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Sorry about your son, Mr. Bonner.Quote:
Originally Posted by DMX7
Ian will get plenty of playing time.
I don't really have an opinion on this..I usually support pretty much any move that is for the minimum..I don't see Ratliff having a big role, so I guess he's good for insurance and spot minutes..
Ian has to beat him out though, so we'll see..
Spurs strengthen bench with Ratliff
By Adrian Wojnarowski
Hoping to add a shot-blocker to their bench, the San Antonio Spurs have agreed to a one-year deal for the veterans’ minimum with center Theo Ratliff, a league executive told Yahoo! Sports Thursday.
After adding Richard Jefferson, Antonio McDyess and DeJuan Blair this summer, Ratliff appears to be the final piece of a revamped Spurs roster.
Ratliff, 36, played 46 games for Philadelphia a season ago. He’s averaged 7.5 points and 2.5 blocks a game for his career.
Damn good deal :tuQuote:
one-year deal for the veterans’ minimum with center Theo Ratliff
It's a great deal.
Do you think the Spurs are done like he suggests?
Great. LLE still available.
Thinking back, Theo would have been an awesome compliment to Tim in his best years.
Agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brutalis
I like that it's a one year deal, nonetheless at the minimum. Whether he does good or not, it's a low risk signing for the Spurs. I like this move.
Man whats next ? 2009 is a surprise box for the spursQuote:
Originally Posted by Marcus Bryant
Wouldn't be shocked to see them pocket the lle the FA pickins are preeeety slim now.
I still sense another trade, though.
There have been a lot of surprises this year for the LLE; a couple people who have signed for that amount could have gone for much more seemingly.
Marquis Daniels
Jamario Moon (I think)
Ross ?
So who knows who the Spurs could pick up or if they will even use it. I do not see any roster spots left.
Moon I thought signed a two year 6 million dollar deal. I could be wrong.
Unless there is some 2 for 1 trade, I don't see much else happening until training camp. Hairston and Williams appear to be penciled in for the last roster spots barring some ridiculous LLE signing.
If anyone's listened to RC talk all Summer, it sounds like Hairston and Williams will be on the team, or they have a very very very very good chance of making the team. Before the Spurs use the LLE on anyone, they would have to make some type of 2 for 1 trade.
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Originally Posted by Bender
No, he doesn't have a ring. Detroit, Philly, Atlanta, Portland, Boston, Minnesota. Detroit and Boston were on non-winning years.
Daniels is no longer available.
Eric is right about Moon as well.
You're right. He got more than the LLE.Quote:
Originally Posted by EricB
That's what they said about Mcdyess. Everyone thinks that adding Ratliff to the squad means that someone isQuote:
Originally Posted by duncan228
getting dumped/traded.
And we all hope it's Bonner, with the exception of his 4 fans out there. :lol
rock&load
I don't think Bonner is gone, having McDyess, Ratliff, and Blair to play more traditional C role allows Bonner to be more of a spot up shooter and to be brought in to spread the defense against certain teams, rather than be our traditional C night in and night out as we asked him to be last year, and which he is not very effective as.
Honestly, I think Mahinmi is more likely to go than Bonner, because of how injury prone and mixed he's been.
But Mason or Finley could also be looking at a trade, if we can get anyone to take him. Or we will go into the season with 15 people, expecting some of them to start off on the IR or in Austin.
I guess this belongs here too.
Spurs sign veteran Theo Ratliff
Mike Monroe
The Spurs have gotten younger and more athletic this summer, but their newest addition proves they still value veteran big men who can defend.
The club confirmed today that Theo Ratliff, a 36-year-old center who averaged 3.6 blocks per game in 2003-04, has agreed to terms of a contract for the 2009-10 season.
WOAI-TV reported Ratliff's acquisition in a telecast Wednesday night.
Ratliff last season played 46 games with the Philadelphia 76ers, averaging 1.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 12.6 reserve minutes per game.
Terms of the deal haven't been disclosed, but it is believed to be a one-year deal for the veteran minimum, $1.3065 million for a player with Ratliff's years of service.