MN Comets Fall Exposure Camp

Registration is filling quickly. We expect a fantastic turnout for college coaches. Registrations can be downloaded at www.mncomets.com. We have over 50 registrations to date.

MN Comets boys with offers

Taylor Filipek- Eastern Kentucky(d1)South Dakota(d1) Mankato (d2) St. Cloud(d2)

Alex Hanks- Southwest St(d2) Crookston(d2) he'd have a Bemidji too if he ever went up there and visited...

Ben Bucholz- UMD(d2) SCSU(D2)

Shaun Condon Mary(d2) Crookston(d2)

Mike Johnson Mary(d2)

I expect 4-5 more Comets kids to get d2s soon!!!

Delay???

Just not sure I am a blogger... I post stuff, but sometimes it's hard to hold your tongue in a HS game, and then theres bad feelings, and I don't want that, and it's not good for my AAU program.

I think I will try and update things, as they come and go. Maybe get it to weekly, but we are done with hoops, August is an off month, even though we do more AAU planning this month than any other...

Well Let's hope I can get back to a weekly blog if nothing else.

16U Elite Season recap to date

We are 18-7. Provided you count the 3 games in the Comets Clash, otherwise we are 16-6. By the end of next weekend my kids will have played a full HS season in less than two months.

We have wins over

ECI East,Heat Select, Comets White, Heat Elite, Terry Porter Elite(WI), ECI South Dakota(SD), SD Heat Red(SD), SD Heat White(SD),SD Heat Red (SD), ECI West(ND), KC Legacy(KS), ECI GOLD(ND), Pulley White, Comets North 17 Comets White 17, MPLS Gators, SW MN Heat, and Heat Select

Losses to KC Pump N Run(KS), Colorado Chaos(CO), Wedman Pumas(MO), SYF Players(IN), Playground Elite(WI), KC Pump N Run(KS) and Comets Elite 17.

My last blog was on my 30th BDay???

Man what was I thinking? Why wasn't I doing something more fun then blogging?
So I am not sure how much longer I will blog, I have some mixed emotions about it, and it's help/hindrance to my basketball life.

I didn't start this blog, to promote myself, and I have done very little self promotion of it. I am just not sure, I have the time, literary skills, or continued interest in it. I don't get any credit for blogging for grad school, and I certainly don't get paid, so maybe I should find something else? I also find myself not doing it nearly as much as I did in the winter(This directly correlates to me having much less free time now).

So I am not sure, I see myself sooner than later getting into college coaching, I feel like I have some great college connections, and I have been offered a couple low level college assistant jobs already in my day, but the "RIGHT JOB" hasn't been offered to me yet. When it is, my bags will be packed, and I will be ready to go. So I don't know if part time blogger is a great resume builder.

Comets Clash tonight

Here are some matchups/predictions for the second annual Comets Clash tonight.

Quarters

Comets Elite Hanson vs. Comets 15 Blue- Big advantage to Hanson, even without stars like Bucholz and possibly Riewer, 17s Elite should cruise. Biggest question will be how many dunks do they get. Outside chance of an upset if a lot of zone get's played and the 15s can rebound.

Comets 17North vs. Comets Blue- Should be a war in the 4/5 game. I am going to take the North by a basket because I think they will have a little fresher legs, as Blue just got back from Iowa last weekend. I also think Eric Stark is best kid on either tm.

Comets 16U Elite vs. Comets 17 White- 16 Elites are big and strong and fast, but most of all shoot it really well. I think our inside game helps as we win a tight one by 12.

Comets Elite Seevers vs. Comets 16 White- Could be an upset special, as coach Meyer is front runner for coach of the year. But with Scott Nystrom, martin Wind, etc...unless they look ahead, I see them winning.

Semis

I'll take Hanson again, and bigger even. They are like a well oiled machine and they will be ready to purrr by game 2. This will be good for Kurt's kids to see this type of athleiticism/skill/size.

In the GOTN us vs Seevers. I think it will be close throughout, if we can limit them in transition, and go inside for baskets we have a chance, but Seevers team has looked a lot better in the past 3 weeks than it did in the first 3 weeks. I will take us, to set up a rematch of last yrs title game.

Finals
We have no business winning, but had no business last year and still won. I think We keep it close and with 4/5 minutes to go, we make a run, is it enough, not sure, but I know we have one big run in us, just hope it comes at the right time!!!

Sabes this weekend

It's a fun tournament, there is something like 6 of the top 50 players in the country coming into minneapolis this weekend.

Our pool is aggressive, Wi Playground Elite, SYF Players, Mac Irvin Fire...3 of the top 15 teams in the midwest. I love it, you have to want to play the best.

Comets have really kept the ball moving forward, and now have probably a top 5 AAU organization in Minnesota. Our 17s our really really good, and I think our 16's have a chance to get to that level too.

I will blog the whole tournament, and maybe the Jayhawk too after the weekend.