Padgett likely to play against UC

After Louisville's win over Iona on Saturday, Rick Pitino said there was a 50-50 chance that center David Padgett, who's been out since fracturing his kneecap on Nov. 18, would play agaisnt UC. Mick Cronin figures it's closer to 100 percent.
"We both like the horses and if anybody wants to make a bet, I'm betting on Padgett playing this game," Cronin said
At this point, it seems a pretty safe bet. Pitino said today that Padgett would practice in the afternoon, "then we'll make a game-time decision. If I do play him it obviously won't be any more than 35 minutes."
He was apparently joking about the 35 minutes, but Cronin wasn't laughing.

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