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Chapters: Theo Ratliff, Tom Asbury, Fennis Dembo, Josh Davis, Justin Williams, Ken Sailors, Milo Komenich, Chris Engler, Mike Todorovich, Flynn Robinson, George Nostrand, Reggie Slater, Tim Breaux, Eric Leckner, Charles Bradley, Bill Garnett, Leon Brown. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 53. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: 2x 2nd Team All-Defense (1999, 2004) Theophilus Curtis Ratliff (born April 17, 1973 in Demopolis, Alabama), better known as Theo Ratliff, is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats. He primarily plays the center position, and is known as an excellent shot-blocker. He has led the league three times in blocks per game and is fifth among active players in total blocks. He was selected with the 18th pick of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons, for whom he played for 2½ seasons. During the 199798 season he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. He played in Philadelphia for three seasons, and was voted Eastern Conference starting center of the 2001 All-Star Game, but was unable to play due to injury. He was a key fixture on the 200001 team that made it to the NBA finals, but an injured Ratliff was dealt at the trading deadline to the Atlanta Hawks for Dikembe Mutombo. He missed most of the next season due to injury, but rebounded to post 262 blocks the next year with the Hawks. In the 200304 season (his best year as a pro), he recorded a league-leading 307 blocked shots, despite a trade to the Portland Trail Blazers, along with Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Dan Dickau for Rasheed Wallace and Wesley Person. After the 2004 season, he signed a three-year contract extension with the Blazers; however he was not as effective in 200405 season as he had been the previous season. As a result, midway through the season, he ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2440939 ... Read more |
