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Louisville Basketball: 3 concerns from the Cards’ win over Old Dominion

By Derek Snyder

Nov 23, 2016; Paradise Island, BAHAMAS; Louisville Cardinals forward Mangok Mathiang (12) and forward Jaylen Johnson (10) battle for the ball with Old Dominion Monarchs guard Jordan Baker (0) during the first half in the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis in the Imperial Arena at the Atlantis Resort. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 23, 2016; Paradise Island, BAHAMAS; Louisville Cardinals forward Mangok Mathiang (12) and forward Jaylen Johnson (10) battle for the ball with Old Dominion Monarchs guard Jordan Baker (0) during the first half in the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis in the Imperial Arena at the Atlantis Resort. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
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We take a look at three different concerns from the Louisville basketball’s win over Old Dominion in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

What a present it was to stay up past midnight, only to watch the Louisville basketball team squeak out a win over Old Dominion. It definitely wasn’t the cruise we thought it would be, but I guess we should have been used to it after the football team’s loss to Houston last week.

Whatever it took, the Cardinals were able to sneak out of the first round with a victory and will move on to play Wichita State on Thanksgiving afternoon.

With that being said, here are the three biggest concerns after Louisville basketball’s win on Wednesday night:

Nov 23, 2016; Paradise Island, BAHAMAS; Louisville Cardinals forward Mangok Mathiang (12) and forward Jaylen Johnson (10) battle for the ball with Old Dominion Monarchs guard Jordan Baker (0) during the first half in the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis in the Imperial Arena at the Atlantis Resort. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 23, 2016; Paradise Island, BAHAMAS; Louisville Cardinals forward Mangok Mathiang (12) and forward Jaylen Johnson (10) battle for the ball with Old Dominion Monarchs guard Jordan Baker (0) during the first half in the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis in the Imperial Arena at the Atlantis Resort. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

3. There were way too many quick shots, instead of passing the basketball

Oh man, I don’t even know where to begin. That was one of the worst shooting performances that I have ever seen, not to mention, Louisville has to play again on Thursday afternoon. They need to go back and relax before their poor shooting kills their chances of leaving the Battle 4 Atlantis as champions.

The Cardinals were 19-64 from the field on Wednesday night against the Monarchs. That type of shooting isn’t going to win you many games, but they were lucky that Old Dominion couldn’t hit a free throw throughout the game. They won’t be so lucky against any of the teams they have to play this week.

In my opinion, the Cards took too many quick shots, instead of passing the basketball. I love pushing the tempo and, in turn, putting pressure on the defense. However, that doesn’t mean taking bad shots is the solution to the problem.

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