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Here’s to the Wicked Witch and the White Rat.

by Frank Murtaugh

I’ve had The Wizard of Oz on my mind as the second month of basketball season gathers momentum. Remember how loyal and deferential the winged monkeys and foot soldiers were to the Wicked Witch until Dorothy washed her away? Remember how they broke into song? “Ding, dong, the witch is dead.” Both the Tigers and Grizzlies seem to have undergone a cultural shift along these lines. However successful the team was under John Calipari, the Tigers were a tense operation.…

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