If Hutch is healthy, he could be really good. Sturdy said last year in practice he gave Ayo all he wanted.
Count me as a bit skeptical of Hutch and of Payne.
I am not saying that they won't both have roles and possibly significant roles, but just because Hutch gave Ayo "all he wanted", how often did that happen? I am highly skeptical of it happening often. That is not to say that he could not have been the best defender on Ayo or even took it at Ayo and scored, but I doubt he was regularly giving Ayo fits...he wasn't even healthy enough to play...AND if it is talking about the year before, I still have my doubts.
Also, with Payne, he could be super athletic and have better offense than Underwood expected, but BU also praises literally every player we have ever had. He talked up Giorgi and Kofi playing together, and we saw how often that actually happened with success.
Another poster who said that BU said Payne and Kofi could player together said it best.... "take it with a grain of salt."
By the way, I am super pumped about Hutch and what he could potentially bring and even Payne being a star IN HIS ROLE.