Charlie Danoff

Charlie is an aspiring writer and a caddy at Skokie Country Club. Odds are you will hear a lot about him in the years to come, so if you want to be the first kid on the block familiar with his work, click here.

Recent Posts By Charlie Danoff

The 2008 NCAA Championship – A Heavenly Affair

My flight landed on the ground in Denver after the semi-final games had been decided. The national championship was to be an exclusively catholic affair, pitting the Boston College Eagles against their hated football rival the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. While I was disappointed to miss the semis, around 12:30 AM Friday, hockey was the furthest thing from my mind. My [read more...]

Great Expectations

"The most important thing is the last minute of the game." - Hawks Head Coach Dennis Savard, donned in a beautiful dark charcoal, pink pin-striped suit with a pink tie. So, it finally happened for me. After months of work toiling, spitting into the wind, and staying up past six A.M. to write articles for no pay, and then subsequently falling asleep [read more...]

NCAA Hockey Midwest Regional - Day 2

Ed. note: Before reading, be sure you checked out Day 1 of the Midwest Regionals. Late Saturday evening into early Sunday morning I was out on State Street, doing some important research for my article. Wandering into a local watering hole, I wanted to get the pulse of the fans entering Sunday's Midwest Regional Final. The tavern goers were painted red with [read more...]

NCAA Hocky Midwest Regional - Day 1

Saturday's First Round NCAA Hockey Regional featured over thirty players already drafted in the NHL, three Hobey Baker finalists and a spunky mascot who clearly never learned the importance of being a good host. University of North Dakota vs. Princeton University First Period It was a tightly fought first period, where the teams appeared played each other fairly evenly. #13 Princeton more [read more...]

Talent Rich, Production Poor

In his first on-court action since his suspension, Tyrus Thomas played just four minutes Sunday night against the Pistons. He didn't do much on the court, save a horrendous bounce pass to no one that went directly out of bounds. It was the type of mental hiccup that has infuriated Scott Skiles and Jim Boylan. Yet, fans also saw the opposite [read more...]

Playoff Push

Current Record: 24-36 ... 1.5 Games out of a playoff spot. Following Tuesday's easy, but important win against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Bulls record is now 24-36. Following Wednesday night's action, they are 1.5 games out of the playoffs. Despite the fact nearly every possible thing has gone wrong this season, the Bulls still have a very solid shot of making the [read more...]

The New-Look Bulls

Thursday's deadline three-way trade by John Paxson may well go down one day as the move that saved his legacy as GM of the Chicago Bulls. Doing the impossible and trading what is easily one of the NBA's worst current contracts allows Paxson to finally move on from the most egregious error of his tenure. As many have said, losing Wallace is [read more...]

Evaluating The Bulls

Now that all the pre-season dreams of contending for a conference title have long since been unmercifully crushed, I thought it'd be appropriate to do a re-evaluation of the Bulls current roster. I will look at each player, taking into account their age and salary and determine their current worth TODAY. I will forget what we though about them heading [read more...]

The Don, President and Pope of Chicago Sports Speaks to the Faithful

Sunday night Bulls and White Sox Chairman and Owner Jerry Reinsdorf gave his State of the Union address. He explored the reasons for the Bulls' disappointing season, as well as previously unreleased details on coach Scott Skiles' departure. Before analyzing the night's comments, however, I thought it important to understand the man delivering them. Through knowing Reinsdorf's history, I thought I [read more...]

Thabo of Destiny

Do you believe in destiny? If you don't, Bulls second-year guard Thabo Sefolosha is living proof it exists. Thabo has a tattoo on his arm - The Game Chose Me. Despite not picking up a ball for that game until he was nine years old and living in a country that had never produced anything close to an NBA player, [read more...]