David Padgett out at least ten weeks, possibly career
Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino called a 4 p.m. press conference today to announce that senior captain David Padgett suffered a fractured right knee cap in the first half of Sunday's game against Jackson State and that his playing career at U of L is "probably" over.
Pitino said the best case scenario for Padgett would involve him being able to play in ten weeks.
The other options, according to Pitino, would be for Padgett to apply for a sixth year of eligibility or for him to let his injury heal and then try out for a pro team. He said that appealing for a sixth year would be difficult since Padgett already had to sit out a year after transferring from Kansas.
The injury will force Louisville to soldier on without its leader and most polished post player. Senior Terrance Farley and sophomore Derrick Caracter will now be turned to to pick up the slack.
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Farley will start
by Mike Rutherford on Nov 19, 2007 5:21 PM EST up reply actions
Damnit
DC better change his attitude about defense really quick...
by JMC @ Card Chronicle on Nov 19, 2007 5:49 PM EST reply actions
Who's fault????
by Schmuck on Nov 19, 2007 7:46 PM EST reply actions
Padget always reminded me...
You know, that goofy giraffe (or clown) that would totally just collapse on itself when you pushed the button on the base, but would pop straight back up when you let go.
I'm gonna miss the Collapsing Giraffe.
Does the name Mike Grosso
Mike, like David, tried to battle on horrible knees
before there was fancy surgery
just wore big, clumsy knee supports
still beloved in the community for his sheer effort
David is one of my favorite players-- sheer guts, desire, class, intelligence
damn
last years football team
by GoCards5 on Nov 19, 2007 10:58 PM EST reply actions
Padgett
David is a class act
With his newly repaired knees, we were all anxious to see just how well he would play, how talented he would be, now that he's free of pain. Now this.
The previous injuries and the broken knee-cap are so different that there's no reason to say "well, his knees are obviously shot." I think this was a freak thing -- a collision in just the right spot that happened to split the bone; it has nothing to do with previous ligiment damage.
That said, I hope David does whatever's best for David at this point. I'd love to see him try to play for one full year for the Cards -- I believe that would help his draft status and the way the pros look at him.
Whatever he does, this is a big loss and a terrible tragedy for a classy guy. I'll hope and pray that good karma starts flowing Mr. Padgett's way soon.
I agree
Fire Billy? Nahhh
http://firebilly.com
by TheFakeGimelMartinez on Nov 21, 2007 3:14 PM EST up reply actions

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