the nucleus

One thing about Coker's shooting.  In his limited number of shots (a whopping 13 in conference), as I remember it, there have been at least 4 jump shots from some good midrange distance, a couple of layups off of another player's drive, and I think a pair of tip-ins.  There was also some kind of hook shot - I think that was in conference, maybe against DePaul?  You'd have to check the play by play data.  He's shown some offensive awareness.

I can't say I agree with any of this. His offensive rebounding rate is very very effective. The fact that he doesn't post up is more of an indication of our offense not on Dele.

He knocks down that jumper all the time. I've been saying it over and over again. Jeez! He's converted on 70% of his shot attempts this season.

Duke, UConn, and last night he knocked down that same baseline jumper and every time the announcers acted surprised. I know Dele can do it!

Besides which, anything you get from him on offense is gravy. It's not like we're pounding the ball inside. He's the inside defensive presence the team's missing. He's 7 feet tall and wants to block every shot. What's so hard to understand? Not getting him minutes is very short sighted, and all on Norm.