Another year and another increased role for Adreian Payne. The rising-junior figures to play power forward for head coach Tom Izzo in the upcoming season. Payne and Derrick Nix will form what could be one of the best frontcourt duos in college basketball in 2012-13.

Size is something you just can't teach. Payne is 6'10", 240 pounds. Add some athleticism that Deshaun Thomas has seen firsthand, and you get an athlete that was made for basketball. You won't find many big men in college basketball that can boast his elite intangibles.

The only thin...

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