The GM job is essential nowadays because of the portal and the high turnover rate each year. Some teams have been turning over their entire roster. A head coach and a few assistants can’t possibly oversee that type of change over the course of a few weeks. A team needs to be prepared when the portal opens, and that requires scouting and research during the season. Coaches don’t have time for that. Gerry and his staff had to do it themselves at Siena because they didn’t have a GM, but I bet he’s glad he has one at Syracuse.