Live together, die alone…or something.

Zach eluded to it and people don't give Ray enough credit for being more than just a spot up shooter, say like Reggie Miller. He's not a Ginobili slasher, but he can get to the rim (and he finishes well to boot) when it's there. He can come off screens and be a multiple threat: shoot, drive, assist. He's not a point guard, but he has a very reliable handle and he makes good decisions. He doesn't have to be the guy he was in Seattle, and he's learned only to force shots when necessary, like end of shot clock and clutch times. He can also pull up anywhere, 20 feet, foul line, inside the foul line, ANYWHERE when penetration is cut off and hit a J or leaner and he's near automatic when for most everyone else, it's a very difficult shot.

This is all a way of saying I agree with Zach; I live and die with Ray any day. Love Eddie, but when a guy can stay with him like the Magic have, he's almost completely neutralized, he doesn't curl to the elbow and get a good shot off. He doesn't get to the rim. He usually (and smartly) just gets it back to the PG to try another play. And I definitely appreciate when Marbury contributes, too. But c'mon! Ray's head and shoulders above those two. He's the man. You dance with the one that brought ya. He's earned that right and that trust many times over.