March 28, 2013
Coaches constantly talk about how players are willing to do whatever is asked of them.
Seeing how eager his star player was to meet any standard, Morgan Park coach Nick Irvin made an almost impossible request to Wayne Blackshear.
“I bet you can’t score 50 points in a game,” he said.
After nonchalantly scoring 56 against Chicago Ellison, Blackshear just said, “I told you I could do it.”
“He was like, ‘What else do you want me to do?'” Irvin recalled.
The 6-foot-5 wingman has learned at Louisville that the demands are not headline-worthy but much more challenging. While his scoring numbers are not what many had predicted, he has grown as a defensive player and is on a mission to help the Cardinals to a second consecutive Final Four.
Top-seeded Louisville faces No. 12 seed Oregon in the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16 on Friday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Basketball came relatively easy for the sophomore from Chicago’s West Side in high school.
Not only did he score 56 points in that game, he added 21 rebounds, nine blocked shots and seven steals.
He averaged 32.6 points, 14.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 3.7 steals as a senior to lead Morgan Park to the 3A sectional finals in 2011. Scout.com ranked him No. 16 nationally and third among shooting guards.
“He’s a guy, whatever the coach wants you do, he’ll do,” Irvin said.
Blackshear basically was seeing his dreams come true when he signed to play for Louisville after considering Illinois, Texas and Kentucky.
But he dislocated his left shoulder in a collision at a practice for the McDonald’s All-America game and needed surgery that sidelined him for much of his freshman year. That prompted internal questions about whether he again would dictate games so freely. He also sat out a game this season with a right shoulder sprain.
“It set me back a little last year and a little at the beginning of this year,” Blackshear said. “I’m over it. It’s in the past now. It was a difficult time and it was a big event but everything works out for the best.”
The injury was more grueling and draining than some realize.
“Fans and (media) alike, don’t understand what double shoulder surgery is all about,” coach Rick Pitino said before the Big East tournament. “It just takes time and patience. Even close friends and family members of his didn’t understand it, but they do now. You have to do it the right way or a person will lose his confidence.”
Blackshear averages eight points and 3.3 rebounds per game. But a scoring dip is expected in the transition from high school to college, especially on a team with ballhandlers and shooters like Peyton Siva and Russ Smith.
He has made strides in defense, he said, and he’s content with his development.
“I feel like I’ve improved over the season,” Blackshear said. “I feel comfortable playing a lot more defense and traps in our zone. Everyone is waiting for (me to score more), but it’s not about one person scoring. It’s about surviving and advancing to the next round right now.”
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Wayne Blackshear was born on February 11th, 1992 according to http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wayne_blackshear_771531.html
February 11th, 1992
2 + 11 +1+9+9+2 = 34 = his life lesson = Quickness. Speed. Agility. Dexterity. Running. Generating a buzz.
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February 11th, 1992
11 +1+9+9+2 = 32 = his “secret” number = Basketball. In it to win it. Proud American.
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February 11th, 1992
February 11th
2 + 11 +2+0+1+3 = 19 = his personal year (from February 11th, 2013 to February 10th, 2014) = It’s his time to shine. Proud of his hard earned success.
19 year + 3 (March) = 22 = his personal month (from March 11th, 2013 to April 10th, 2013) = Lucky.
22 month + 8 (8th of the month on Monday April 8th, 2013) = 30 = his personal day = Counting his blessings.
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using the number/letter grid:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z
Where:
A = 1 J = 1 S = 1
B = 2 K = 2 T = 2
C = 3 L = 3 U = 3
D = 4 M = 4 V = 4
E = 5 N = 5 W = 5
F = 6 O = 6 X = 6
G = 7 P = 7 Y = 7
H = 8 Q = 8 Z = 8
I = 9 R = 9
Wayne Blackshear
51755 2313218519 58
his path of destiny = 58 = Relax, I got this. Time outs. Halftime. Overtime.
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