Chris Thomas (Commit Other)

[Masterofreality]

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.

[whitesox]

But he will not play at Xavier for 3 years. He's that good. Hell he won't play 2 years at Xavier.

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.

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.

[NotYourOrdinaryXFan]

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.

So basically Coach Davis has a pretty sizable to chip that he can cash in between now and signing day?

[ReturnOfTheMack]

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.

[Retire FiftyTu]

Not sure if this has been posted, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32IgFNOo-MU looks like a true stud

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.

[MuskiePimp23]

Is this why Myles was mad?

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.

[MuskiePimp23]

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.

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.

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.

[Xavier]

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.

Come on now. He hasn't set foot on a college court and you are going to make that claim?

[ReturnOfTheMack]

Come on now. He hasn't set foot on a college court and you are going to make that claim?

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.

[kyxu]

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.