You said that both Johnson and Allen are interchangeable. You are wrong and let me show you why...
Allen's offense consist of 81% jumpshots of which 77% are assisted...
Johnson's offense consist of 82% jumpshots of which 45% are assisted...
You're off-base here. I already stated that Allen has much more offense created for him than Johnson does. That doesn't mean that they aren't somewhat interchangeable players. There are teams like the Bulls who could use a guy like Ray Allen much more than Joe Johnson. But I already said that I was wrong on that 1st or 2nd page, and I should have given Johnson the edge overall over Allen.
You can draw whatever conclusions you want as to how their games are similar...good luck with that...but I will help you a little...Johnson gets a lot of his points from isos. Always have since he has been a Hawk. That is his game, he creates off the dribble. He can do what Ray Allen does, though not as well. He is a better defender and ball handler than Ray Allen. Ray Allen cannot do what Johnson does therefore they are NOT interchangeable. Johnson is a top 5 shooting guard in the league, Allen is nowhere near that. You said you don't watch Johnson play...and based on what you stated about Johnson, I believe you.
Wade, Bryant, Ginobili... and uhh.. Eric Gordon and Monta Ellis? Those are the only players you could put in front of either Johnson or Allen at that position. Allen isn't exactly chopped liver when it comes to defense or passing or ball-handling, and he is faster on ball-screens than Johnson though that isn't really Johnson's game. And I didn't say that I don't watch Johnson play. This year I have been concentrating a lot on the Bulls and haven't watched as many games of other teams THIS year, but I am still very familiar with guys the caliber of Joe Johnson.
That said, why do you continue to bring up Johnson's poor start at the beginning of the season? Duncan has played poorly himself at times this season, he is not the main guy like Johnson so it is not noticed.
I have said that Duncan is the better skilled player,...however, based on what has been done this season, Love is having a much better year...much better, its not close.
You can look at each player, game by game and Love has had 3 TIMES as many outstanding games as Duncan...that is ridiculous. Its not an argument. So who is the better player in the 2010-2011 season? Love...hands down. The difference in actual performance is great. Offensively? Its not close. Love is shooting more shots at a similar percentage, plus 40+% from 3pt, plus 87% from the line. Those numbers dwarf Duncan's numbers. So in the words of Stacey King "STOP IT". Duncan can play better defense than Love, so what? Love destroys him in every other category. Love is offensively more productive than Duncan this season. I have used "this season" so many times, but you summarily dismiss it.
I respect where you're coming from with your argument, but that doesn't change that I feel Duncan deserves it because I believe that head-to-head he would still consistently outplay Love and contain his awesome numbers. Look at guys like Chris Bosh when he was on the Raptors and Al Jefferson when he was on the T-Wolves... these are examples of two guys who owe a lot of their productivity to the fact that they played with teammates who were terrible players by NBA standards. The same holds true with Kevin Love; he is a great player, but he is still not as great as some of the other PFs in the league.
I will concede that Love's individual stats are more efficient than Duncan's this year, but I still know that Duncan is the better player because of the extra dimensions on offense and defense that he gives his teammates which Love doesn't. You can see Duncan's impact in the efficiency of guys like Parker, Ginobili, Hill, Jefferson, Bonner, and Blair. But I am extremely impressed with Love's three-point shooting and rebounding. He is definitely having an All-Star worthy year.
If Love had done the same thing for the Bulls, people would be crying bloody murder if Garnett got in ahead of him. And Garnett is having a better year than Duncan. And I believe you broke down each player's abilities, and it seemed that
I'm not one of those people who would believe that. KG is definitely the best player of any of those guys mentioned right now and I would prefer him over any of them.