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Message: [QUOTE="XLCenterFan, post: 3409383, member: 8712"] Obviously, I cannot use his past performance to predict a bust, as his past performance suggests future success and possible stardom. However, I feel that the hype that has accompanied him is something that cannot be lived up to, and the intense spotlight that he is under has been known to be tough on rookies as young as he is. Pair that with an early injury, a lonely market in NO, and I can just as easily see Zion going the way of a Jabari Parker or Jhalil Okafor, as he does a star. He still has to prove his hype - for years - and that's going to be a tough task. Like I said, I'm rooting for him. I just don't see him ever becoming the best player in the league, as many are predicting. But that doesn't mean he isn't already successful or accomplished either. There is a lot being asked of him. [/QUOTE]