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Message: [QUOTE="auror, post: 4397700, member: 1329"] Just want to clarify this point. Cole had an elite efficiency [I]for his usage[/I]. Yes, his efficiency probably would have been higher if he had a smaller role, but somebody has to use possessions and usually teams have at least 1 guy in this range. Cole was more efficient than almost all of them. There were 458 guys with a usage% above 24 last season. Cole was one of 33 with an offensive rating above 115 (93% percentile). There were 49 guys with a usage between 24 and 26 in high major conferences (his closest peers), 6 had ORTG above 115. That list: Oscar Tshiebwe (1st team All-SEC) Armando Bacot (1st team All-ACC) Paul Atkinson (Honorable mention All-ACC) RJ Cole Kris Murray (Almanac has him #32 for 2023 top 100 players) Bryson Williams (1st team All-Big12) If you expand to 113+ ORTG and 23-27 usage, here are all the rest of the names (nobody left out, no cherry picking): Pete Nance (Almanac #2 transfer 2023, #38 top 100 players). Josh Carlton (1st team All-ACC) Trayce Jackson-Davis (2nd team All-B1G) Posh Alexander (Honorable mention All-Big East) Ochai Agbaji (1st team All-Big 12) Malaki Branham (Big 10 Freshman of the Year, 20th pick NBA draft) Benedict Mathurin (1st team All-Pac 12) Jaime Jaquez (1st team All-Pac 12) Nijel Pack (1st team All-Big 12) Keve Aluma (2nd team All-ACC) Hunter Dickinson (2nd team All-B1G) This is absolutely elite company as far as his usage and efficiency combination. There's a reason he was 1st team all-conference BE and 33rd in PORPAGATU. [/QUOTE]

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