<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Joe Johnson scoring numbers have been on a gradual decline since the start of the season. It's a sign of the wear and tear of playing 40-plus minutes a night and toting a heavy load as the Hawks' primary scorer, playmaker, perimeter defender and clutch shot-maker. Mike Bibby offers relief in a couple of those areas, which Johnson has been asking for since training camp, in his usual understated manner. "It's not like I was asking for selfish reasons," Johnson said. "We're trying to take this team to the playoffs. And having been a part of playoff teams in the past, I understand that it takes more than one guy, more than one veteran, to get there. ... With myself, Josh Smith, Al Horford, Josh Childress, Marvin Williams and now Mike Bibby, we're looking at a totally different setup in terms of what we can do and really how we're going to do it. We lost some good, really good, quality guys. But we upgraded at a crucial position that we all understand will be crucial to us making the playoffs."</div> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
