Dear Renardo Sidney, (long)

tenureplan

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Did you really accuse fans of turning their backs on you when you need them? What about when your team needed you after your first second third suspension? You showed up fat and out of shape. What about when your team needed you in Hawaii? You got in a fight on national tv. What about when your team has needed you since? You show up about 40% of the time on offense and 10% of the time on defense.

How can you accuse fans of turning their backs on this team when your actions repeatedly show that you really don't care about the team either. I saw some play's where you really hustled tonight. You hit the floor at least 4 times and that really impressed me. But I also saw you take plays off on offense and not play any sort of help defense. Your are a LOAD in the paint; but why don't you rebound? I know fat men can do it well, I watched Oliver Miller and Glen Davis do so. I promise that if you start showing some heart out there on the floor, the fans will reciprocate (that means show you love in return).

It's not too late for you to get in game shape to make a run in the SEC tourney. You don't have to be all world on defense, just stay in between your man and the basket and play help defense.

There has never been a player with your talent level to wear a MSU uniform. We know you want to be in the league, but with your current attitude, conditioning, heart, defense, and rebounding, you aren't going to get there any time soon.

We've waited on you for a year and a half now, we really want to see you succeed. I still believe you can. Listen to your point guard. Emulate him on the court. Start getting some double doubles. I really hope you read this and take it to heart.

Ravern - Just quit now. Seriously, it's too late for you. Jalen wants and needs your minutes. I've seen countless screens ran for you that you just jog through. If you don't want to work to get a shot, it's your own damned fault. You've been missing most of your open ones lately anyway (Like every SEC season). You have no chance in the League and very little chance in Siberia. You are the worst defender and rebounder I have ever seen. The worst thing is, you don't even try.

Stans - Listen to your team. The transfers should have told you something. How about some variety on the offensive end. Teams have adapted to the double high pick & roll and the high low. Sure having Kodi help on the big man worked the first and second games you did it. Because of that, woudln't you expect a competent coach to gameplan for that. Once you saw that Grant had, why keep doing it? Why not double with Riley or Ravern? Jalen? Please remove Ravern from the team yesterday. Show the other players you still have a sack. Come up with some variety on offense.If you can't come up with it on your own, get some help.
 

SkyDawg.sixpack

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I agree. If this team was hustling and playing with heart and losing, I think all the fans would be 100% behind them. But the fact that really only one player bust his *** on the court, Dee Bost, and the rest act like they could careless makes the fans really not like this team. This is the first team in a long time that I really think the fans just do not like and for all those reasons mentioned in the first post. Miss. State teams have always been known for defense and rebounding which requires all out effort and this team falls way short of that.
 

shsdawg

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Raven is close to being a liability when his shot is falling consistently. There is no question he is when it's not.
 

fishwater99

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tenureplan said:
<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Your are a LOAD in the paint; but why don't you rebound?</span> I know fat men can do it well, I watched Oliver Miller and Glen Davis do so. I promise that if you start showing some heart out there on the floor, the fans will reciprocate (that means show you love in return).

It's not too late for you to get in game shape to make a run in the SEC tourney. You don't have to be all world on defense, just stay in between your man and the basket and play help defense.

<span style="font-weight: bold;">There has never been a player with your talent level to wear a MSU uniform. We know you want to be in the league, but with your current attitude, conditioning, heart, defense, and rebounding, you aren't going to get there any time soon. </span>

Ravern - Just quit now. Seriously, it's too late for you. Jalen wants and needs your minutes. I've seen countless screens ran for you that you just jog through. If you don't want to work to get a shot, it's your own damned fault. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You've been missing most of your open ones lately anyway (Like every SEC season). You have no chance in the League and very little chance in Siberia. You are the worst defender and rebounder I have ever seen. The worst thing is, you don't even try. </span><br style="font-weight: bold;">
Stans - Listen to your team.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> The transfers should have told you something. How about some variety on the offensive end. </span>Teams have adapted to the double high pick & roll and the high low. Sure having Kodi help on the big man worked the first and second games you did it. Because of that, woudln't you expect a competent coach to gameplan for that. Once you saw that Grant had, why keep doing it? Why not double with Riley or Ravern? Jalen? Please remove Ravern from the team yesterday. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Show the other players you still have a sack.</span> Come up with some variety on offense.If you can't come up with it on your own, get some help.
The RSS has really never had any coaching on rebounding and defense. He never had to play defense in High School or AAU, all he has really worked on is his offensive skills, and it shows. This comes back to Stands and his staff. What the hell have they been teaching him?

Ravern has been here for 4 years and he has not changed a bit, maybe he is tired of the same ole song from the Stands offense. It gets old quick, now that Dee is back and taking more shots, he wants to whine like a little kid. He can't play defense or make his own shot against an SEC player.

Stans is not going to change, that's a fact. We are stuck with his dumbass for several more years. Stands teams will only be as good as his best player. Look at his teams form the past. Mario, Roberts, Jamont, and now Dee and the RSS. This his most talented starting five ever, but he has no clue how to coach or control this team.
 

AROB44

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<font color="#0000ff">There has never been a player with your talent level to wear a MSU uniform

</font><font color="#000000">********......ever heard of Bailey Howell, Jim Ashmore, Eric Dampier, Jeff Malone....just to name a few. I am sick of hearing about how much talent RS has....so did Dontae Walker, but it doesn't mean ****.</font>
 

jcdawgman18

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Roberts may have been the All-American, but those teams were really led by Bowers the first year (another side note: that's Stans' favorite guy he's ever coached) and then Winsome Frazier the second year. That's really what we need, someone who everyone respects, who in turn respects Stans. Dee and Stans seem to be getting along well this year, but while everyone seems to look to Dee they don't necessarily follow him in everything.

On another side note: last night it seemed like we wanted to pound them inside, but we struggled to get into anything due to their defense really pressuring the ball. We didn't handle it well and that was our downfall. Have to fix that, somehow someway.
 

shsdawg

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raw physical basketball talent I have ever seen at MSU behind Dontae Jones. We have had MANY better players. One thing though: Jones started out a lot like Sid has. He eventually got it. Let's hope Sid does, he sure hasn't yet.
 

dawgstudent

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they were up in his face all game. Bost is the only one on this team that can handle the ball.
 

TheBigDA

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Tells me all I need to know about our production from the 5 spot on our team and the team as a whole.
 

tenureplan

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On defense, when he gets beat, sometimes he starts walking down the floor before the ball is even in the basket. Same thing with rebounding. His lack of rebounding and defense is attributed way more to effort than it is know how.
 

lawdawg02

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And there's not much we can do when he's not handling the ball. Bryant isn't a PG, and Twanny wouldn't have helped anyway.

Next year will be a different story. I think Deville will get lots of minutes at PG, with Bost at SG, and both are excellent ball handlers. twss.</p>