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 head coach Rick Pitino records a video before the start of the game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame won 77-70. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 4, 2017; South Bend, IN, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino records a video before the start of the game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame won 77-70. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /

5. How Will The Cards Shoot Against The ACC’s Worst Perimeter Defense?

It’s actually pretty funny when you realize that Louisville has the best perimeter defense in the ACC, whereas the Yellow Jackets have the absolute worst. These two teams are on the complete opposite side of the spectrum from one another in this category and it could make this game pretty interesting.

At the same time, Louisville owns the worst three point shooting percentage in the ACC, therefore what’s going to give on Saturday?

Louisville has been shooting the basketball better as of late, but they are still living and dying from the perimeter.

That’s a bold strategy when you’re the least efficient perimeter shooting team in the conference. Let’s see if Louisville can flip the switch against the Yellow Jackets.

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