That would mean whatever stat boost is provided by higher ilvl items outweighs having an actual ring or necklace with stats ... in which case it seems sorta broken.
I've noticed quite a few twinks (usually in the lower brackets) have common/white quality rings and necklaces, such as The Rock or Problem Solving Pendant.
What's the deal with that?
Well your name is actually familiar to me too.
This is one of my accounts: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/blackrock/Lancide/advanced
We may have done duels or BGs/arenas together.
So I did a little comparison, and based on this example, it looks like I'm out of luck. The Legion drops seem to be better on average then the next best alternative.
I have a twink in this bracket. I used to play on my twink a lot during Cata and MoP, but didn't really log on during WoD or the beginning of Legion. I'm thinking of returning, but it would appear that most twinks in this bracket are using gear dropped from the Legion event. I'm assuming it's...