![]() That means a couple guys are going to have to step up among the bigs. (An Appling/Harris/Valentine/Dawson/Payne lineup can defend and rebound just fine.) But he's going to want to keep Payne mostly at the 4-spot, both for Payne's pro development and to create mismatches against smaller opponents. Izzo will no doubt go small at times, particularly late in games. Beyond Keith Appling, Gary Harris, Branden Dawson, and Adreian Payne, the two most reliable returning contributors are both guards: Travis Trice and Denzel Valentine. While there's only one starting position to be filled, there's not a slam dunk answer as to how to fill it. ![]() Hanner's projections have 5 Big Ten teams in the top 13 nationally.) (BTW, as good as the Big Ten was this past season, don't sleep on the conference for next season. Both the wonks and the pundits say this will be a top five team-with only the just-add-water All-McDonalds-All-American Kentucky squad as a consensus pick to finish higher. The four returning starters were all consensus top-40 recruits out of high school, and they all now have substantial college experience to go with their physical talents. Meanwhile, the talent level remains competitive with any of Izzo's best teams. The returning minute percentage will rank among the highest of the Tom Izzo era: Adreian Payne's return means only Derrick Nix's minutes will need to be filled from the 2013 Sweet Sixteen squad (setting aside Brandan Kearney's midseason departure). MSU will enter the 2013-2014 basketball season with 9 of its 10 scholarship players returning while adding a redshirt freshman and two late breaking recruiting commitments to the mix.
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