http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/basketball/article/0,1426,MCA_466_4424247,00.html Fast break with Nets forward Scott Padgett January 29, 2006 New Jersey Nets forward Scott Padgett played his college ball at the University of Kentucky; he hopes to be a college coach someday. Q: How much attention do you pay to the Wildcats? A: "Unfortunately this year, a lot." Q: So when things are not going well, do you take a lot of grief in the locker room? A: "I've gotten more this year than anybody." Q: Your teammate, Jacque Vaughn, is from a storied college program (Kansas), do you guys talk a lot of college basketball? A: "Both of us want to coach and so we talk about what level we would want to coach at and certain things we would do in certain situations. Of course, he's gotten to talk a little more because they whupped us this year." Q: So at what level do you want to coach? A: "Probably college. I'm not saying I wouldn't coach in the NBA." Q: What do Rick Pitino and Tubby Smith say to you about coaching. In other words, do they try and talk you out of it? A: "Both those guys knew this was the route I would go. They give me good advice. I stay in touch with them. I watch their teams play and I still learn things from them. This (playing in the NBA) can only last so long."
