Nobody plays defense not because they don't want but because they can't.
And that cannot be fixed with this group of guys.
Randle will always be a subpar defender with short arms and no blocking ability, Russell will always have slow feet compared to other PGs, Clarkson doesn't have the best instincts nor the height.
As much as people want this core to "grow together" and use stats to show improvements. One thing is a constant with this team and has been for several years now. This team doesn't have defensive talent. Nance has potential but will not have enough offense. Without 2 way players you can only win if your offense is amazing which ours is not.
I'm really curious to see how we can solve this problem. No matter what the current team does, they aren't very good defensively. When you are bad...there is hope you can improve. But when you are dead last or 2nd to last in literally every defensive category...even if you improve by A LOT you might still be below average and...