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		<title>Dienhart: Payne&#8217;s return is good news for MSU</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2013/04/28/dienhart-paynes-return-is-good-news-for-msu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s official: Adreian Payne is returning to Michigan State for his senior year, stamping the Spartans as the Big Ten favorite and top national title contender next season. Payne struggled with the decision, waiting until the final day (April 28) to render a choice. He was projected by many to be a first-round draft choice. Payne will return to a roster that welcomes back all of its key components, save for departed senior big man Derrick Nix. Payne’s return is welcome news for a Big Ten that has seen a big talent drain, with Indiana’s Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=163380&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5 things I&#8217;m confident about in 2013-14</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2013/04/23/5-things-im-confident-about-in-2013-14/</link>
		<comments>http://btn.com/2013/04/23/5-things-im-confident-about-in-2013-14/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Yarina, BTN.com</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adreian Payne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[B1G Predictions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LaQuinton Ross]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we still await Adreian Payne&#8217;s NBA draft decision, I thought it would be fun to take another way-too-early look ahead to the 2013-14 season. This time, I&#8217;ll do it in prediction form, offering five things I&#8217;m confident about in 2013-14. See all five in this post. Have a prediction of your own? Feel free to leave it as a comment. 1. Ronnie Johnson, not Yogi Ferrell, will be best point guard in Indiana &#8211; No disrespect to Ferrell, whose role is certain to increase in the wake of Indiana losing Jordan Hulls, Victor Oladipo, Christian Watford and Cody Zeller. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=156852&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;The Journey&#8217; profiles Payne &amp; Swopshire</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2013/02/09/the-journey-profiles-payne-swopshire/</link>
		<comments>http://btn.com/2013/02/09/the-journey-profiles-payne-swopshire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BTN.com staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday night&#8217;s latest installment of &#8220;The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2013,&#8221; we profiled Illinois, Michigan State&#8217;s Adreian Payne and Northwestern&#8217;s Jared Swopshire. Watch a segment from the show that spotlights Payne&#8217;s improvement as a player and maturation as a leader and Swopshire&#8217;s move from Louisville, a Final Four team last season, to Northwestern now. And jump inside for a couple bonus clips. Bonus clip No. 1: Swopshire shooting around with kids Bonus clip No. 2: D.J. Richardson shows off his shoe collection Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Adreian Payne, Jared Swopshire<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=101946&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Payne, Dawson dunk back-to-back in 3.7 seconds</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2013/01/28/payne-dawson-dunk-back-to-back-in-3-7-seconds/</link>
		<comments>http://btn.com/2013/01/28/payne-dawson-dunk-back-to-back-in-3-7-seconds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Yarina, BTN.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NBA Hall of Famer Reggie Miller once scored eight points in 11 seconds. The Spartans had a quick &#8211; albeit less memorable &#8211; outburst of their own in Sunday&#8217;s defeat at Indiana. In a span of 3.7 seconds, Adreian Payne slammed home Travis Trice&#8216;s miss and Branden Dawson, after stealing the ensuing inbound pass, dunked again. Yes, that&#8217;s two dunks in less than four seconds. Some teams don&#8217;t get two dunks in an entire game! Watch the sequence now. [ RELATED: Looking for a particular jam? Find it in our Big Ten Dunk Archive ] It was an exciting moment, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=99318&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Big Ten Geeks: Here come the Hawkeyes</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2013/01/21/big-ten-geeks-here-come-the-hawkeyes/</link>
		<comments>http://btn.com/2013/01/21/big-ten-geeks-here-come-the-hawkeyes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Reed, Big Ten Geeks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, Iowa defended its home court with a win over Wisconsin. The Hawkeyes raced out to a 30-10 lead before the Badgers finally got something going on offense, though I think that early start for Wisconsin overshadows what kind of game this really was. Both offenses scored over a point per possession, which is a good sign for this Iowa offense that had been struggling somewhat in conference play. Most of the problem can be traced to some awful outside shooting as Iowa has struggled to replace the shooting acumen of Matt Gatens. And Saturday was no different, as [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=97989&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Big Ten Geeks: Inconvenient Truths</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2013/01/18/inconvenient-truths/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Reed, Big Ten Geeks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This may surprise you, but every now and then we say something that really gets fans riled up. The best example of this is our belief that while Aaron Craft is a very good defender, he is not, nor has he ever been, Ohio State’s best defender. And this year, he’s not even the team’s best perimeter defender. Rather than take this as a complement to Ohio State’s collection of outstanding defenders, a lot of people take this as a slight to Craft. Well, today I want to say all sorts of things that I think are true, but I [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=97514&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Photos: Early All-Big Ten most improved teams</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2012/12/16/photos-my-all-big-ten-most-improved-teams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2012 22:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Yarina, BTN.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When talking most improved player, the Big Ten boasts plenty of candidates. There are proven guys who have taken their game to another level, such as Indiana&#8217;s Victor Oladipo, and there are previously unproven guys who have made the most of extra playing time, such as Ohio State&#8217;s Shannon Scott. See my All-Big Ten most improved teams in the photo gallery below. About Brent Yarina BTN.com web editor Brent Yarina covers football and men&#8217;s basketball for BTN.com. He writes the popular uniform feature &#8220;Clothes Call,&#8221; which also focuses on the latest cosmetic changes across Big Ten arenas and stadiums. Read [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=91302&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Did You See This? Payne rattles the rim</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2012/11/18/did-you-see-this-payne-rattles-the-rim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BTN.com staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Entering the season, we heard a lot about how Michigan State big man Adreian Payne had extended his range. That may be true, but Payne spends most of his time down low, and for good reason. In Sunday&#8217;s 69-41 victory over Texas Southern, the 6-foot-10 junior threw down two highlight-reel dunks. Watch his alley-oop on the inbound pass now and see his athletic and powerful putback of a missed 3-pointer in this post. Watch Payne&#8217;s impressive, powerful putback: There were plenty of other highlight-reel dunks for Michigan State win, and you can watch all of them here. Filed under: Uncategorized [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=84351&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Big Ten Geeks: Previewing Thursday</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2012/03/21/big-ten-geeks-previewing-thursday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Portscheller, Big Ten Geeks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Branden Dawson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a wild opening weekend, the Big Ten emerged with four teams among the remaining Sweet Sixteen. Today, we&#8217;ll preview the Thursday games, two of which are conveniently in the same regional. In Boston, it&#8217;s a four-team tournament with a Final Four spot on the line, and Big Ten teams are on both sides of the bracket. The other B1G Thursday participant will be Michigan State. We&#8217;ll delve into the Boston regional before previewing the Spartans&#8217; path. ** Wisconsin vs. Syracuse &#8211; 7:15pm ET, CBS Much has been made of the absence of Syracuse&#8217;s starting center Fab Melo for the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=47920&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Big Ten Geeks: Beast Mode</title>
		<link>http://btn.com/2012/02/12/beast-mode/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Reed, Big Ten Geeks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adreian Payne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jared Sullinger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robbie Hummel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Prior to his breakout performance against Ohio State, Adreian Payne had scored double figures in exactly two Big Ten games as a Spartan. And although his offense was certainly a big reason for Michigan State’s victory, his defense probably deserves more credit. Payne did something that few ever will&#8211;make Jared Sullinger look like a bad basketball player. The Ohio State big man was frustrated all game long, and although he had 17 points and 16 rebounds, it came at a cost of 10 turnovers (not to mention 4 fouls). It goes without saying that 10 turnovers by a post player [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=btn.com&#038;blog=26303122&#038;post=42928&#038;subd=bigtennetworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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