March Insanity 2013: Has Louisville End up being the Unstoppable Group?

Louisville may be the hottest team in the 2013 NCAA tournament. The term aunstoppablea shouldn't be casually cast around to describe activities groups, but with just how Rick Pitinoas posse is beating up on their opponents recently, they may be getting close to gaining that tag. Earning Streak The Cardinals have won 15 of these last 16 games. That stretch extends back to a home win against Pitt on January 28, and their only loss came in a thriller against Notre Dame. The Big East tournament was won by louisville for the 2nd year in a line, and theyave won their first two March Madness games in decisive fashion. Kevin D. Cox/Getty Photographs Margin of Victory Louisville is not just beating clubs. They are consuming them. When ESPNas Andy Katz described their third-round conquer Colorado State, he said that aThe Rams were swallowed whole by the Cardinalsa pressure.a Over the last 12 games, Louisville has been winning by on average 18 points per game. And these games haven't been against mediocre teams. They contain Marquette and two pairs of victories against both Notre Dame and Syracuse. Kevin H. Cox/Getty Images Horrifying Defense Louisvilleas logo is producing persistent difficulty because of their opponents on protection. In their last dozen games, points have been scored more than 61 by no team, and two groups havenat reached half-century mark. The eighth-seeded Rams were forced by per the Associated PressA-LRB- h/t ESPN ), aLouisville right into a season-high 20 turnovers and out-rebounded Colorado State 29-24 -- no small thing considering the Rams came in with a nation-best plus-12 margin.a One of many good aspects of being able to perform defense is that you can certainly do that in every game. Unlike clubs that rely on their unpleasant firepower or firing precision, Louisville only has to carry maximum work and they'll be halfway towards a W every night. Andrew Lyons/Getty Images Powerful Offense Right now, Louisville is bringing it on the offensive end also. The Cardinals' largest catch through the 2012-13 time has been persistence on offense. Over the Big East tournament and their first two March Madness activities, the Cards are scoring six more points per game than they did in the normal time. They are shooting a sizzling 57 percent from the ground and getting to the point 20 times per game. ESPNas Stats and Information reported this about Louisvilleas bad production against CSU on Saturday: Louisville shot 47.6 per cent (10-21) outside the color Saturday, its best shooting portion from that distance within the last few four Men's Basketball Championships. Louisville scored 42 points in the paint Saturday and has scored 86 paint points in its first two games of the 2013 Men's Basketball Championship. The Cardinals would be the next team within the last few four competitions to score at least 40 points in the color in back-to-back activities (Vermont, 2011 and Kansas, 2012). If Louisville can keep their offensive production in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight activities a few weeks, itas safe to say that they will be headed to Atlanta for the Final Four. Andrew Lyons/Getty Images Unstoppable? No team in sports history was 100 percent easy. Everybody may have a half or perhaps a bad game. Louisville still has work to accomplish in the Midwest Region. They will be facing No. 12 seed Oregon next. From there, the Cards might face No. 2 seed Duke or No. 3 seed Michigan State. With the way that they're enjoying, Louisville will be headed for their 10th Final Four where they'll contend for the schoolas third NCAA Championship.