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CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Of Miamis 11 offensive starters from last seasons bowl game, it seems likely that 10 will play when the Hurricanes open the season this weekend.Thats the good news.Heres the other side of that coin: Only three of the defensive starters from that game are back. Graduation ended the Miami careers of four defensive starters from that Sun Bowl loss to Washington State, cornerback Artie Burns left Miami a year early to become a first-round NFL draft pick and all three starters at linebacker in the bowl game departed in an extra-benefits mess surrounding access to luxury rental cars.So not only does Miami have a new coach in Mark Richt, a new staff and a newly remodeled home field, it essentially will have a new defense as well when it plays host to Florida A&M on Saturday night in the season-opener for both teams.No one needs to do anything extraordinary, Richt said Tuesday. They just need to do their job, take care of their business.Nowhere will that philosophy seem more crucial to Miami than at linebacker. Unless Richt and defensive coordinator Manny Diaz change their minds before Saturday, the Hurricanes will start three true freshmen at linebacker in the opener.Zach McCloud, Shaq Quarterman and Michael Pinckney arrived at Miami in January, touted as the future of the Hurricanes defense.That future is apparently now, and quarterback Brad Kaaya is already sold on the trios abilities.Shaq, Pinckney and Zach, you watch them practice, you watch them fly around, you wouldnt really think that theyre freshmen, Kaaya said. I mean, Shaq, I come in here at 5:30 in the morning to get treatment and Shaqs always up at 5 a.m., getting some workout or on the bike. Even if hes not injured or hurting, hes taking care of his body ... like hes a professional already.The only three defensive starters back from the bowl game are defensive lineman Chad Thomas and defensive backs Corn Elder and Rayshawn Jenkins. They have plenty of experience, combining for 40 starts so far in their Miami careers. Everyone else on the Miami defense has combined to make 20 starts as Hurricanes.To put it in even more perspective, Miami is returning 80 percent of its offensive starting lineups from last season, 31 percent of its defensive starting lineups.And the Rattlers will surely try to confuse the new group Saturday.Theyre making a transition with their personnel, Florida A&M coach Alex Wood said. Were always going to try to present multiple looks.With Al-Quadin Muhammad, Juwon Young and Jermaine Grace -- Miamis three leading tacklers from 2015 -- all no longer part of the Hurricanes after the rental-car probe that ended last week, the linebackers will now be asked to grow up in a hurry. Young has been gone for weeks, but Muhammad and Grace were both figuring to be starters for the Hurricanes as recently as just a few days ago.Their departures led to plenty of changes on the depth chart.Its been a learning experience, Quarterman said during camp.Saturday will be another one, for certain. The Hurricanes have won the last nine meetings against Florida A&M by an average score of 49-6, and the Rattlers are coming off a 1-10 season. But there will be pressure for Miami to perform right away, and for a defense to set the tone.Kaaya said hes seen a similar situation with lots of experience on one side of the ball, lots of inexperience on the other once before. 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There were so many mesmerizing performances that even otherwise great ones werent good enough to get much notice.Thompsons topped them all, with a 40-point first half in under 19 minutes of Golden States 142-106 victory over Indiana.Thats a feat that I put money on will probably never be touched ever again in the history of basketball, teammate Stephen Curry said.Marc Gasol had a triple-double and James Harden wasnt far off, but Westbrook does that every night. He had 32 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists in Oklahoma Citys 102-99 victory at Atlanta, giving him the NBAs longest streak of triple-doubles since Michael Jordan had seven in a row in 1989.Obviously, the league hasnt seen something like this in a long, long time, Thunder coach Billy Donovan said.A look at some other noteworthy developments around the league:KLAYS PLAY: Thompson, who already owns the NBA record with 37 points in a quarter, might have scored many more in this one if the Warriors werent so explosive. He checked out after just 29 minutes and less than three quarters and thought something like 80 couldve been in play if he couldve stayed on the floor.Maybe. I think I could have, maybe one day Ill have the opportunity, he said. But 60 in 29 minutes is not too bad.BEST IN THE WEST: Westbrook, who is averaging a triple-double, was chosen Western Conference player of the week Monday and is probably the leader in the race for the NBAs biggest individual prize, the MVP. He has 11 triple-doubles in 22 games, has led the Thunder to six straight wins and has been so good that hes overshadowing guys like Haarden and Kevin Durant, who are having MVP-caliber seasons themselves.ddddddddddddJust think about what Russell is doing and then theres two, three other guys who are playing great but because of what Russell is doing ... the other guys, you really havent paid attention to, Hall of Famer Magic Johnson said earlier Monday.LEBRON LEADS: Cleveland had lost three straight and then lost guard J.R. Smith to injury early in its game at Toronto, which had won six in a row and would have overtaken the Cavaliers for the top spot in the Eastern Conference with a victory.Instead, LeBron James scored a season-high 34 points as the defending champions got back on track with a 116-112 victory.I just came out and played the game and the game was flowing very well for me, James said. The shot was feeling very well.MEN IN THE MIDDLE: Gasol had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his second career triple-double, and Memphis needed all of it to overcome NBA scoring leader Anthony Davis in a 110-108, double-overtime victory over New Orleans. Davis finished with 28 points and 17 rebounds.THIRTYSOMETHING: Damian Lillard and Dwyane Wade staged a duel in Chicago, with Lillards 30 points helping Portland overcome Wades 34 in a 112-110 victory. The Lakers Lou Williams went for 38 points in a 107-101 loss to Utah, following his 40-point game in Memphis two nights earlier for the first back-to-back 30-point games of his 12-year NBA career.INJURY ISSUES: Two of the NBAs best teams lost guards to knee injuries Monday. Smith will return to Cleveland for further examination after getting hurt when he landed after a jumper in the first quarter in Toronto, while Tony Parker left a victory in Milwaukee that kept San Antonio undefeated on the road. 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