Mechelle checks in about the Lynx/Sun trade: Can Whalen lead Lynx back to playoffs? 'Coming home' trade finally brings Whalen back to her native state (heads up, MV - the twitter-link is wrong)

There were those in Minnesota who thought the Lynx should have secured the rights to Whalen in 2004 no matter the cost. Some were willing to trade away the Mary Tyler Moore statue, a cherished old Fran Tarkenton jersey, a complete set of 1991 Twins baseball cards and even several of the 10,000 lakes -- plus the entire Lynx starting five, of course -- to the Sun for Whalen.

Despite the high cost of such a deal, the Lynx considered pulling the trigger while the Sun's Mike Thibault grinned like Snidely Whiplash … but apparently, it's harder to move lakes than you might think, plus it turned out the wise-cracking Rhoda was more popular than Mary in the Northeast anyway. Alas, "our Lindsay" became "their Lindsay" and relocated to a casino.