If you’re anything like me and have been desperate for something positive to read sports-related, you’ve probably been pretty confused by why Louisville basketball hasn’t been included in nearly any of the ridiculously early top 25 polls for 2020-21.
First of all, let me clearly state that I acknowledge Louisville basketball is losing a lot of experienced players. Let me also state definitively that there is more raw talent and upside left over across the board than what is departing.
Not to throw shade at this year’s senior class or at early departures Jordan Nwora (NBA) and Darius Perry (transfer), but for the majority, these players were recruited for a specific scheme under Coach Rick Pitino, and if this season’s inconsistency was any indication, a lot of them just never really gelled with the new system under Coach Chris Mack.