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Found August 19, 2008 on All Things Philly Sports: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Sixers bring back Theo Ratliff
TEAMS: Detroit Pistons,  Philadelphia 76ers
PLAYERS: Theo Ratliff,  Reggie Evans,  Royal Ivey,  Kareem Rush,  Louis Williams,  Thaddeus Young,  Andre Miller,  Jason Smith,  Willie Green,  Samuel Dalembert,  Jason Smith,  Elton Brand,  Andre Iguodala,  Marreese Speights
Theo Ratliff, who played for the Sixers from 1997 to 2001 and has since played with five different franchises, is coming back to Philly after signing a one year deal with the Sixers. Ratliff is 35 years old, but is still a decent big man with good shot blocking abilities. While this isn't an earth shattering move, signing another big man became a necessity after the Sixers learned they may be without Jason Smith for the year, and Ratliff makes a good veteran compliment to Samuel Dalembert...
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  • Enriquefed
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    Enriquefed said August 19, 2008

    That's a deep team, it has all the makings of a team that can make a run in the playoffs with their nice mix of vets and youngsters.
  • Poohbah

    Poohbah said August 19, 2008

    Welcome back Theo. I like the move
  • JSoupy023

    JSoupy023 said August 19, 2008

    I don't think that they'll have to trade Willie. Iggy can easily move to the SF position when they go to a true 2 guard set. Ideally Iggy isn't a 2 guard anyway but he's probably their best player for the position because of his scoring ability--mostly going to the lane and not jumpers but that's okay. Besides all of that Willie provides depth/experience/scoring ability off of the bench if one of our main guys gets into foul trouble or gets injured. I'm not quite sure what to expect from Rush or Ivey just yet. Either way I do like this team alot, they've done alot to improve during the offseason. Now, we have all 4 Philly teams that can be competitive for quite some time.
    • Enriquefed
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      Enriquefed replied August 19, 2008

      I just don't think there's enough minutes to go around for Green, Ivey and Rush to all play shooting guard, along with the starter, Iggy. Plus, Lou Williams can play shooting guard, too. They aren't going to trade Rush or Ivey, so I think Green might have to go.
  • DTRIK19
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    DTRIK19 said August 19, 2008

    haha NICE...definitely called that one last week!
    • Enriquefed
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      Enriquefed replied August 20, 2008

      You sure did! I think you called it right after they signed Iggy.
  • NBAFAN22
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    NBAFAN22 said August 20, 2008

    Wow. He will be a nice addition.
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