Ric Bucher

Ric Bucher

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Ric Bucher joined ESPN in January 1999 as a San Francisco-based senior writer covering professional basketball for ESPN The Magazine, and as an NBA reporter for SportsCenter and NBA 2Night. Bucher also contributes to ESPN.com.

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Ric Bucher's NBA Minute

SportsCenter

...to play the right way," he told me the other day. Never too late to start. Ric Bucher, The NBA Minute, ESPN

Blog | December 16, 2009

Ric Bucher's NBA Fast Break

SportsCenter

Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images MILWAUKEE - NOVEMBER 30: Joakim Noah #13 of the Chicago Bulls consoles teammate Derrick Rose #1 during a time-out after...

Blog | December 03, 2009

Allen Iverson Latest

SportsCenter

ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher reports that, according to league sources, if the Knicks decide to make an offer to Allen...

Blog | November 19, 2009

Coast to Coast: Jackson to Bobcats

Sportscenter

Rocky Widner/NBAE/Getty Images According to ESPN.com's Marc Stein and Ric Bucher, disgruntled Golden State Warriors forward Stephen Jackson is about to make fresh start with a new...

Blog | November 16, 2009

Stephen Jackson's slight edge over Boozer explained

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...go to Cleveland, New York or one of the three Texas teams. ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher reported on the aforementioned roundtable show that San Antonio has a level of interest in reuniting...

Blog | October 23, 2009

Ricky Rubio in Barcelona, the Timberwolves in the Cold

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...play for Regal Barcelona, which has negotiated for his rights. ESPN's Chris Sheridan and Ric Bucher report: The news came as a blow to Wolves general manager David Kahn, who spent the...

Blog | September 01, 2009

Ricky Rubio in Oklahoma City?

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...in a very thorough article about the Wizards and Timberwolves trade reported Tuesday. ESPN's Ric Bucher, Andy Katz and the Associated Press all contributed. And included was this: There is a strong...

Blog | June 24, 2009

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

It's so basic, I'm sure it exists. I'd love to know: What percentage of a team's shots are contested jumpers? They're the worst sh...

Blog | May 18, 2009

First Cup: Friday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Michael Lee of The Washington Post: "The Wizards vs. the Cavaliers had become a rite of spring as the teams met three years in a row, with Clevel...

Blog | April 03, 2009

Friday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...James was recently seen standing on the scale, and it said 272 pounds. ESPN's Ric Bucher responds saying he has heard a similar number about James' weight, then says the great...

Blog | March 20, 2009

David Thorpe on Jermaine O'Neal for Shawn Marion

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

When I saw Ric Bucher's report that Jermaine O'Neal and Jamario Moon have been traded to Miami...

Blog | February 13, 2009

Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...lose for playoff positioning reasons. What does it mean to be a captain? ESPN's Ric Bucher says it's mostly ceremonial, unless you're Stephen Jackson or a New Yorker...

Blog | February 04, 2009

LaMarcus Aldridge: Handle With Care

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the whispers: "soft," "mercurial," "finesse player."  Some of these characterizations are disputable.  But, as Ric Bucher reports in the upcoming issue of ESPN the Magazine, Aldridge is well aware of his confidence...

Blog | December 31, 2008

Friday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Brew Hoop wants to get excited about the improved Milwaukee Bucks, but is having horrible flashbacks of the optimism of seaso...

Blog | December 26, 2008

Christmas Eve/Erev Yontif Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...year numbers for San Antonio will be more impressive than Mutumbo's Boston totals." [emphasis mine].Ric Bucher writes for ESPN the Magazine that things are getting ugly in Oakland: "However bad it looks...

Blog | December 24, 2008