<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <span style="font-style: italic">Oct 15</span> - First-round draft pick Daequan Cook said his confidence is growing with each preseason game. He led the Heat with 10 points in Saturday's loss to the Bobcats. But Cook said he still has plenty of work to do to gain coach Pat Riley's trust and earn a spot in the rotation. Cook is a long shot among the candidates to fill in at shooting guard until Dwyane Wade returns from offseason knee and shoulder surgeries. -- <font color="#000000">Miami Herald</font></p> </p> </p> [*]Here's how bad things are: At one point Saturday, the Heat's lineup was guards Brian Chase, Devin Green and Jeremy Richardson, forward Marcus Slaughter and center Earl Barron. -- <font color="#000000">Palm Beach Post</font> [*] [*]</div> </p>
