The  Erie BayHawks have been changing their line-up more than a runway model.

Hard to say if this current starting unit will work against Iowa, but it helped them score 34 points in the first quarter in Erie’s win at Springfield to snap a five-game winning streak. Now the Armor had only won one game, but Erie had just two victories, so at this point, this is a decent win for the BayHawks.

There were four key moves in this:

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Among the many entertaining aspects about the Erie BayHawks’ pregame ceremony, the one that stood out involved the 2008-09 NBA MVP: LeBron  James.

With the Cleveland Cavaliers being an NBA affiliates of the BayHawks, James offered a video message to the fans at Tullio Arena. It opened with him saying, “Hey Erie!”

Then it ended with him saying, “I want to hear ya’ll all the way in Cleveland. Make some noise.”

By the end of the game, you could have heard a pin drop in the arena as the BayHawks lost, 116-90. James’ intro may have generated the loudest cheer in the building other than when Cedric Jackson hit Martin Zeno with a perfect lob pass for a dunk in the first half for the BayHawks.

Final: Erie 85, Fort Wayne Mad Ants 77

High scorers: Sean Sonderleiter (FW) 21 points; Jackie Manuel (ERI) 18 points (13 in the first half).
High rebounders: John Bryant (ERI) 14 rebounds; Sonderleiter (FW) 10 rebounds
High assists: Martin Zeno (ERI) 5 assists. Fort Wayne had eight as a team.
Double-doubles: Sonderleiter (FW); Bryant (ERI) 16 points, 14 rebounds.
Local look: Kyle Goldcamp (ERI) DNP (Did not play).
Biggest lead: Erie led by 19 points, 55-36, with 8:48 remaining in third quarter.
Next game for Erie: @ Fort Wayne (Sunday, 5 p.m.). Check by later for game highlights and recap courtesy of D-League.com.

Legendary coach Bobby Knight would have been proud of how his former player, Martin Zeno, right, shined in the Erie BayHawks' training camp.

This wasn’t easy.

Couldn’t have been.

The Erie BayHawks narrowed down their roster from 12 players to the D-League mandated 10 by 5 p.m. today. The BayHawks ended up cutting guards Rod Wilmont and Oliver Lafayette.

I knew Erie coach John Treloar was going to have to waive one outside shooter because I figured he’d keep four big men. So I figured either Zach Sowers, Wilmont or Lafayette was going to have to go.

What I didn’t figure into the equation was Martin Zeno.

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Forward Ivan Harris has shaved his head since last season with Erie and no longer rocks the braids.

The Erie BayHawks have to make their final two cuts by Wednesday at 5 p.m. to get their roster down to 10 players for the season opener Friday at Fort Wayne.

On Monday night, the BayHawks had a controlled scrimmage at East High School that revealed quite a bit about each of the remaining 12 players. The White team consisted of guards Cedric Jackson, Oliver Lafayette, Rod Wilmont, forwards Ivan Harris, Kyle Goldcamp and center John Bryant.

That team beat the Black team, 34-32. The black team consistead of first-round pick, guard Donell Taylor, guards Zach Sowers and forwards Jackie Manuel, Martin Zeno, Alade Aminu and Jarvis Gunter.

Very competitive game, but here’s what I noticed about each player in the scrimmage.

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Ivan Harris is safe from getting cut Wednesday. Who else in Erie's training camp is secure as a blanket?

The Erie BayHawks must make one more cut to get their roster down to 12 before 5 p.m. Wednesday.

The way I see it, six spots are already secure, I think.

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Here’s a look at the remaining five players  that are in training camp for the Erie BayHawks that includes Georgia Tech big man Alade Aminu, who the D-League got in a draft day trade with Fort Wayne.

Check out a previous post on a look at guards Rod Wilmont, Donell Taylor, Ryan Troutman, Cedric Jackson and center John Bryant and continually check back here for training camp updates.

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