QUOTE (Ron @ Jul 3, 2009 -> 08:06 PM)
Johnson was pretty effective as a role player in Phoenix. He dominates the ball in Atlanta because honestly, he is their best player. They don't have a ton of ballhandlers with good hoops IQ, just him & Mike Bibby.
If I were in Atlanta I'd want the ball in Horford's hands more.
Put it this way...if the Bulls miss out on Bosh, Wade, Boozer, and Amare as FA's next offseason, Joe Johnson wouldn't be a bad option. But he's not the guy I'd try to sign on day 1, and I wouldn't offer him anything close to a max deal. More than the MLE, but not so much that I wouldn't have cap space in 2011.