It’s bad enough the Sixers ended their 2008-2009 on a low note, after getting blown out but the Orlando Magic 114-89, but was it necessary for their backup center/11th man on the bench to come out and rip the coach after the loss?

Theo Ratliff was the last player to leave the locker room after Thursday night’s loss, mainly becasue he couldn’t keep his mouth shut.

“It’s distasting to go out like that, to be on the bench watching.  It’s not a good feeling.

The coaches are responsible for guys [being] prepared and playing.  They have to hold guys accountable. It’s been that way all year, so you couldn’t expect anything different.

You have to step up and get into guys. If [as the coach] you don’t have that type of personality, to be able to go at guys.

At the same time, it’s your position. You’ve seen the mistakes and all that going on. Was anybody getting talked to about that? To me, this is losing if you have situations like that.

[The lack of that] has bothered me, and I’ve told them it’s bothered me, that it’s something you’ve got to deal with.

When you see the lack of effort, the lack of concentration, the lack of being able to get things done, and to stick with the same thing, to me you’re just trying to play guys, and I don’t feel good about it.”

Thanks Theo, no one really cares how you feel.  Maybe as a 14-year veteran of the NBA, you should have tried to take a leadership role, and get into the faces of some players, not rip your coach after being ousted from the playoffs.

The biggest knock on the Sixers this year was their age (being so young), and inexperience.  A guy like Ratliff had the opportunity to teach some of the young players like Thad Young and Lou Williams, but instead he chose whine like a little girl.

The selfishness of Ratliff went further on Friday, when he was a no-show (along with point guard Andre Miller), for the team’s final meeting.

Hey Theo, grow up.  Don’t be surprised when the Sixers don’t give you a phone call looking to bring you back for another season.