Louisville Basketball: 5 things we learned about UofL from the Battle 4 Atlantis

We take a look at five things we learned about the Louisville basketball team from the Battle 4 Atlantis.

The Louisville basketball team is heading back home at 5-1 after losing to Baylor in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. It was an interesting week of basketball that had all of us on the edge of our seats.

The Cardinals will now head back to Louisville to square off with Purdue next week.

Fans should be pretty excited and proud of how this team played in the Bahamas. There were definitely times where we concerned, but overall, everyone should be proud of their Louisville basketball team.

With that being said, here are five things we learned about the Cards from the Battle 4 Atlantis:

5. Louisville’s shooting is still a work in progress

We shouldn’t probably ever be surprised that the Cardinals have trouble shooting the basketball. There was a bit of optimism heading into the season that they would be better, but they haven’t been able to consistently make their open shots thus far.

However, that doesn’t mean that the Cards don’t have the guys to become a good scoring team. If you think back to the 2013 National Championship team, a ton of their points came from steals that were turned into layups or dunks.

However, they did have guys like Russ Smith and Luke Hancock that could knock down the occasional three-pointer.

If this team can keep forcing other teams to throw the ball away, then it’s just a matter of time before they start finishing at the rim as well.

Donovan Mitchell and Deng Adel are two guys that have to be the leaders for this team, especially when it comes to scoring. Mitchell has been finding his groove at the end of games, but Adel has gone completely silent in a few games this season.

Adel has to find more ways to get to the rim other than settling for the jumper.