Louisville has everything this season it needs to win the national championship, irrespective of who the Cardinals play next. The Cardinals (33-5, 14-4 Big East) will play underdog Wichita State in the Last Four. If (or should I say, "when") they defeat the Shockers, they will face the winner between Michigan and Syracuse in the national title game. A big blow was suffered by the Cardinals after losing backup guard Kevin Ware to a leg in the Elite Eight against Duke, however they still have sufficient to win everything. It begins with stability. Louisville ranked 23rd in the country in bad performance headed in to its game with Duke, via TeamRankings.com. It ranked third in defensive efficiency. The Cardinals also rank second in competitors' return rate. Beyond outstanding on-the-ball opponent Peyton Siva (2.2 steals per recreation), Russ Smith, Gorgui Dieng and Chase Behanan have all averaged 1.4 steals or maybe more this season. Russ Smith and Peyton Siva have light emitting diode the Cardinals all year long.Elsa/Getty Images The Cardinals could get out-rebounded down the stretch. They are able to end striking their pictures and fail to get to the free-throw line. But despite having the beginning of freshman forward Mitch McGary, I really do not think a solid rebounding team like Michigan could out-rebound Louisville an excessive amount of (whenever) anda'seriouslya'when was the past time the Cardinals didn't reach the free-throw line a whole lot (they shot 40 per cent against Syracuse in the Big East subject game, but attempted 36 free includes )? Michigan numbers to be Louisville's greatest check if the Cardinals meet with the Wolverines in the national championship game. The Wolverines experienced the same group in Florida in that the Gators were a healthy team, however the a very important factor Florida didn't have that Louisville does is consistency. Their last 14 games have been won by the Cardinals, while the Gators experienced losses to Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky and Ole Miss down the stretch in the regular season. In any manner you slice it, Rick Pitino and the Cardinals have the top of hand to win it all this season.
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