Not sure why anyone would've expected that. He played sparingly for a worse team than ours last year.
The same reason has to why NBA drafts people and the NCAA recruits people....potential. This kid was ranked a spot ahead of Kofi in HS, and shows flashes...just not a player that panned out like his potential suggested that he would coming from HS. Kofi has gotten ALOT better and Payne played sparingly for a team that is now in Top 25 and transferred to us.
Either way I am glad Kofi is back, but I am not sure in light of recent games if we couldn't have went without Kofi (if he hadn't returned) and played this year with a stretch 5 in Hawkins. Coleman is blowing up for us...