I like what Lee brings, but I would move him for J.J.
Redick is simply a better player. A lot of folks assume J.J. doesn't play D because of his physical appearance, but he's actually turned himself into an above-average defender.
I was really impressed a few years back when he did a great job against Ray in the playoffs.
Exactly what I was thinking
Nothing to be impressed about. Guarding Ray is not difficult with the right gameplan. Just ask our old friend Wally.
He foug throug a barrage of screens, that isn't really about a gameplan.
It was commitment to defend him, rather than defensive ability. If you're lazy, Ray will make you pay. Else, he's not difficult.
Lazy or get drawn away by rotations and other help responsibility.
Exactly, but you gameplan him by putting a man on him to shadow him and not help in other defensive schemes and Ray will be a non-factor, other than creating spacing, in the offense.
It's what the Cavs did too, very succesfully, with him... and they had freaking Wally Szczerbiak defending him.
Regardless the point was that stopping Ray as a defender, in the last few years, is nothing to be impressed about in my opinion.