Louisville Basketball: 3 Cardinals that will dominate Evansville
By Derek Snyder
Mitchell has spent a lot of time in the offseason working on his jump-shot, of which we saw improvement in the two exhibition games. Evansville comes into the Yum Center losing a few key pieces of their starting line-up last year, I expect Mitchell’s athleticism to be a major problem for the Aces.
If he can stay in rhythm from the game against Bellarmine, then Mitchell will easily be in the double digits. However, I am more interested to see how dominant he can be on defense.
Rick Pitino is looking to take the defensive intensity to another level this season and Mitchell is a player who can help the Cards achieve that goal. We saw some flashes of great defense against the Knights, but I think we will see it get rolling even more against Evansville.
Mitchell’s combination of athleticism and improved shooting should be a major concern for the Aces going into Friday night.