Any ideas on the major MAC awards this year?  For POTY the voters are going to have major issues because Akron is good by committee. They don't have any real standouts. The candidates as I see it are as follows:

Julian Mavunga
Justin Greene
Ryan Pearson
Jarrod Jones
D.J. Cooper
Javon McCrea
Mitchell Watt

If you look at the overall stats Mavunga stands out leading in both scoring and rebounding.  In the conference only stats however he is down to 6th in scoring and 2nd in rebounding. Pearson leads in scoring in conference by nearly a point and a half.  Watching all these players play my impression is that Javon McCrea is the best player but he isn't the most productive even on his own team.

COTY is another muddled mess. Candidates IMO are:

Keith Dambrot
Rob Murphy
Tod Kowalczyk

Kowalcyk deserves the COTY award. That Rocket team has only gotten better and better and when you look at where they were a season ago to now, it's a fantastic turnaround.

Player of the Year is a tough one. I like Mavunga as a player the best, but I'm not sure he gets it because of Miami's struggles and I think he had a better season last winter, honestly.

Pearson deserves POY, but not a Senior, and though greatly improved Toledo still not near the top of the league. Mavunga certainly credible candidate, especially w/o much of a supporting cast.

Per COY If Akron wins out I think it's gotta be Dambrot. If we can pull to #2 for regular season Groce certainly qualified.

This seems to be a pretty weak year for freshmen. If voters count Nick Harney or Demetrius Treadwell as redshirt freshmen, they could get some votes. But I don't see how it won't be Brian Sullivan.

Toledo Freshman PG Julius Brown dropped 29 this week against CMU. He doesn't have the shooting % that Sullivan has, but he is averaging 12 ppg and 5 apg. I think he should win it. 

Did we offer Sullivan? i watched this kid in highschool and always thought we could use his shooting. would be nice to have him this year.

Is there anyone really deserving of any of the awards this year?  I'm not being cynical.  I honestly wonder if anyone (players, coach) has had a really distinguished season.  Kinda doesn't sound like it from the comments above.