We have already covered the fact that CBS Sports has predicted that Tom Izzo will win Coach of the Year, but they have given a similar honor to another Spartan, predicting that Cassius Winston will win Player of the Year.
Here is a blurb from the article about Cassius, which you can read in full here:
“The obvious and only choice. Winston is the only player returning to college basketball who was an All-American at the end of last season. He’s the guiding force for the No. 1 team heading into the season and has grown into one of the best Michigan State players of all time. It’s refreshing to see a college player who isn’t so obviously physically dominating — or a lottery lock — be in this position. Winston wins on instinct and smarts more than sheer athleticism — and more power to him for that.
“Look back at all my Final Four teams, we’ve had a high-IQ guy,” Tom Izzo told me in April. “Jason Richardson, Draymond Green, Denzel Valentine. Cassius doesn’t take a backseat to any of them.”
