I also have reservations regarding Payne's commitment. More interestingly for me, I just shared the news of his commitment with my wife, and she sarcastically said "message sent to Michigan State".
Relative to Samba, we obviously only see a part of the athletic side of things. It has been previously stated that he may have struggled academically last year, which contributed to his overall athletic availability/performance. Maybe summer classes did or were not going well. Pure...