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 20, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Raymond Spalding (13) knocks the ball away from Duke Blue Devils guard Brandon Ingram (14) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /

6. The Benefit of their Strong Schedule

There is no denying that Louisville basketball has a very tough stretch of games this season. However, that isn’t something that they aren’t used to. Whether it was the Big East or the ACC, the Cards have always been able to overcome playing a ranked team every week.

As we mentioned, Pitino’s teams always get better by the end of the season and their strength of schedule will have a lot to do with it this season.

The Cards will have to play three very good teams in Duke, Kentucky, and North Carolina, but let’s be honest-they play those guys every year. These games don’t intimidate this team like they do for other teams in the league.

Going through the tournament will be nothing for a team that had already played the best teams that the country has to offer.

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