With all the hype she's garnered in the past year, she better be the second coming of Taurasi or people will be disappointed.I've heard she's pretty good...
I suspect that you are correct about the disappointment. As most everyone has, I've seen lots and lots of clips of Paige and she is more than equal to the hype. I don't know whether she'll win as many championships as Taurasi at all the different levels, but Paige has more tools, more talent and more potential than Taurasi as an incoming freshman. There, I've spoken the sacrilege...
I was just thinking more along the lines of every #1 coming out of high school gets lots of hype, but I haven't been truly blown away by one since Stewie.
I remember Stewie's fanfare and some suggesting she could play in the pros right out of high school. Paige has not gotten that kind of hype, and even with Stewie it was just hype (Geno would probably agree).
I respectfully disagree: no HS player, not even Stewie has received the notoriety and hype that Paige has.... Just look at her following on social media--it's astronomical! But you're right, hype is just hype....
Social media was not what it is today when Stewie was in high school, so that's not a fair metric. And Paige will never be as dominant as Stewie.