Former Piston Theo Ratliff: “I Still Intimidate People”
A lonely Theo Ratliff card. Injured like he seems to always be...
What’s Going on World?
John W. Davis here. I found this on the web and had to share it with you. Background time… If you didn’t know Theo Ratliff has officially signed with the Philadelphia 76ers. He will get a 1-year deal worth about 1.4 million dollars. So in the immortal words of the great Chicago White Sox Baseball Announcer… HE GONE!
Anyway so Theo was recently interviewed about going back to Philly. He also talked about the fact that he feels he still has what it takes to be better than average in the NBA. Just read below.
“I’m a lot older,” said Ratliff. “I definitely have to take care of myself. I can’t go out there no-holds barred anymore like I used to. I can’t play 35 minutes a game, but I still feel like I’ve got a lot of game in me. I can go out on the court and be competitive. I still intimidate people coming into that hoop.”
My questions are, one, does Theo still have NBA game? Two, does he still intimidate NBA players driving the lane? Watch this video of the Top 10 Dunks on Theo Ratliff. LOL. Whoever made this video is mean. They must not be a fan of making 11 million dollars a year for being injured. HAHA
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Peace,
John W. Davis
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P.S. I thought I would leave you with some old school Theo Ratliff. 
This is how I will remember you Theo. R.I.P. to your Pistons career.
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2 Responses
Ryan August 23rd at 8:36 pm
Yeah, he did have some good blocks for his second stint as a Piston, though sometimes when he was out on the floor it seemed he hurt us more than he helped.
I don’t think he’ll be intimidating people as much as he’d like to think. At his age, and with his injury history, it’s probably best if he retires rather than trying to show everyone he has “something left to prove.”
Oh, and I pulled out NBA Live ‘98 the other day and started playin’ it. I think Theo was a Pistons starter on that game. I know Lindsey Hunter was the PG, Joe D at the 2, Grant Hill at the 3, and I believe Theo was at the PF and Brain Williams was at the center. I hit a bunch of threes with Joe, and also knocked down a bunch of people with funny pushing, so I won the game. ;-P
John August 24th at 3:13 pm
Haha man I used to Love Live 95 on Sega. Yeah Theo might be say a bit much that he intimidates people. Even if he does its only for 3 mins at a time.
His offense is still bad actually its worse than when he was younger because at least he would dunk on you back in the day.
Philly can have him. I’d rather our young players get his minutes.