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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 2607286, member: 40"] It's a hot take because you are making a false attribution about why he was redshirting, and expressing the narrative that it was due to him being subpar, while simultaneously completely [and conveniently] ignoring the documented fact that he got injured prior to his freshman season. Here's what actually happened: [LIST] [*]Moyer got injured in July, during the summer session prior to his freshman year. The injury was a severe turf toe, which made it nearly impossible for him to play or run [*]Matt spent quite a bit of time that summer / fall in a walking boot, which prevented him from working on his game, playing pickup ball / developing chemistry with his teammates, and set him back with respect to conditioning [*]By the time he was able to resume basketball activities, he was substantially behind the curve [*]Since we had what the coaches expected to be a very deep frontcourt, with two returning starters off of a final four team in Roberson / Coleman, the top frontcourt returnee, and two healthy backups in Chukwu / Thompson, the decision was made to redshirt him instead of having him squander a year of eligibility as the sixth guy in that deep rotation [/LIST] Don't take my word for it: [URL='https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2016/10/matthew_moyer_discusses_syracuse_basketball_injury_and_timetable_for_full_return.html']Matthew Moyer discusses Syracuse basketball injury and timetable for full return[/URL] Him playing in the exhibition is completely irrelevant, because he was allowed to play without compromsing his ability to redshirt. There was no downside to him playing and getting at least a simulated game experience under his belt. It doesn't mean nor prove anything. [/QUOTE]

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