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Louisville basketball: Five burning questions entering 2019-20

By Will Reddington

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - MARCH 09: Jordan Nwora #33 of the Louisville Cardinals shoots over De'Andre Hunter #12 of the Virginia Cavaliers in the first half during a game at John Paul Jones Arena on March 9, 2019 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - MARCH 09: Jordan Nwora #33 of the Louisville Cardinals shoots over De'Andre Hunter #12 of the Virginia Cavaliers in the first half during a game at John Paul Jones Arena on March 9, 2019 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JANUARY 19: Darius Perry #2 of the Louisville Cardinals looks for a pass against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Hank McCamish Pavilion on January 19, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JANUARY 19: Darius Perry #2 of the Louisville Cardinals looks for a pass against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Hank McCamish Pavilion on January 19, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images) /

Who will make the biggest year-to-year jump?

The Cardinal program has a way of drastically improving certain players in the offseason. It’s been that way since Rick Pitino. When you look back on guys like Kevin Ware, Russ Smith and Wayne Blackshear, at times you wondered where they would ever fit in. Then they were rising to the occasion in the biggest of moments.

Chris Mack will be looking for a vintage Louisville jump from several guys this season. He’ll be looking for Darius Perry to take better care of the ball, Ryan McMahon to play better defense, Malik Williams to be stronger in the post and Steven Enoch to be more aggressive and to able to run the floor.

Perhaps the greatest candidate for this is Louisville’s projected best player. Jordan Nwora was phenomenal last season. But if he does make improvements to his game, he could find himself as a lottery pick.

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He’s never lacked the ability to score. But he could improve on his ability to find open teammates, going left and shot selection. Which I’m sure Mack and his staff have focused on heavily over the summer.

It will be very interesting to see which guy looks like a new player early in the season. Will it be a much-anticipated step up from Darius Perry? Can Ryan McMahon push for more minutes? Or will the emerging star be one of the big men in Steven Enoch or Malik Williams?

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