Usually I put out my picks for my preseason Big 12 awards before the coaches and media do, but the season has admittedly snuck up on me a bit this year. Maybe it is the resurgent KU football program. In any event, a quick run down of my methodology: I try to pick my teams based on who I think will have the best seasons in the league. So, while past performance is important insofar as it predicts future performance, it is not the be all end all. We’ll see that right away:
Big 12 Player of the Year - Dedric Lawson, junior forward, Kansas
Dean Wade won the coaches vote, probably due to his exemplary play in Big 12 play last season, but Lawson is the best player in the Big 12 and I don’t think the margin is particularly close.