Analysis: Difference between Bryant, Johnson a mental task

[benhillboy]

I always thought a better comparison to Joe was Ray Allen and not Kobe.

Ray Ray is twice the shooter Joe or most anybody else is. Ray also has carried 2 franchises past the first round, something I am sure Joe will never do. This current Hawks team, at full strength, can get out of the first round because we have four other guys in Bibby, Flip, Josh, and Marvin who can come up with 20, while Ray only played with 2 dependable guys between Milwaukee and Seattle (Glenn Robinson was a bum). Ray still drives and attacks the basket, something Joe can't and won't do consistently. So no, Ray is out of Joe's league. Try Ron Harper, Mitch Richmond types who are 20-5-5 guys on bad to average teams. If that's a little old for you, try Richard Jefferson, Kevin Martin, Andre Iggy, Caron Butler, Corey Maggette types who are damn good players, but have glaring weaknesses here or there that prevent them from commanding a team and leading it to victory consistently.