Roman Augustoviz writes another column ripping the Lynx for not giving away the whole team for Whalen. He says Ohlde and Hayden aren't much good, Katie Smith is getting old, and the Lynx should lose this year anyway so that they can get McCarville next year.

The Strib and the Pioneer Press have been publishing these opinions for the last week. Today, for the first time, the Strib actually lets someone make a counterargument.

Jeff Rivers speaks what I think is the truth about the results of trading 4 starters for Whalen:

"Once the inevitable losing began, Gophers fans sampling the Lynx would have left the building because the magic they felt at Williams Arena wouldn't exist at a half-full Target Center. And casual fans would stop coming because Whalenmania would be only a memory. The Lynx would have been left with the same 7,000 fans they had before and a weaker team."

(thanks to Holly for the pointer.)