One of the things is physically he looks like Greg Ostertag and that turns you off kinda right away, the Kansas jersey, just the initial look at him can sometimes kinda hurt guys. He’s way more athletic than Ostertag, way more active, and a better offensive player than Ostertag was at Kansas. However, Ostertag was also a lot bigger [7-2] than Cole Aldrich and one of the things that I think actually matters in the league at center is there’s a difference between 6-11 and 7-1, and once you break that magical 7-foot [barrier] and get into 7-1 and 7-2 - now you’re in elite companty in the league as far as size goes and there’s some things you can do just flatout because of your size. 6-11 is much more pedestrian in the league as far as big guys go and he doesn’t really stand out - his physical profile - he doesn’t have the longest arms in the world – and so he’s not going to have a physical advantage over other guys.
I think he’s a pretty decent athlete and he runs the floor well, he’s active, he blocks shots, he rebounds, he’s got that really funky shot - though it’s very accurate that he shoots from about 15-feet - loves to hit it right at the top of the key and he’s effective kinda in that pick-and-pop mode as well.
I think he’ll be a decent NBA center, definitely not top-10, probably not a top-15 center in the league but a starter.
