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What’s old is new again with the Louisville Cardinals. The season began with Mike Pegues as acting head coach in the absence of the suspended Chris Mack, and now it continues with Pegues taking over after Chris Mack’s departure from the program. I wouldn’t blame Louisville fans
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Louisville fans have been patiently waiting this season for everything to click for their favorite team. OK, maybe not so patiently, but they’ve definitely been looking for some sign that the team is ready to make a run into the NCAA Tournament. The last 2 games have seen the
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When I first tell people that I do a lot of data-driven basketball analysis, the first thing most people think of is that I must do a lot of sports betting or win a lot of bracket contests. Sadly neither of those things are true, because I don’t really
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I very much appreciate your subscription to my newsletter, and I want you to know that I’m always thinking of ways to improve what I do. My focus is on relaying information that helps sharpen how you think about Louisville basketball and can enhance the way you watch the
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Louisville basketball has been shrouded by two related dark clouds over the past 10 days. First, a loss to Western Kentucky due in some part to the absence of Malik Williams due to COVID protocols, followed in short order by the suspension of team actitivies and postponement of the annual
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Unless otherwise cited below, stats from this article can be found via my Stats Engine at https://hoopsinsight.shinyapps.io/HoopsInsight/. Louisville’s men’s basketball season is all over the place. They have 3 quality wins so far (Maryland, Mississippi State, at NC State) and a hard fought loss
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It’s good to have college basketball back, but I can’t blame Cardinal fans for being less than enthusiastic for this kind of start. On top of the suspension of their head coach for the first 6 games, the team has had a lot of problems putting any sort
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It’s finally here. The 2021-22 college basketball season is just a few days away. Before the Cards tip off for real, I wanted to recap a couple things I wrote this summer that may be of interest to UofL fans: 1) How will Ross McMains impact UofL’s offense?
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In early May, I wrote that Louisville needed to land another playmaker in the transfer portal. At the time the pickings seemed slim, and they sure got even slimmer. A brief flirtation with Marcus Carr aside, Louisville never seemed to be all that close to landing another guard and it
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Sportsbooks will frequently post projections for total wins for a team’s upcoming season, and bettors can wager on whether the team will go over or under that projection. Cardinal fans who live in Indiana or Tennessee (or who cross state lines for entertainment purposes) might put a wager down
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Ross McMains isn’t the kind of assistant coaching hire that’s going to help you win the press conference, or get inroads with key recruits, or energize the fanbase by having his name associated with your program. He’s never coached in college, and has one NBA season as
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In my last article about Louisville, I wrote that Louisville may need one more transfer guard if Carlik Jones elected to turn pro. Jones in fact did so, and I’ve become more convinced than ever that the Cardinals have a critical need for more playmaking. While the outside shooting