mchale's biggest failing was not being able to impress upon harden to try at all on defense. they win this series if harden tries on defense for more than the 4Q of Game 6. his incredible apathy puts strain on a defense that no scheme can fix.

you can deal with guys who aren't gifted defenders but try. melo is a bad individual defender but a decent team defender because he tries hard. you cannot do anything at all with a guy who refuses to try.