Louisville Basketball: 10 Things To Watch For Against Georgia Tech

Jan 4, 2017; South Bend, IN, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino argues a foul call in the first half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 4, 2017; South Bend, IN, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino argues a foul call in the first half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 4, 2017; South Bend, IN, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Quentin Snider (4) dribbles as Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard T.J. Gibbs (2) defends in the first half at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 4, 2017; South Bend, IN, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Quentin Snider (4) dribbles as Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard T.J. Gibbs (2) defends in the first half at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /

8. Who Will Be In Louisville’s Starting Five?

Rick Pitino has been switching players around in his starting five over the past few games and it has seemed to work out. Yes, that means even the loss to Notre Dame was proof that he is finding the right rotations. That game was just a matter of not sending the best free throw shooting team in America to the line.

Personally, I enjoyed the lineup that he put out there against the Fighting Irish.

  1. D. Mitchell
  2. Q. Snider
  3. D. Adel
  4. R. Spalding
  5. A. Mahmoud

We just need to remember that three of the Cards’ starting five are only sophomores. These guys need time to keep learning and growing within Rick Pitino’s system.

Whenever it all clicks for these players, the rest of the country will need to watch out.

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