...watching Joakim Noah try to move up and down the court these days should be enough to make anyone nervous about the long term effects of Thibodeau’s philosophies on his players.

Just before the final out, my 95 year old grampa, veteran of two wars, cancer survivor, and long-suffering cubs fan, pulled me aside and, with a tear forming in his steel grey eyes, said, “The blacks ruined this neighborhood and your sister dresses like a whore.” This was for him.