I agree completely. And with how much it's advertised and blown up, it just always seems like a letdown. They make it seem like it is a rivalry of epic proportions, when it isn't.
Not nearly as good as it used to be, but both teams are still big spenders and should have good teams year in and year out, meaning it should always be a good game (figuratively speaking)
I don't think that if they were on the court together they would have a set position, whether it be the 4 or the 5. They would just match up against whoever they match up against better. For example, Thon would be better guarding someone like Frank Kaminsky, but TB would be better guarding someone like AJ Hammons.
I think inserting either Holt or Hartman into the starting 5 would be great, moving troy to his natural position and having RoJo as a 6th man to play big minutes at the 1 or 2. We are DEEP next year, with the number 1 offensive player in the whole country possibly being our 8th or 9th man.
Went to the Pacers game last night and my fiancée and sister met Ron and RJ Hunter. So that was fun. Plus Noah played a bit and the Pacers played really well.
It has backfired on them so bad... He has no trade value because of his contract, attitude, and the fact that he has just been BAD this year, so they are basically stuck with him unless the buy him out or waive him.
You make a great point. I'm not gonna argue that. It can be more useful in some situations than others. Usually a player's D rating will closely resemble that of the team. When it is so far skewed like yogi's, that's troubling.
It is legitimate to do so, because the team is performing better while that specific player is on the court. It isn't like the defense during Jordy's freshman year was anything special either. Yogi's defensive rating was one of the worst on the team this year.
Edit: Yogi's defensive rating was the worst on the team this year. Jeremiah April's was the best.
2nd Edit: Yogi's D Rating was 7.0 points higher than the team average.