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Louisville Basketball: 5 Extremely Encouraging Takeaways vs. Clemson

By Derek Snyder

Jan 19, 2017; Louisville, KY, USA; Clemson Tigers guard Shelton Mitchell (4) dribbles against Louisville Cardinals guard Donovan Mitchell (45) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 19, 2017; Louisville, KY, USA; Clemson Tigers guard Shelton Mitchell (4) dribbles against Louisville Cardinals guard Donovan Mitchell (45) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 21, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Deng Adel (22) reacts during the second half against the Kentucky Wildcats at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Kentucky 73-70. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 21, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Deng Adel (22) reacts during the second half against the Kentucky Wildcats at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Kentucky 73-70. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Deng Adel Stepped Up Big-Time

We all knew that Donovan Mitchell was going to do his best to try and make up for Snider’s absence against Clemson, but the real question mark was seeing if Deng Adel would step up and produce. Not only did he produce, he played one of his best games of the entire season so far.

Deng Adel finished the game against Clemson with 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists in the Cards’ win. If he can start hitting 2-3 three pointers per game, then this Louisville team is about to get very dangerous.

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Now that the Clemson game is out of the way, let’s see if Adel can have another performance like this against Florida State. Louisville is going to have to score at this rate in order to keep pace with the Seminoles, but it’s not like this team hasn’t done it before.

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