of it. Rose has used the zone in the WCC against terrible shooting teams in the WCC with no one on the team named Jimmer. There is no reason to "mix things up" against these teams. Rose fell in love with the zone in the Jimmer days and until we get back to a commitment to aggressive man to man defense the Pepperdine, USD, LMU, and Pacific's of the world will continue to have their chance against us on an annual basis.

Tough man to man defense is a commitment, it starts in the off season, it continues daily in practice, it influences recruiting approach. Last night Dave Rose and team played the part and it was great to see.