Murph
Masters Student
Posts: 626
Age: 63
Reg: 09-13-11
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01-22-20 07:20 AM - Post#297186
In response to hoopsfan
So one possible explanation, based on the Instagram photo, is that Tape may have had some kind of lingering foot injury. He attempted to play through the injury and practice with the team in preseason, but the injury did not improve. So instead of entering the season with an injured foot, and possibly wasting a year of eligibility, he decided to sit out a year, let his foot fully heal, graduate, and play his last year of eligibility as a grad school transfer. And the reason he did not make the injury public is because he didn't want to jeopardize his desirability as a grad transfer. That explanation is as plausible as any other.
But regardless, Columbia fans need to take the high road and wish Tape the best. He played well when he was here, and there is no reason to think that he acted dishonorably. Furthermore, these are not pro athletes, nor are they even playing at a high D1 level. Columbia fans need to keep this in perspective and not personalize Tape's decision by thinking that he let them down.
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