Lowry is better than PER suggests

There's a thread in DISH about PER, and I know Lowry is around the top of the PER ranking for now. PER is great overall stat, but it often overlooks good defense because there's no stat about that This leads me to believe the true value of Lowry is better than PER suggests.

I watched closely every minute of Rocket's games this season, and I noticed an interesting thing. Whenever Lowry/Parson close out and contest a shot, they did it in a hard yet effective way so that the shots are most likely missed. Whenever Martin/Bud/Scola do that, there's just not enough pressure for whatever reason. This 'close out and contest shots' thing is not in stat, but is huge for the team(easily 10 points through a game).

Also when Lowry is defending or help defending somebody, he can body up or strip the ball hard. In the Memphis game, they had a 3 on 1 fastbreak at Lowry, and he positioned so well to disrupt their offense and make them miss the shot. He's also one of the top guys taking charges in the past. All these things don't show up in the stat sheet as well.

To be frank, his desire to be better and work ethic is unimaginable. Last game he's not only shooting great before fatigure checks in, but also shows a variety of moves shooting off dribble. Many predicted his 3 point percentage will be down, but he's actually becoming a more consistent and clutch shooter.

Considering his age, contract, rate of improvement, no potential health issue and this perceived better than PER true value(which should put him close to top 5 in the league for now), I wouldn't trade him for anyone not named Lebron, Rose or DH.

Wade is 30 and battling with injury, Bynum, CP3 and Amare have potential health issues, Love, Joe Johnson and Camelon don't play good defense, Kobe/Manu/Duncan are aging... The world changes fast and our current starting 5 are all 'steals' by Morey. We should be patient with our GM and be more optimistic about Morrison, Ppat...