Because the debate isn't about who was more hyped. It's about whether or not its fair to say that Luka has been overhyped. Their circumstances were were different, so there is no reason to expect that they would even get the same about of hype. To top it off, no one has even said how they feel about Lebron's hype is first year. What if I say Lebron was hyped more at that age? What if I also say I believe Lebron was overhyped? How do those answers contribute to the discussion at hand? They don't.
lol You can't be serious with this spin nonsense though. He made a statement. I'm taking the statement for what it is. Nothing more or less. The amount of projection in your post is funny. You accuse me of contriving something when that's literally what you're doing. You can't even make your point without taking his statement and adding things like "in general" to it. Again, if his statement with the mindset that you're claiming, that's fine. I didn't @ him to get him here to take my side. It doesn't make a difference to me which side he confirms. My point is that I don't see a point in making the assumptions about his statement you're making.