Perimeter Defense - Solutions?

JayGoogle · Jul 21, 2013

Chef_Monteur said: ↑

The solution is that Harden needs to step up and put more effort into playing better defense. And he will, now that our offensive pace will slow down due to Dwight.

Defense is all about chemistry, effort and repitition. It doesn't matter how talented your players are, almost anyone can play great defense if they put in the work required and defense is all about work.

If a player is talented enough to be good offensively, he's also talented enough to be equally great on defense. The question is who or what will motivate that player to becoming better defensively. Harden was a 6th man before he came here, he was never asked to play much defense and now that he's a lead dog he needs to improve that, drastically if the Rockets are to succeed.
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Disagree there.

Anyone could play solid defense...but great defense is something else.

I think it takes great physical frame (tall enough, strong enough, fast enough to guard anyone) and great instincts. Sure anyone can be solid...but great?

There are always few great defenders. I think of Paul George mainly, Iguodala, Smith is pretty good...some of these guys are lazy at times too like Rondo and Smith so defense is not that much about effort. Sometimes players just don't know what they are doing, defense is mostly a mental thing...again instincts, experience, knowing what your opponent likes to do.

That's how some of these old guys stay in the NBA.

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