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Message: [QUOTE="willtalk, post: 2914628, member: 1220"] I have never been a fan of over hyping players coming out of high school. Playing at the next level is n entirely different animal. Some players hit their peak earlier than others. Stewie was a hyped player coming out of high school that appeared to have difficulties early in the season. But did she really have difficulties for a freshman? Or was it just that she was not living up to unrealistic expectations? As it turned out in her case she hadn't even scratched her eventual potential and her difficulties was just a temporary adjustment to college. As I stated I am not a fan of hyping players even if they show ever sign of being the best player in the world. Players will become what the will become and are not helped by hype. They can however be hindered by it. I personally would think it would be better to give conservative estimates for players. If for what ever reason they do not reach or come close to others expectations of themselves they would be less apt to think of themselves as failures. The thing is that the hype might have set up an unrealistic ceiling that despite excellent effort could never be reached. Why can't we just wait and see and be happy with what ever transpires. [/QUOTE]