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The Daily OrangeMBB | Jardine ailed by stress fracture, will redshirt 2008-09 season
By John Clayton
Posted: 10/16/08, 11:59 PM EST Section: Sports
Six months later, Jardine's sore leg is still an issue. The sophomore said he is "about 70 percent." He could be healthy in time for part of the Orange's Big East slate. But Boeheim said he wouldn't consider wasting a year of Jardine's eligibility for a few games down the stretch.
"I think that will take two to three months to be 100 percent," Boeheim said. "In that scenario, we would not want to have to bring him in two months down the road and say, 'OK, let's start playing now.' So we would not do that."
That means for a second straight year, Syracuse has lost a member of its backcourt before the season has even started (Rautins severed his ACL playing for Team Canada last summer).
It also means Jardine will have to wait a full year to pen another chapter in his Syracuse career after last year's up-and-down ride.
"Everything I went through last year was a learning experience," Jardine said. "I got to see who was really there for me and who wasn't. Made some tough decisions, but I have to live with them and move on.
"I got a year to work on my game and get healthy, and actually come back better than I played."
Staff writer Didier Morais contributed reporting to this story.
jsclayto@syr.edu
"I think that will take two to three months to be 100 percent," Boeheim said. "In that scenario, we would not want to have to bring him in two months down the road and say, 'OK, let's start playing now.' So we would not do that."
That means for a second straight year, Syracuse has lost a member of its backcourt before the season has even started (Rautins severed his ACL playing for Team Canada last summer).
It also means Jardine will have to wait a full year to pen another chapter in his Syracuse career after last year's up-and-down ride.
"Everything I went through last year was a learning experience," Jardine said. "I got to see who was really there for me and who wasn't. Made some tough decisions, but I have to live with them and move on.
"I got a year to work on my game and get healthy, and actually come back better than I played."
Staff writer Didier Morais contributed reporting to this story.
jsclayto@syr.edu
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