The Miller era is underway in Tucson, and young Sean is taking on a duty he might not have expected: teaching the Arizona kids how to chant “boing” and “brick” among other clever innovations apparently unheard of in Tucson.

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Kentucky is now 3-0, with the second and third games being closer than anyone might have reasonably expected:  John Wall beat Miami of Ohio on a last-second shot, and Sam Houston State lost by only 10, 102-92. 
John Calipari is not pleased with his team’s defense.  They have three more tune-ups – Rider, Cleveland State and [...]

Well this is an interesting case with some ACC ties:  remember when Gus Gilchrist left Maryland for USF where a guy who had been called his personal trainer was hired as part of a package deal? A former USF beat writer who used to toil for the Tampa Tribune wrote this story about the situation.

Elliot Williams and Memphis were in position to take Kansas, and Williams had the dream every kid has:  time winding down, ball in his hand, the chance to win the game.  Didn’t happen.  The shot hit the back of the rim and Memphis lost, 57-55.

Here’s an update on Elena Delle Donne, who is playing ball again, at Delaware, close to her sister, who is deaf, blind, and suffers from cerebral palsy, and, for the first time in a while, happy.

Yes, Kentucky beat Miami of Ohio, thus avoiding the embarrassment of three straight years of shocking home losses to lesser teams (Gardner-Webb and VMI under Billy Gillispie), and yes, John Wall hit a key buzzer beater.  But given the serious talent Kentucky’s acquired, what in the world were they doing down 18 at home?

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Anyone who has played any basketball at all has come across a nightmare teammate, a guy who isn’t just more into his own game than that of the team, but who actively undermines you. For Stephen Curry, that guy is Monta Ellis.

We’re sorry to hear this although he says his prognosis is good: Kareem Adbul-Jabbar is suffering from leukemia.

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Although the exhibition loss to LeMoyne was unsettling, Jim Boeheim’s Orange kicked off the season with a win over Albany, which was his 800th career win.

As our pals Matt and Eric pointed out to us, in our comments on Jeremy Tyler’s pathetic professional career, we missed the funniest point of all: "[t]o help him adjust, the Wasserman Media Group sent one of Tyler’s agents, Makhtar Ndiaye, to Israel late last month for an extended stay to help him focus.