Marco has a point. If we agree that big men take longer to develop, and HS big men sometimes come out not knowing what to do against similarly-sized competition, the staff might think to having some height carry over.
Why redshirt Dele over someone like Sean Evans?
We need both. We don't really have size or depth up front at all. We need Sean to provide his hustle and rebounding. We need Coker because almost every team that made the dance had a guy 6'10 or bigger. We have no shot-blockers except for him.
The junior college level produces some fantastic bigs every year. Replacing Dele and Sean can be done with ease.
I think you both overlook the fact that we need to win right away to attract recruits and put the country on notice. If we win 20+ we can get can get a pri of top ten JUCO's to come in here and AT LEAST be as good as Sean and Dele.
One final note...I don't want either of those guys clogging up PT after this season.