I would say this will take a different course. While Chandler had "Uncles" handling his recruitment and speaking for him, Chris has had his grandmother. Just get a different feel from that.Quote:
Originally Posted by boozehound
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I would say this will take a different course. While Chandler had "Uncles" handling his recruitment and speaking for him, Chris has had his grandmother. Just get a different feel from that.Quote:
Originally Posted by boozehound
I love his game. Congrats to him and to Coach Davis.
His current coach seems to believe Thomas is very different. I know all coaches would say something similar, for the most part, but he says Thomas is a great kid and has really grown as a person. He calls him humble and well-liked by everyone. I think with our support system at Xavier, he will do fine. Just has to stay focused in the classroom until then, because once he gets here, they will make sure that happens. I'm very excited for his potential, which is limitless.Quote:
Originally Posted by Juice
It is not a Chandler situation. His uncle isn't asking for money to sign a LOI. Chris has had some on the court issues with getting T's and complaining to the refs.Quote:
Originally Posted by boozehound
So not only is this the biggest recruiting accomplishment ever at Xavier, but it's ALSO a nice big F YOU to the supposed donors who hate Lyons for complaining. That's what I call one nice double whammy!Quote:
Originally Posted by xufan02
HahaQuote:
Originally Posted by PMI
"What's that...you don't like Lyons? Oh, welp, here's Lyons Version 2.0 for you!"
And then nothing...gah.
I HATE dayton.
If I am reading into this right he was at Chipola CC this past year and earned his GED. He will play for said CC this upcoming year and be in CC academically. He will then transfer to XU for the 2013-14 year with 3 years of eligibility left.
He basically replaces the scholarship of Mark Lyons when he graduates. XU still has an open schollarship for the 2012-13 basketball year.
But he will not play at Xavier for 3 years. He's that good. Hell he won't play 2 years at Xavier.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArizonaXUGrad
He got to Chipola sometime in the last few months.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArizonaXUGrad
We can only hope. If he's REALLY that good, he won't play at Xavier at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by xavierj
I kind of agree with this. If he was a sure fire one-and-done player I would be shocked if he ended up at Xavier. Regardless, it looks good and can be a good recruiting tool as well. Maybe we can use him to get other big recruits interested which would keep him on board.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoMuskies
From what I can tell about his play and situation he is literally the second coming of Jordan Crawford.
x100Quote:
Originally Posted by NY44
At least rankings-wise.
It doesn't work out well if a kid like Davon Reed was seriously thinking about coming but now backs off. Mack better get at least one year out of him or they will be seriously thin at the 2 for awhile.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xavier
You don't turn down commitments from players that have the ability to literally change your program simply because it complicates recruiting a little.Quote:
Originally Posted by A10fan
X is on the radar for every 4-5 star is the country right now. Not too worried about filling spots to tell you the truth. More like, who do WE want who can help us the most.
Not sure if this has been posted, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32IgFNOo-MU looks like a true stud
He might be great at basketball, but what if he actually says "Zip it up"!?Quote:
Originally Posted by Xaviertutu52
On another topic --- What are the Mack haters over at MM going to say now?
Thank you for that. I had seen the part about leading the summer league record in T's and that is what I was basing my temper issue belief on. One of the Rivals or Scout guys had retweeted that line a few weeks ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by XUXC2009
Wanna know why Xavier, and why he'll probably be "coachable"?
This from Adam Zagoria's Blog:
Chris Thomas, the Rivals No. 1 shooting guard in the Class of 2013, has committed to Xavier.
He will have three years of eligibility beginning in 2013.
“I think it came down to his relationship with Coach [Rasheen] Davis the past few years,” Chipola (Fla) College assistant Pat Blake told SNY.tv . “With all the moving around that Chris has done, I think Coach Davis had been the consistent presence and consistent coach in his life.
“To me, there wasn’t really ever another school in the picture.”
Thomas is currently at Chipola but he sat out this season after making previous stops in his home state of Colorado, Bowie (Md.) Princeton Day, Phoenix (Ariz.) Westwind Prep and South Kent (Conn.). He will suit up next season.
“With Chris, he really likes Xavier because the assistant coach, Rasheen Davis,” Latonia Smith, Chris’s grandmother, told SNY.tv, last fall. “He really likes the way Rasheen communicates with him and encourages him and is always in his corner, so he really likes that about him.”
Nuff said.
