In other words, coach Dave Rose is borrowing some pages from the playbook of Saint Mary's as the WCC powers prepare for their first matchup of the 2016-17 season on Thursday at McKeon Pavilion (9 p.m. MST, ESPNU).
"Our ability to speed up this game, I don't think is as important as it has been in the past," Rose said.
Instead, shot selection will be the key for the Cougars, who are 2-0 in WCC play, but will have to come up with an atypical performance to pull off an upset in Moraga for the first time since 2014, Mika's freshman season.