Two weeks of struggle had begun to raise questions about Louisville's ability to contend in the Big East. And while some concerns remain to be addressed over the second half of their league schedule, the No. 12 Cardinals reclaimed some of their swagger with Sunday's 70-51 rout of No. 25 Marquette.
The Big East is a joke this year. They're a bunch of paper tigers. Louisville, in particular, will be extremely vulnerable in March. They have a backcourt that can either bring them to the Final Four or cost them a first round upset. Siva and Smith are just too erratic. Siva gambles too much offensively, Smith gambles too much defensively, and both of them are always going for the home-run plays in transition. Sometimes it works out in a way that they'll look unbeatable, but that's not a sustainable offense they have running up there.
