You were supporting the idea that Dez wasn’t accepting personal accountability and indicating he can’t be expected to because you didn’t feel the Coach and those higher up in the organization were being held accountable. That’s a cop out, and I think what you are saying now about a person who refuses to change won’t change is a cop out. He may not change, but that doesn’t mean it’s right, or that his teammates shouldn’t expect it.
It’s all just excuses, and if, in fact, Dez wouldn’t accept personal accountability and if, in fact, he refused to change, that’s on Dez and nobody else. The notion that people shouldn’t be expected to do the right thing unless they are living or working in an environment that is exactly as they want is nonsense. It just amounts to blaming someone else for another persons issues.
Plenty of players take pride in the way they handle their role with a team, and take leadership responsibility seriously, even though they may not agree with everything being decided or done at higher levels of the organization. That’s also true of people in everyday life. I damn sure haven’t always cared for the decisions my boss or his boss have made. But it wouldn’t even occur to me to think I don’t owe it to my coworkers to accept the responsibilities of my role in the organization, which is much more than simply cranking out a little work.