Nowhere to be found last night — and I know for sure because I sought him out — was the dunderhead mentioned in my SMU report, who ragged incessantly on Wayne Blackshear that whole game. More’s the pity.
Whattayathinknow, asshole?
Anyway, it was after that game, and interlude, that I wrote this:
I bring up Blackshear because a) the Cardinal Nation has been expecting more from the Golden Arches All-American than he has delivered so far, and b) one guy’s opinion, the Chicagoan is the X factor on this Cardinal squad that’s still searching for its identity, personality, and success in March.
He is not without game. Yet that talent has not consistently been on display. Most important, the switch can still be flipped.
At Media Day before the season, I asked Blackshear what he’d been working on this summer?
“My confidence.”
Yet to come, that remains elusive. I, for one, am not giving up on Wayne Blackshear. It’s not like he’s playing below his talent level on purpose. Besides, if his game clicks into gear, this Cardinal team becomes significantly better.
One game does not a seismic shift make. But it’s sure a hopeful start. Continue reading Louisville Card File: Houston →