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Mark Snyder

Minneapolis, MN
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Posted on 05/03/13 at 03:28 pm in response to Wolves makeover: My take on Taylor/Saunders 2.0

Agreed. I hope that since Flip has said that he wants to find the right players for Adelman's system, that Adelman's statements at the end of the regular season about wanting Pek back would be taken into consideration?

I don't remember seeing Adelman say anything about AK, though I would think a healthy Kevin Love along with a returning Budinger would allow a role for AK to play even if he's not much of a three-point threat, especially since nobody else on the roster offers what AK...

Posted on 04/10/13 at 12:34 pm in response to Don’t break up the Wolves! Exhibit B: Nikola Pekovic

I strongly agree with your arguments to retain Pekovic and not just because he's rapidly become my favorite Timberwolf. Would it be fair to say that retaining Pekovic would also increase the need to figure out some way to keep Kirilenko on the roster to provide a shot-blocking threat in the front-court to complement Love and Pek on defense?

Posted on 02/15/13 at 02:57 pm in response to Trade shenanigans and the case for the Wolves standing pat

In light of the stories that teams are showing interest in Ridnour, do you see an opportunity for the Timberwolves to perhaps package him with Roy's contract to balance the roster with a wing who could stick around for a while? I'd love to see them keep Budinger and AK, but with Pek and eventually Rubio requiring new contracts, I'm not sure how they manage all of that?

Posted on 02/15/13 at 03:48 pm in response to Trade shenanigans and the case for the Wolves standing pat

I'm presuming the interest in Ridnour is in part because his remaining contract is shorter than Barea. In looking at the teams that have reportedly expressed interest in him, I didn't see any players or combinations that would add up to $9M in expiring contracts, so standing pat probably is the smart play to keep Pek around and I do agree that Pek and Bud should be part of the core going forward.

I suppose one small silver lining with the train wreck this season has been from all...

Posted on 02/12/13 at 05:17 pm in response to Karma's knife-twist: I have to take freshman comp

I'm going to be nice and guess the reason it took a month to make this decision is because they were looking under every rock to find a way to not require someone in David's position to take a class like freshman comp.

Posted on 10/17/12 at 12:26 pm in response to Public offers ideas — novel to bizarre — for Vikings stadium

Both TCF Bank Stadium and Target Field have caption systems in place for assisting deaf/hard of hearing fans. So it would be nice if the new Vikings stadium could join them.

Posted on 09/20/12 at 04:10 pm in response to Reaping the best treasure from our trash

1. Glass shards can get lodged into plastic or paper/cardboard and contaminate them. Which raises costs for the firms that buy the materials to recycle them and then have to separate out those contaminants during processing. If you ever get a chance to visit Rock-Tenn, they can show you the amount of glass shards they remove from the paper and cardboard they collect and process.

2. Broken glass is more difficult to sort for color, which is also necessary to prevent contamination....

Posted on 09/04/12 at 01:46 pm in response to Organic foods contain similar nutrients but less pesticides, study says

Many people prefer organic produce and meat not because of nutritional differences but because those farming practices are more sustainable in the long-term. They take less of a toll on the soil and local water bodies than industrial farming practices do.

Posted on 08/18/11 at 11:18 am in response to Balking GOP legislators want to be 'partners' in shaping state's health exchange

"Gottwalt also says a "consultative role" is not enough for the Republican majority.

"We want a partnership," he said."

Note to Rep. Gottwalt: to be considered for a partnership, one has to be willing to actually contribute towards reaching the desired outcome. In other words, if your intention is simply to say "no" to what is being proposed, there's no point in you getting involved.

Posted on 08/15/11 at 12:21 pm in response to Rybak touts proposal to hold property tax increase to 2%

Does LB Calloway realize that Mayor Rybak has nothing to do with the Minneapolis Public Schools budget? That's controlled by the elected Minneapolis School Board members. Rybak has no say in how they spend the funding they receive.

And what sales taxes has Mayor Rybak ever hiked? The last sales tax increase that affected Minneapolis was the tax to fund Target Field that was implemented by Hennepin County, not Minneapolis or Mayor Rybak.