The Payne, Mane

A couple of days back, Diamond Leung wrote a very good piece on Adreian Payne which described some of his background and different obstacles he has had to overcome. I always welcome the chance to know a little more about a given Spartan player, and Leung’s work is first-rate. In addition to that article I dug up the YouTube video on Payne produced by CoachIzzo.com for your viewing pleasure: Watch this video on YouTube. Why my sudden interest in Adreian Payne, you ask? Although I am sure many of you have noticed, he has been playing very well thus far and I wanted to throw a post up about him for any people who hadn’t. Payne has shown consistent energy and an aggressive attitude this year; two things everyone has been waiting for out of him. Last year the guy showed flashes, like when he went toe to toe with Sully and basically kicked Sully’s butt. Good times. Too often though, he would disappear when he went out on the floor or would make Izzo pop veins in his neck with careless fou...