While I wouldn't go this far, there's definitely some truth to this. Folks can't see the forest for the trees; they see a marvel of an athlete, and it's distracting them from evaluating how that'll translate to the league.
At his current height, he isn't making these buckets against NBA defenders. Not to mention by the time he plays in the league, he won't be playing at 285 (so he'll be at even more of an disadvantage).
