Louisville Basketball: 10 reasons why the Cards can win the National Title

Louisville Basketball: 10 reasons why the Cards can win the National Championship

Nov 26, 2014; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino celebrates his 700th win with Athletic Director Tom Jurich following the second half against the Cleveland State Vikings at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Cleveland State 45-33. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /

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Feb 18, 2015; Syracuse, NY, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino gives instruction to his team during a timeout in the second half of a game against the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse won the game 69-59. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports /

10. Coaching

When it all comes down to it, the teams that have the best head coaches are the ones who go the furthest in the NCAA tournament every single year. Coaches know their teams, can adjust in the middle of games, and figure out how to shut down the opposing team’s best player.

We have seen Rick Pitino do it before and there is no reason to believe he can’t do it this season.

As Louisville fans, everyone knows how different his teams are at the end of the season. Every year, the Cards start out solid, but end the season even better.

That is what makes being a Cardinal fan so great: All they need to do is make the tournament and Pitino will have his guys ready to go from there.

This is a team full of young talent, they will need to be coachable if they want to goo all the way in 2016-2017.

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