Michigan State men's basketball guard Jaden Akins is preparing for his role as the leader of his Spartans team.
Up until now, Akins has served as a role player for the Spartans, and he has excelled. But the senior guard will now be tasked with leading a much-modified Michigan State squad.
Akins shared the court with two great Spartan guards -- Tyson Walker and A.J. Hoggard -- whose presence may have limited him from displaying his full potential. "I think it was tough, too, with that aspect, but also with trying to get him to play his game," Cooper said. "I think like last year and stuff like that, with the way that he was getting his shots was like catch-and-shoot, more off-the-ball stuff.
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