Who is the best comparison for Joe Johnson?

[slinslin]

Who is the best comparison for Joe Johnson?

 

[George O'Brien]

I don't think including LeBron makes sense here. LeBron is not who LeBron will be a year from now.

In a sense I feel the same way about JJ. I have heard claims that he resembles Pippen, but he has a long way to go before he can play Pippen style defense.

 

[scudney]

I voted for penny. I think their overall games are pretty similar.

Both have a lot of size and can play the 1,2, or 3.

Both are good post up players, although we don't see JJ do it nearly as often as he should.

And both are strong rebounders for their position, and can create easy shots for teammates.

Not sure how good penny's D was back in the day.

And just to clarify, i was comparing JJ to the old Penny.

 

[scotsman13]

i remember hearing penny say once "it doesnt matter if i can guard them, they cant guard me ether." this was way back in the orlando days before he got hurt. so his defense has never been good.

personally i think that the closest player to jj is pippen. good rebounding, good defense, good mid range game. (about the only differance is that pippen was always banking it in). they even both have about the same body type.

 

[slinslin]

Both have a lot of size and can play the 1,2, or 3.

Both are good post up players, although we don't see JJ do it nearly as often as he should.

And both are strong rebounders for their position, and can create easy shots for teammates.
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That's true for all of the listed players.