Denzel Valentine has been receiving his fair share of hate from opposing fans for weeks now. The fact that Michigan State lost in the first round to No. 15 seeded Middle Tennessee State is something that Denzel will have a hard time living down for the remainder of his basketball career, but that doesn’t mean he’s a bad player.
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Heck, many Spartan fans would argue just the opposite. Valentine might be one of the top two or three players in Michigan State history and he earned that distinction by putting up historic numbers in 2015-16.