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Michigan State Basketball: 5 reasons Spartans will win 2020 national title

By Connor Muldowney

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 31: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrate by cutting down the net after defeating the Duke Blue Devils in the East Regional game of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Michigan State Spartans defeated the Duke Blue Devils with a score of 68 to 67. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 31: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrate by cutting down the net after defeating the Duke Blue Devils in the East Regional game of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Michigan State Spartans defeated the Duke Blue Devils with a score of 68 to 67. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – APRIL 06: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans dribbles against Matt Mooney #13 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the first half during the 2019 NCAA Final Four semifinal at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 6, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – APRIL 06: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans dribbles against Matt Mooney #13 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the first half during the 2019 NCAA Final Four semifinal at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 6, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

1. Cassius Winston

Must I say more? Cassius Winston is who every coach in the nation wishes they had leading their team. Tom Izzo is lucky enough to call him a Spartan.

Winston is not only a first-team All-American but he’s widely considered the best player in the nation as well as the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year. He’s a court general and one of the smartest, craziest players to ever don a State jersey. If anyone was going to lead Izzo to his second title ever, it would have to be Winston. He’s just different.

Not many players can easily say they make their team exponentially better, but Winston does just that. He’s smart with the ball, has a knack for getting to the hole and scoring on difficult attempts while making them look easy and running the fast break even though he’s not the quickest or most athletic guy out there. Oh, and he can shoot the lights out.

There’s a good chance Winston could be the National Player of the Year by the end of the season and if you asked any coach in college basketball to choose one player to build your team around in 2019-20, I’d bet about 90 percent of them would say Cassius’ name.

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Senior leader, captain, clutch, All-American, high-IQ player, elite scorer, facilitator, team player. Cassius wears a ton of different hats and each one makes Michigan State the best team in the nation.

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