>>Patrick Beverly coming back isn't going to be a cure-all,
>he's
>>just not that kind of player.
>>
>>Also, Harden may wanna start trying on defense at least a
>tiny
>>bit.
>
>That's the thing, a player like Harden is not going magically
>just start playing D. A team has to establish a defensive
>culture. When Boston put together their "Big 3" KG was the key
>to establishing their defense culture, guys like Pierce and
>Allen had never played D in their life. KG was an extension of
>the floor of what the Boston coaches wanted to do and
>quarterbacked that defense and held guys accountable.
>
those guys were also old & desperate plus spent a decade proving that they couldn't carry a team so needed each other to buy in.

>Houston doesn't have that type of leadership on their team
>right now.

Agreed.