u/OusmaneDiengSaveMe

I get that his empowered Q is really really strong and I imagine it's even stronger with lethality but I still play him bruiser most of the time, his kit is for sticking in fights until you get the kill or someone does it for you, I tried going Collector into armor pen boots and Domination runes a few patches ago and it was horrible, I explode instantly, so I don't understand the nuances of the current assassin build with Serpent's Fang and Grudge.

I won't say that Mutombo wasn't super impactful, still a top tier defensive anchor who won DPOY, was a better rebounder than Theo Ratliff and a great locker room presence who likely helped spur them on in their playoff run, but I can't shake the feeling that his impact wasn't equal to having a healthy Ratliff and a decent second option in a still good Toni Kukoc.

Having Kukoc at one of either SF/PF pushes your pick of Lynch, Mckie, or Tyrone Hill back to full time bench duty, increasing the quality of their AI-less lineups.

Ratliff is younger and much more athletic than Mutombo, he was much faster on the PnR and made for a good lob threat for Iverson, he would give about 70% of what Mutombo brought, maybe being more athletic gives them a different defensive scheme against the Lakers.

I don't expect them to win, I would just like to see a more balanced AI Sixers team.

Edit: to clarify, I think with the context of Ratliff's injury that year, they make that trade 10 times out of 10, just discussing how good they looked beforehand