That's an exaggeration. He might not play 2 or 3 years at Xavier, but there are a lot of guys as good as him who do stay that long.Quote:
Originally Posted by xavierj
Look at guys in that 5-10ish range on rivals:
2011: Teague, LeBryan Nash, Quincy Miller, James McAdoo, DeAndre Daniels, Josiah Turner, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, PJ Hairston
2010: Sullinger, Brandon Knight, Tobias Harris, Cory Joseph, Perry Jones, Reggie Bullock, Will Barton, Tony Mitchell
2009: John Henson, Jordan Hamilton, Michael Snaer, Xavier Henry, Keith Gallon, Muphtaou Yarou, Lance Stephenson, Kenny Boynton, Abdul Gaddy
The point is: anyone who gets ranked that highly is very, very talented, but a ton of those talented guys stay 2, 3, even 4 years. The ones that leave after just a year are actually the minority.
So basically Coach Davis has a pretty sizable to chip that he can cash in between now and signing day?Quote:
Originally Posted by Masterofreality
I love this commit but until he signs a LOI it's pretty much a DSR type of verbal. The dirty italians (pitino, cal, calhoun) will start chirping soon enough. God I hate italians.
I was watching this, and literally started smiling to myself. This kid is something special, no doubt. If he can get to X and be eligible by the 2013-2014 season, we will be special that year, no doubt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xaviertutu52
Myles was never mad, but he will be here next year when Thomas won't be a Muskie until the following year. I can almost guarantee you that Thomas will be a one and done player at Xavier, meaning Myles should be man to start at SG his Junior year. I think Myles will be just fine and provide and upgrade in the role Redford has played in the past in that Myles can do more than Brad can athletically, defensively, and with more of an ability to drive to the basket than Brad can.Quote:
Originally Posted by RealDeal
Yes some choose to leave after 1, 2, or 3 years, but just about anyone on this leave could certainly go to the NBA after 1 year for the most part. Out of all of these players listed...Chris Thomas is probably the best pure scorer of all these guys. Plus you are not listing SG's so the positions are different. Thomas is a lottery pick type of talent, possibly top 10 talent after 1 year at Xavier. He is that good.Quote:
Originally Posted by whitesox
Come on now. He hasn't set foot on a college court and you are going to make that claim?Quote:
Originally Posted by MuskiePimp23
I hate the chatboard speculation as you... but... Thomas is a one and done and that's about as sure a thing as JCraw was a one and done and X. I'll take him regardless. Let's just hope his commitment holds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xavier
I'm pretty giddy about this pledge, but trying to temper any excitement until he signs an LOI, or is declared eligible, for that matter.
All of the talent scouts on ESPN/Rivals/Scout, etc. say he is one of the best pure scorers they have ever seen and he seems to be the consensus best scoring player in the entire 2013 class. Every site that I have read seems to indicate that he could play in the NBA probably right now. This guy is that good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xavier
Wait, I am sure I am missing something here- but if this is a sure fire one and done player, why doesn't he just declare after his JUCO season?
It is exciting to read all of this stuff. I can never tell until I see a player and we have all been burned in the past, but you got to love those ratings. If our recruiting classes pan out (a big if), this team could have some exceptional talent.
I am guessing he is easily the highest rated player that we have ever brought in. Where does Semaj rank on that list? It seems like Mack and staff are killing it.
Also, make a mental note to buy Coach Davis a beer. Killin it.
I love dreaming in the offseason...
Semaj has a huge difference in his rankings between Scout and Rivals. He is #24 on Scout and #72 on Rivals.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snipe
Thomas is top 10 on both sites.
I am hoping this verbal from Thomas helps sway other recruits in that class like Devin Williams.
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Originally Posted by PMI
The irony of this post is too much. The fact that recruiting kids like him is what it takes to win nowadays just emphasizes the insanity of the 1 and done rule.
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Originally Posted by MuskiePimp23
Oh boy. Just stop, please, stop. Let's wait until the kid A) puts on a Xavier uniform and B) plays in a game before we make comments about his draft potential.
I understand excitement, but let's all take a deep breath for a second here.
Rivals hasn't updated their rankings since last November. My guess is that when they do, Semaj will move up big-time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Juice
Exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by DezDispenser
Better yet, lets wait until he signs before we get overly excited.
BingoQuote:
Originally Posted by X-man
Don't tell me to stop. I am just stating what the talent evaluators and scouts have already commented on this kid. This is the type of one and done talent that usually ends up at Kentucky, but we finally landed one here at Xavier. Now there is still a lot of time to go before he puts on a Xavier uniform so I am cautiously optimistic, but the kid could go directly from JUCO to the NBA. His talent is undeniable.Quote:
Originally Posted by DezDispenser