Why do you think he’ll be terrific? Honest question
Stas had the highest +/- on the team for conference games.
He's 6'10 and moves well. He was able to switch on perimeter on defense and guards struggled scoring over him.
He sets solid screens, moves the ball well and can hit 3s on offense.
He played well with Kanga and complimented him well.
Big men take longer to develop. He looked much improved from his freshman year and I would like to see him in the system for 2 more years.
Yes, he needs to get stronger and tougher. Rebounding and post defense are areas where he really needs to improve.
Lion did a really great job covering most of my rationale here, but there's one other thing.
To my untrained eye, Stas seems to always be in the right place at the right time (he's got the mental part of the game down), but hasn't always had the strength to execute what was needed. He wouldn't be the first guy to need an extra year of strengthening to really compete at this level.
I don't think it's out of the question that he improves his strength a bit, and ends up around 10 points (1-2 threes per game, a layup on a back cut, a put-back and one, 3-5 from the free throw line), 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 stocks. As the 5th or 6th option on a team, that works for me.