WLU.

    Other than those two, the pickings get a little slim unless you want to dip into the HS ranks.
    If Gannon really wants to keep playing that style they HAVE to go after Ben.

    Doesn't hurt to try. Money does a lot of talking.

    Worst-case they get told no. Maybe he's ready for something new.

    Now, I don't know how much Gannon could toss at him.

    That said, Gannon has many advantages that public schools do not.

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  • boatcapt
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    Originally posted by Scrub View Post
    No track record as a head coach yet, but Dan Monteroso just spent a year as volunteer assistant to Howlett at WLU to log some time on a bench.
    I think Dan could be a solid (outstanding?) HC in the future, but just too far a leap from one season as a part-time Assistant to the HC seat. Keep an eye on him though. He understands what a D1 athletic program looks like from his two years at Perdue, understands what it means to play the WLU Style from his two years on the bb team, and knows what it means to play professionally in Europe.

    While I don't want him to leave the Hilltop, he is probably going to have to go elsewhere to gain fulltime Assistant experience...That is unless Huffman heads up to Gannon!

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