3 Louisville basketball players with the most to prove in the final 5 games

The final stretch of Louisville’s regular season will be an optimum opportunity for key role players to step up and assist Louisville’s stars.
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1. Isaac McKneely, G

Coach Pat Kelsey has shown through his lineups that senior Isaac McKneely will continue to receive the bulk share of minutes when it comes to the “3” position. It is clear that Kelsey believes that McKneely gives the Cardinals the best ability to stretch the floor offensively when with outside shooting ability. The problem in the last few games has been that this ability has produced very few results.

McKneely has scored on 8, 2, and 6 points in his last 3 games, shooting 4 of 12 from distance in that same stretch. The shooting percentage isn’t terrible (33%), but the ability to find his shot consistently has been an issue. Sure, the bulk of the shots have come from Mikel Brown Jr., but Brown has shown he is playing through the offense and taking the best shot available. It's up to McKneely to work as hard as possible on the offensive end so that his shot can open up for the Cardinals.

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