In the late 1990s and early 200s, the Los Angeles Lakers were the most talented team in basketball. And the most fractured. Why? Because of a continuing rift over who the driving force of the basketball team's personality would be, Kobe Bryant or Shaquille O'Neal. Would the Lakers pound the ball inside and allow Shaq to be the hub or would they funnel everything through Kobe's ball-handling, allowing his creativity to flourish? Ultimately, Kobe won that battle, and Shaq departed for Miami.

Now, the most talented team in college basketball has a similar problem, minus, at least for the present, any rumblings of major personal discord between the team's two best players. Is Kentucky John Wall's team or are the Wildcats Demarcus Cousins' team?

Think it doesn't matter since both players are likely to be top five picks if they leave early?

You're wrong.