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Kentucky: They're No. 1 -- and done as players eye NBA

The Kentucky Wildcats huddle together during the National

Photo credit: Getty Images | The Kentucky Wildcats huddle together during the National Championship Game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. (April 2, 2012)

NEW ORLEANS

Think of Kentucky as the "Short Attention Span Dynasty" of college basketball. Coach John Calipari finally scaled the mountaintop by winning his first NCAA title, a 67-59 win over Kansas on Monday night at the Superdome, but by the time he reached the postgame news conference, folks already were talking about breaking up the Wildcats.

Including Calipari himself.

The...

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