He's regressed in what way? in playing basketball. he barely penetrates at all any more, and when he does he gets out of control. i think this team is killing his progression right now or something. he hasn't looked right, even though he put up great numbers last game. Rose barely penetrates? Who you crappin'? Rose has put up great numbers all year and is having the best start to his season yet. He looks better with every game but obviously needs defensive game management progress. Have you watched all the games? Rose in the first 2 games of the season was singificantly different than the Rose in the last 3 games. He was penetrating at will in the first 2 games. He's still trying to, but he's doing it less and he's having way less success. The last 3 games when he tries to penetrate he gets out of control and either forces up a wild shot or tries to bail out with a pass.