Are we title caliber?

[mook]

I am not sure the numbers agree with you. Roy's defensive rating is identical this year to last year. He still gives 110 points per 100 positions (of course, he also scores 123 per the same 100 possessions).

I think that what you think you notice is the fact that Roy did not improve on defense as he improved on offense - so the fact that he is only pretty good there compared to his ability to be "are you kidding me" on the other end.

Actually, that furthers my point. Last season we started Webster, who isn't nearly as good a defender as Batum. And we had nobody decent on defense at backup center. By adding just Batum and Oden, Roy's defense per 100 possessions should look much better because he's got better defenders to play beside. That he doesn't demonstrates empiracly what I've seen with my own eyes: He's a much better player offensively, but it's cost him a little on the defensive end.