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March 12, 2021 CzarPI
This is the 5th CzarPI of the 2020-21 season (see CzarPI Explained Here). It includes games through Friday, March 12th, 2021. The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of schedule...
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A Titanic Finish
PrologueThe Saturday matinee this week is a trip to the Metro East. Second place on the line with Mahtomedi hosting Tartan. Tartan coming in on a surprising 3 game losing streak to fall into 3rd...
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2021 Better Than Chalk Section Predictions
120 games and 2 months later, it all comes down to this. Its March and now its tournament time if we want to conveniently ignore some final regular season make up games early in the week. So that...
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2021 2AAAA Qtrs Viewing
Early starts for 3 of the 4 quarterfinals in section 2AAAA along with a normal starts means the old Ernie Banks favorite. Let's Play Two!Game 1: 3 Chaska 57 def 6 Minnetonka 44#5AAAA Chaska off to a...
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2021 Section 3AAAA Qtrs Viewing
PrologueThe big school playoffs roll on with a 4 vs 5 game in section 3AAAA. Park of Cottage Grove hosting Eagan in this one. Plenty of talent to preview for next year on display with Park going with...
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Rev up the playoff engine
PrologueOne of my favorite traditions during the opening round of the playoffs is the Thursday night small school game. Its always a nice reprieve from the big school games. Also a nice lead-in to...
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2021 6AAAA Semis Viewing
The 1st Friday night continues another usual bit of the sections schedule with the 6AAAA semifinals. We're not in Osseo for a doubleheader of these games but CCX Sports has both so something in the...
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A COVID Super Saturday
This playoff Saturday is always known for being jam packed with semifinal double-headers (and once upon a time a St. Cloud triple-header). Everything being home site this season takes that away. So...
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Raiding the 4AAAA semis
PrologueAfter almost 2 months of nothing but 94 straight online games (93 local plus the Nebraska big school championship) , I'm back in the gym for a 4AAAA semifinal rubber match between East Ridge...
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The Real 2021 AAA State Championships
I likely end my in person viewing for the abbreviated 2021 season with a pair of class AAA section finals. These games featured the top 4 teams in the last state rankings. A really fun pair of games...
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Duluth East Wayzata 2021 State AAAA Qtrs Thoughts
PrologueIts state tourney time as 15 of the 16 boys quarterfinals are being played today. While I'll be on the road later to collect my NCAA tourney pool bragging rights from The Crown Prince, we get...
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2021 State Tourney Quick Hits
Some quick observations from the 2021 State TournamentClass AIt was a wacky class A tourney with the top seeds going out immediately in the quarters. Junior forward Matt Thompson of Hancock was a big...
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2021 Comets Shootout Review
Great to have the Comets Shootout return after being called off due to COVID last year. This was my 1st tourney seeing COVID protocols in place in person. The back to back scheduling is different but...
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2021 Spring Hit The Road
This weekend was setup to be the 2nd NCAA open period of the spring. With the NCAA shutting down D1s until June, we don't get that. But that doesn't mean teams stay home. This weekend most Minnesota...
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2021 Battle at the Lakes Games to See
A notable event on the May schedule is back as Battle at the Lakes returns. Lots of Minnesota on Minnesota crime as expected here. Its a pools only schedule, no brackets. Here are games that stick...
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2021 Battle at the Lakes Viewing Summary
Its another weekend of online viewing on Fishbowl TV. That's Baller TV when its unusable which is far too often. I took in a list of games from the weekend at Battle at the Lakes. My focus was...
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2021 MBCA Camp Thoughts
After a year off, the MBCA camp returned in bigger fashion. Good to be back in the gym and see the D1 coaches in attendance for the 1st time in almost 2 years. The 2nd edition of the camp expanded to...
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2021 Great Plains Alliance Review
Back to AAU normalcy with no COVID restrictions in place at the 2021 Great Plains Alliance in St. Cloud. A large contingent of NSIC and MIAC coaches in attendance for what is one of the vastly...
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2021 July Open Period 2 Preview
We have the first open period of 2021 in the books. Now we have 2 special open periods thanks to the pandemic. Here are this week's locations.Sioux FallsA large chunk of the notable Minnesota teams...
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Welcome to Czar Season 15
Another new school year is almost upon us and that means its time to turn the page to what we hope is a normal 2021-22 season. I'm excited to start another season in cyberspace. If you liked the Four...
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