
The question was put to Kentucky coach John Calipari shortly after his players had finished snipping the nets and celebrating the Wildcats’ first NCAA regional championship in 13 years. Is Kentucky going to the Final Four a year late? Or a year early? A season ago, Kentucky earned a top seed, lost in the regional final, then watched five players leave for the NBA. This fall, the team will welcome four freshmen, all McDonald’s All-Americans. Hence the query abut the 2010-11 sandwich team.