Padgett has strong preseason debut

by Mike Rutherford on Oct 7, 2008 9:00 AM EDT in Basketball Comment 2 comments

After a fairly pedestrian summer, David Padgett kicked off his second campaign to prove he can be an NBA player in style Sunday night.

In just 17 minutes of action, the former Cardinal (I'm not cryin', it's just been rainin' on my face) went 4-of-5 from the field and produced 11 points and six boards in the Miami Heat's first preseason game.

What up Maxiell?

Padgett is attempting to learn the power forward position, since the Heat roster already includes centers Mark Blount, Alonzo Mourning, Jamaal Magloire and Joel Anthony. Before the season begins, Miami will have to cut six players.

I don't know what kind of a shot he has to make the league right off the bat, but I do know the man will certainly earn each and every bit of whatever good comes to him from here on out.

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Anything good coming Padgett’s way is more than earned. I honestly think having him there can really help Beasley. Padgett is a coach who can play too, and plays hard. Beasley has been know to have character issues (not unlike another Caracter who Padgett has dealt with). But the NBA is a different place than college. I do think Padgett has all the skills to be a solid bench guy for any team in the league, especailly one like the Heat. I hope he makes it and helps out in all those little behind the scenes way I know he can and that we will never hear about.

by Ben Go CARDS on Oct 7, 2008 1:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs