No kidding. This is from an Australian publication that came out last week: "The sixers may have a problem of their own with Ratliff. Word is, Rick Pitino desperately wants him in Boston next season. Pitino's uptempo style of play lacks one thing: a defensive stopper in the middle. "Other than signing Antoine Walker, getting a defensive prescence like Theo is Boston's number one priority," one league official said. He wont come cheap though, I remember reading somewhere that he asked the Pistons last year for 18 million for only 3 or 4 seasons, and he did nothing in his first 2 years. Ad. -----Original Message----- From: Jan Crocker [SMTP:jan@netgworld.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 1998 3:40 AM To: celtics@igtc.com Subject: Theo Ratliff I was at the Philly game yesterday and was very impressed with the play of Theo Ratliff. He was all over the floor both on offense and defense. He plays a very tall 610"and can really sky. He might be the guy to take a serious look at during the off season. Ratliff is 13th in the league in FG%. He could make a living in the low post with Anderson running the show. On the defensive side he would protect the middle on the press as he is 4th in the league in shot blocking % and second in the league in total shots blocked with 219 trailing only the finger waving Mutombo who has rung up 233. He sure as hell will come a lot cheaper than Austin or Geiger. JC
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