I Need A Lawyer

I've decided I need to sue the Australian Open for giving me insomnia. For the fifth straight night I find myself awake at 3am watching tennis.

Speaking of tennis, did anyone catch the Andy Roddick press conference after he got throttled by Roger Federer last night? Asked to comment on how he felt after the match Roddick said, "It was frustrating, it was miserable, it sucked, it was terrible - other than that it was fine." Another reporter then asked Roddick if he would sleep well that night. Roddick replied with, "That depends on how much I drink tonight." After his tennis career fizzles out, Andy might have a career in stand up comedy.

Boycott The Timberwolves

I've never been a huge NBA fan. Actually I was back in the day of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, but my interest in the league has waned considerably over the past dozen years. After the events of this week I have decided that I would rather spend my money on a Brittany Spears Oops I Did It Again album or a revolving tie rack than a Minnesota Timberwolves basketball game.

First off, the NBA is a flat out lazy league. The effort these grossly overpaid players give on the defensive end during the 82-game regular season is ridiculous. How else can you explain the enermous difference in points per game scored during regular season games compared to playoff games?

Secondly, the Timberwolves are a franchise run by a bunch of idiots. The leader of this group is none other than Kevin McHale - a perfect example that a smart basketball player doesn't always equate into a smart General Manager. McHale fired Timberwolves coach Dwayne Casey after Casey was at the helm for only a year and a half. The Timberwolves were 20-20 at the time of the firing and the 8th best team in the Western Conference.

All of the seven teams ahead of the Timberwolves in the standings have more talent than the Wolves do. Where does McHale think the Wolves should be at this point in the season? Not better than 20-20 given the fact that McHale has botched trade after trade, made crappy draft day decisions and allowed players like Chauncey Billups to leave via free agency. McHale should be the one looking for a new job, not Dwayne Casey.

McHale said that the main reason Casey was fired was because the Wolves were inconsistent through the first 40 games of the season. I guess McHale has a point. He has been consistent. Consistently bad.