Checkin' in w/ Sidney
I spoke to Fairfax High junior power forward Renardo Sidney before UCLA played Arizona State on Thursday. He said UCLA still has not offered him, but he is hopeful the offers start coming in after the season.
"I really like UCLA," Sidney said. "I like their academic program. I like their basketball program. But I'm going to weigh my options."
Sidney said his list consists of UCLA, USC, Arizona, Arizona State, Alabama, UAB, Tennessee, Texas and Florida.
"Academics is the most important thing,'' Sidney said. "I want to go to a school where they're going to help me with my academics as much as basketball."
Sidney said the style he wants to play is "fast-paced. I've been playing that since I was in seventh grade with my AAU team, and I don't want to change now."
Sidney shouldn't be so concerned with academics for now. Instead, he should focus on getting his act together (not his talent) on the court, or he will never be one of Ben's warriors. As for his AAU experience, AAU players spell team with an I. Hopefully the coach at Fairfax can teach him the values of sacrifice and defense. Better yet, his dad should be reading him Wooden's book. Would love to have you on the team Sidney,but you'll never get a offer until you can control those tantrums on the court, with officals and your coach (although I can promise you the guy at Fairfax won't take your crap).