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2019 Tartan Tourney Day 1
Its the annual trek to the eastern edge of the kingdom for the Tartan Holiday Tournament. As in recent years, we get the 8 teams in 2 groups of 4 format. Here's what I sawGame 1: Farmington 63...
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2019 UST Classic Day 2
For Day 2 of my 2019 holiday viewing I made the damp but thankfully not icy trek to the University of St. Thomas. No tournament format here just 2 games for each of the 8 teams.Game 1: #7AAA Waconia...
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2019 Augsburg Championships
I end my holiday travels with a snowy trip to Augsburg for the finals of their 3 day holiday tourney. Here are some of the highlights.Game 1: Southwest 66 Roosevelt 55Thanks to Southwest beating...
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January 1st, 2020 CzarPI
This is the 1st CzarPI of the 2019-20 season (see CzarPI Explained Here). It includes games through Tuesday, December 31st, 2019. The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of...
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Garcia's size dominates
PrologueIts my longest day and arguably longest metro road trip of the season. Nothing like a 7 AM dentist appointment to start the day. By the end of the day Apple Valley would feel like they had a...
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Showcasing Minneapolis
What a weekend for basketball locally. 4 Minneapolis teams in 24 hours represented in my travels. From improvement in the city to Tyler Johnson Day to the Clash of Champions it was a great weekend to...
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Shades of Red
My week begins with many shades of red. Its dark red for Patriots, bright red for Scots, red for Panthers and red for Gryphons. I start with a battle of city teams. Then its out to the suburbs for...
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A Grand Opening in Style
PrologueIts a quiet but fortuitous Wednesday on the schedule. The schedule takes me to the 1st game at Hope Academy's new gym where they have a section 4A battle with Kaleidoscope. Nice setup with 6...
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Madness on many levels
A fun adventure the last 3 days with a couple of small school games, a couple of Tri-Metro visits and a girls game upset for good measure.Thursday: United Christian 75 Nova Classical 40Too much size...
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January 12th, 2020 CzarPI
This is the 2nd CzarPI of the 2019-20 season (see CzarPI Explained Here). It includes games through Saturday, January 11th, 2020. The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of...
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Mercy Rule Misery
A triple dip this week of 40 point blowouts followed by cold and an avalanche of snow. Brief thoughts on those.Monday: Minnehaha 101 Breck 52No Chet Holmgren or Jalen Suggs plus Hercy Miller off the...
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Mid-season surprises
So we're basically at the midpoint of the regular season schedule. Let's go thru some of the surprises to this point. We'll go league by league to cover all 13 metro area conferences and...
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MLK Day 2020, CzarPI
This is the 3rd CzarPI of the 2019-20 season (see CzarPI Explained Here). It includes games through Saturday, January 18th, 2020. The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of...
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Mustangs trample the Beacons
PrologueTo Maranatha where the concessions are great (pepperoni tonight) and they still have MCAA Conference in the lane. Smallest crowd I think I've ever seen at a MCA game. Used to be one of the...
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Piracy on the open seas
PrologueNo jacket required (with apologies to Phil Collins) but shoes and shirt thankfully are. Bring your skyway navigation device as we're off to Target Center for a rare mid-week double dip in the...
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Court Storming at the Lakes
PrologueIts a slick and snowy winter evening on the trip to Minneapolis Southwest. The Lakers taking on Washburn in the rivalry battle of the southwest corner of the city. Blah cheese pizza on the...
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Raider Raptor Resumption
PrologueTo Cretin-Derham Hall for the resumption of series between the Raiders and East Ridge. These 2 continue to battle it out for supremacy in the Suburban East. This year is no different with...
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2020 Hall of Fame Classic Review
The Minnesota High School Basketball Hall of Fame put on their 1st annual Winter Classic at Anoka-Ramsey. Thanks to the weather it was delayed a week and we lost the HS girls games. Three boys games...
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January 26, 2020 CzarPI
This is the 4th CzarPI of the 2019-20 season (see CzarPI Explained Here). It includes games through Saturday, January 25th, 2020. The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of...
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No triple digits no problem
PrologueTo St. Paul Washington for a rematch with St. Paul Harding. These teams put up a 109-106 game at the Trinity holiday tournament. Simeon Sharp going for 58 for Harding in that game. Sharp...
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