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Anton Schieffer

Minneapolis, MN
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5 years 24 weeks

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Posted on 05/15/13 at 10:52 am in response to Minneapolis' Downtown East redevelopment: Where's Wells Fargo?

What you're telling me is that the viability of this $400 million project relies upon the success of Wells Fargo? Good thing the financial services sector has proven to be so rock-solid in recent times!

Posted on 05/03/13 at 04:43 pm in response to Wolves makeover: My take on Taylor/Saunders 2.0

I'm especially excited regarding the long-terms implications of this deal. It's no secret that Kahn is not exactly a guy who connects with his players. But as the old saying goes, "you don't change horsemen mid-apocalypse" (at least I think that's how it goes). I think Glen showed some serious dedication to this franchise (and his own vision) by sticking with Kahn, despite the legions of Bill Simmons' worshippers who mindlessly repeat his Kahn-mockery (if I hear one more person lament how...

Posted on 04/17/13 at 10:02 pm in response to Minneapolis’ DFL precinct caucuses: ‘Wedge’ issues — and complications in the 10th Ward

I was at the same caucus - I was pleasantly surprised at the turnout. I was equally surprised to learn that people were identifying with the candidates over at Jefferson - really strange that the protocols were so different in the same ward! The fact that both Kendal and Ken (who I view as the most "progressive" candidates) were present at the start of the caucus for our precincts, yet didn't appear to have much support at Jefferson (at least, according to this article) demonstrates that...

Posted on 03/05/13 at 09:52 pm in response to Why the Wolves and Flip Saunders should not reunite

I've come to act as somewhat of a Kahn defender online because of all the negativity surrounding him, and I'm very much of the opinion that the echo chamber of media journalists influences players. I think Love was even on Simmons's podcast a few years ago (and maybe since, I don't listen anymore), and a popular writer like Simmons can help shape attitudes...and other journalists figure that Kahn is fair game, plus those hit-pieces are great for attracting eyeballs. Yeah, there have been...

Posted on 02/24/13 at 09:09 pm in response to Wolves’ final eight weeks — the potential pros and cons

I know that Greg isn't the only one who has an opinion on this, so I'll throw in my two cents as well. I'm still bullish on this team, as I've always been able to talk myself into a team being able to get into the playoffs until they're mathematically eliminated. That said, it's impossible to overlook some of this team's deficiencies, the most glaring of which could be overcome with the long-range firepower of Kevin Love and Chase Budinger.

Moving forward, I have an even greater...

Posted on 02/15/13 at 04:47 pm in response to Trade shenanigans and the case for the Wolves standing pat

Is that we'll never really know what we have until they're gone. And it's sometimes difficult to identify their weaknesses (and to a lesser extent, their strengths) until they get replaced. With Pek, we know what we're getting - a top-10 offensive rebounder and post-scorer, a fundamentally solid on-and-off-ball defensive player who shows no signs of slowing down in the near-term.

But I think his game contrasts with our best opportunity to maximize the talents of Love, Rubio, and...

Posted on 02/18/13 at 03:07 pm in response to Trade shenanigans and the case for the Wolves standing pat

Yeah, I agree that we have to spend the money, which is why I'd like for us to push our trade options hard now rather than backing into Pek's re-signing as the default option. But I think with our ownership situation, we're going to be hesitant to take on a "buyer's remorse" type of contract (one that has lots of future money tied up - maybe an Al Horford or, to a lesser extent, Amir Johnson) in exchange, as it devalues the franchise on paper.

And I think there are teams out there...

Posted on 02/01/13 at 04:20 pm in response to Wolves have the season-long backcourt blues

What's most frustrating about the guard situation is that while I feel the Wolves' front-office has handled it admirably (that is, getting new FAs in here - I don't even think Britt mentioned Josh Howard as one of our many stopgap swingmen), I get the impression that ownership is unwilling to do anything with the assets we currently have, for fear of reducing the overall franchise value.

I mean, look at the Celtics - almost an ideal trading partner...4 SGs and no PG (Barbosa does not...

Posted on 01/28/13 at 03:50 pm in response to Wolves suffering from the absence of Adelman the taskmaster

These past few weeks have been trying for fans - between the injuries and the Adelman situation, this is the epitome of powerlessness. The only story here begins with "The best-laid plans of mice and men..." At least when we were losing with guys like Beas and Wes, we could think of the future roster upgrades - the addition-by-subtraction and the "we just need a perimeter defender and a ballhandling SG" was my hope last offseason...now that we have those, and we have compiled the second-...

Posted on 01/08/13 at 04:22 pm in response to Wolves redux: Adelman, Williams and the absence of common ground

Williams can play 1-on-1 defense, but when it comes to rotations, his offense is rarely worth the trade-off, especially with his inconsistency. It's my theory that poor defensive discipline is the main reason Williams is not getting more time on the court - not being where you're supposed to be or blowing an assignment is giving up easy points, and a cerebral defender like AK needs to know that his teammates are in position or he's less effective. Britt's last column went in-depth on the...