Pancake Thomas

[Turbine]

Any true freshman whose getting some PT on a top 20 team, regardless of the sport and stats, would be welcomed with open arms here by everyone. Especially at this point in the basketball program.

Promises made, promises kept . . . sort of.

[I_Bleed_RED]

Any true freshman whose getting some PT on a top 20 team, regardless of the sport and stats, would be welcomed with open arms here by everyone. Especially at this point in the basketball program.

I'm not saying I wouldn't welcome him. My point is he is having a very below average freshman year. I don't know if his stats would be much better here or not. However, there are players like Orien Green and Darshawn McClennan who transferred from big schools (and were end of the bench guys there with unimpressive stats) and did great here. So you never know. Maybe he would've had a much better year if he were here. But personally, I don't think he would've been good enough to be worth all the drama he'd probably bring.

[duggie85]

Promises made, promises kept . . . sort of.

Yeah, the guy did break a promise in not coming here. But his older brother, who he probably looks up to, was kicked off the team (rightfully so). Everyone knew his commitment would change bc the first thing people said when JJ was kicked off was "Uh oh, hope Pancake still comes." I may be in the minority, but I won't blame the kid for decommitting when the situation he committed to changed.

[SlappyCajun]

I don't blame him either.

But, it's not automatic that he would be a good player here.

[cajunfan337]

You're gonna have the possibility of low stats as a freshman when there are 7 upperclassmen on the team. He only shot the ball 30 times. The guy's not average, he was recruited by some of the best programs after decommitting from us. Everyone knew this kid was special. Sucks that he was coming here just because of his brother and not for the program. I would take talent like that over Soto or Shepherd any day

[Turbine]

You're gonna have the possibility of low stats as a freshman when there are 7 upperclassmen on the team. He only shot the ball 30 times. The guy's not average, he was recruited by some of the best programs after decommitting from us. Everyone knew this kid was special. Sucks that he was coming here just because of his brother and not for the program. I would take talent like that over Soto or Shepherd any day

Sounds like he should have redshirted. Not redshirting was probably part of promises kept.

[Cajunsmike]

I'm not saying I wouldn't welcome him. My point is he is having a very below average freshman year. I don't know if his stats would be much better here or not. However, there are players like Orien Green and Darshawn McClennan who transferred from big schools (and were end of the bench guys there with unimpressive stats) and did great here. So you never know. Maybe he would've had a much better year if he were here. But personally, I don't think he would've been good enough to be worth all the drama he'd probably bring.

Orien Greene was a starter for Florida. He transferred here after fans blamed him for a Gators loss in an NCAA tournament game after a bad turnover. Things came full circle when he had some bad decision charging calls go against him in the 2005 tournament game against Louisville.

[Parrott]

You're gonna have the possibility of low stats as a freshman when there are 7 upperclassmen on the team. He only shot the ball 30 times. The guy's not average, he was recruited by some of the best programs after decommitting from us. Everyone knew this kid was special. Sucks that he was coming here just because of his brother and not for the program. I would take talent like that over Soto or Shepherd any day

Thank you. There are no guarantees that Pancake would have been an impact player as a freshman for the Cajuns. And he might not ever become more than a role player in college. That said, he has played in 34 games this season for a New Mexico team that won 29 games, clinched the Mountain West regular-season and conference tournament titles, advanced to the NCAA tournament and was ranked 15th in the nation. This season he played limited minutes (6.4 per game), but keep in mind the Lobos had two seniors and five juniors and were experienced at the guard position. He had the assist on Tony Snell's winning 3 against George Mason in November and had productive games off the bench against Davidson, Indiana State, USC, Wyoming and Fresno State.

Also, former Cajuns big man Javan Mitchell became a starter at Southern after sitting out last season as a transfer. He averaged 9.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 33 games this season as the Jaguars won 23 games, finished second in the SWAC's regular-season standings and earned the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament after winning the SWAC tourney. He scored in double figures 15 times, including a season-high 18 points against Mississippi Valley State. He had 11 points and six rebounds in Southern's upset at Texas A&M in December.

[Just1More]

Yeah, the guy did break a promise in not coming here. But his older brother, who he probably looks up to, was kicked off the team (rightfully so). Everyone knew his commitment would change bc the first thing people said when JJ was kicked off was "Uh oh, hope Pancake still comes." I may be in the minority, but I won't blame the kid for decommitting when the situation he committed to changed.

I didn't think it happened that way. I'm pretty sure Pancake decommitted prior to JJ getting kicked off the team.

[CajunEXPRESS]

I didn't think it happened that way. I'm pretty sure Pancake decommitted prior to JJ getting kicked off the team.

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