Chris Thomas (Commit Other)

[DC Muskie]

What's creepy is that it's perfectly normal for adults to come on a messageboard and criticize where a kid chooses to go to school and why.

Best of luck to the kid.

[DC Muskie]

Did anyone nail down exactly why Davis left XU for Manhattan in the first place? That was definitely not a lateral move. Regardless, Chris Thomas is a head case and probably won't play a single game in the NBA. Would have been nice to have him but maybe a Manhattan type of school being off the radar is exactly what he needs.

Family reasons. Which I'm sure has some seedy circumstances.

[sweet16]

What's unfortunate about this particular situation is that to many it will appear that this kid seemingly backed out of a commitment to Xavier when in reality he had no choice but to reopen his recruitment. X stopped recruiting him because he is such a flake. Coaches are not allowed to comment on recruits so the only story that's made public is the player's story. There is a reason why an incredible talent like Thomas ends up at a place like Manhattan........and the smart money says he'll never play a single collegiate game.

[xsteve1]

What's unfortunate about this particular situation is that to many it will appear that this kid seemingly backed out of a commitment to Xavier when in reality he had no choice but to reopen his recruitment. X stopped recruiting him because he is such a flake. Coaches are not allowed to comment on recruits so the only story that's made public is the player's story. There is a reason why an incredible talent like Thomas ends up at a place like Manhattan........and the smart money says he'll never play a single collegiate game.

Not sure if your statement is true because Mack made a visit to Colorado to meet with his grandma 2 weeks prior to him decommitting. Unless you have some other source it was reported on Scout that things were looking good for Thomas to come to X at that time. While he may have maturity issues it's hard to turn a talent away as good as he is.

[Juice]

What's creepy is that it's perfectly normal for adults to come on a messageboard and criticize where a kid chooses to go to school and why.

Best of luck to the kid.

(Xavier fan reads about Chris Thomas committing to XU) "Great recruiting job by Mack and Davis!"

(Same Xavier fans read about Chris Thomas committing to Manhattan) "Something fishy is going on...I bet he's getting money on the side from Davis" (the same coach XU employed last year)

[DC Muskie]

Not sure if your statement is true because Mack made a visit to Colorado to meet with his grandma 2 weeks prior to him decommitting. Unless you have some other source it was reported on Scout that things were looking good for Thomas to come to X at that time. While he may have maturity issues it's hard to turn a talent away as good as he is.

And later other sources on scout said it was best for both parties to go their separate ways.

[Dr. X]

Um...would it? Not following.

KState is in Manhattan, KS

[XU 87]

What's unfortunate about this particular situation is that to many it will appear that this kid seemingly backed out of a commitment to Xavier when in reality he had no choice but to reopen his recruitment. X stopped recruiting him because he is such a flake.

I would like to believe what you wrote. But Xavier didn't "stop recruiting him" (they already had offered him a scholarship). And the scholarship offer was never pullled, if that's what you meant. He decommited on his own.

[XUFan09]

It's not normal for a high school kid to just follow someone around because they have a "good relationship"...that makes no sense. And as Judge Judy says, "when it doesn't make sense, it ain't true." There's a reason why he's following him around, otherwise, it's kinda creepy.

Actually, that is quite common for a kid to follow an assistant coach.

[XUFan09]

He also won't have the ability to showcase his skills against high level competition and he will never be on TV.

I don't get it.

Everyone needs to overcome the misconception that a player needs to be on ESPN all the time in order to get attention from scouts. The scouting industry for the NBA is much bigger than that. When a player is really good, scouts know about it, plain and simple. Hell, scouts have often been following these kids since they were underclassmen at some random high school.