Matt Moyer transferring

[dasher]

Whatchu talkin bout Willis?

No seriously... do you know something?

No. No. Just throwing it out there.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Wasn't this kind of quick?

Better now than the day of fall classes.

Good luck to him. Seems to love SU. The skill to get productive minutes just wasn't quite there, yet.

 

[dasher]

Better now than the day of fall classes.

Good point

 

[cuseinseattle]

Wasn't this kind of quick?

That is what I was thinking. It probably isn’t about playing time since if it was you would wait to see how the roster plays out. I think it goes back to JB’s comments which were unnecessary and inappropriate in my opinion. Still it might be the best decision for him. I really thought he could have contributed his last 2 years but that might not be true and just what I hoped since I liked the kid so much. He had limitations in lateral quickness and I don’t think he would ever have been a good shooter.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

No surprise. Great kid. Would be hard for him to get playing time and he is already far behind in terms of skills. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him at a Ball St./Akron/Kent St.

That’s exactly what I was thinking, a lower D1 school closer to home. Glad to see he didn’t get the AJ Long tat before leaving.

 

[Day2]

From his signing day article...

 

[Shark58]

Yes. He was in Newhouse, and I agree about the potential with finishing that degree. Moyer's academic advisor retired in Dec. and moved to Arizona. Newhouse Prof. We watched pretty much every game together. Raved about how nice Moyer is. Maybe the academic advisor change along with the sprain, and a couple of other things led to this. Will be interesting to see where he lands.

no offense to your friend but the next time a kid makes a major move because his/her academic advisor retired will prob be the first

 

[JeremyCuse]

I don't mean to be that guy but how is anyone surprised by this? I was shocked at how many posters were adamant he was going no where. One guy even said "zero percent chance". To me this was inevitable.

 

[HOFCeluck]

Man that sucks. Kid really seemed to love Syracuse. But I get it.

 

[orangecuse]

Wishing him the best of luck at Ohio Wesleyan or the like in the future...

 

[NateW]

Wish him the best.

Hope he doesn’t end up regretting this the rest of his life. Seems like a short-sighted decision to me.

We’ll always have the UConn game.

 

[Day2]

I'm surprised no one's mentioned the choice of photo yet.

 

[MaxwellCuse]

Seemed like a good kid and a great teammate. Sorry to see him go but I wish him nothing but the best wherever he ends up.

 

[Sherman20]

I really wish Moyer could have been more patient and bided his time. He may not have played a lot next season, depending on who comes back, but he could have developed into an important piece as a junior and senior. Plus he could have been a Newhouse grad! Disappointed these young guys can’t be more patient and see how development isn’t a linear thing. You have ups and downs. And you never know who’s going to get injured during the season, which can also open up playing time. Our assistant coaches need to do a better job of making our players see the long game. All that said, I love this kid and wish him all the best.

 

[Jake]

Would think this is another case of mom and dad urging Matt to "come to his senses" in their mind.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Syracuse basketball forward Matthew Moyer announces decision to transfer

 

[cuseinseattle]

Would think this is another case of mom and dad urging Matt to "come to his senses" in their mind.

Probably. This is another example to go with Geno of the behind the scenes value Mike Hopkins had.

 

[orangecuse]

Probably. This is another example to go with Geno of the behind the scenes value Mike Hopkins had.

The same behind the scenes value he had with Kaleb Joseph, Ron Patterson and BJ Johnson?

 

[orangenirvana]

From his signing day article...

 

[jec1521]

I like Moyer, seems like a nice kid. But he was god awful for 75% of this season. That being said, don't we need to keep kids like this for 4 years to help solidify the program a bit? He could have been a contributor by his Junior/Senior season.

 

[Day2]

Probably. This is another example to go with Geno of the behind the scenes value Mike Hopkins had.

Was Hop going to force Thorpe into the starting lineup? Was he going to side with Moyer's parents and put him on the shelf?

 

[djcon57]

The same behind the scenes value he had with Kaleb Joseph, Ron Patterson and BJ Johnson?

So are we allowed to discuss this might be an issue with us?

What's the transfer rate with other top teams? I honestly don't know off the top

 

[tee1222]

This guy bled orange. Always led the way in those locker room celebrations and you can tell: winning means everything to him. Wish he stayed and killed it the next few seasons, but he's got to do what's best for him. Best of luck, Matty Nice.

 

[dasher]

So are we allowed to discuss this might be an issue with us?

What's the transfer rate with other top teams? I honestly don't know off the top

That trio was at a time when we were hit with the sanctions and we needed ships. Kids leave other schools. We saw that with Tucker at Duke or heck Silent G at Duke.

 

[Orangtiz]

The writing was on the wall after the fallout with is dad and JB. Come on now. Sister Jean at the ripe age of 98 could have seen this from a mile away.