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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I To I

Ric Bucher

Phil and Kobe are together again. Will it be Showtime-or an E! True Hollywood Story?

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2008

The Brent Barry Ticket Experiment: Billy and B.J. Gabriel

Brent Barry with Ric Bucher

Last week was a good one for Billy Gabriel as far as NBA game tickets are concerned. First he was awarded floor seats to the Nov. 7 Spurs-Heat game by...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2008

Guangzhou, People's Republic Of China

Ric Bucher

"The objective is not to develop stars, but to develop the entire team."-Zhang Zheng Min, Guangdong Tigers' junior team coach

Story | Conversation | November 15, 2008

The Brent Barry Ticket Experiment: Take Two!

Ric Bucher

Read more about Brent Barry's idea here. The Magazine's one-man NBA ticket kiosk Brent Barry malfunctioned this past weekend because the Rockets were...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2008

Brent Barry: The Ticket Giveaway

Ric Bucher

If you're interested in Jeff Ament's take on hoops, you can read much more about it here. Brent Barry broke form for Thursday's Rockets-Blazers game...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2008

Cavaliers and Bulls React to Election '08

Ric Bucher

ESPN The Magazine senior writer Ric Bucher is doing some TV work for Cavaliers vs. Bulls tonight (ESPN, 8pm) and while checking in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2008

Grandma's Cooking

Ric Bucher

When the Mavericks asked Josh Howard to remake his game, he paid a visit to the woman who made him a man

Story | Conversation | October 30, 2008

Team Travel

Ric Bucher

What's a Chinese franchise doing in a second-rate American hoops league? If its enigmatic owner is right, it's helping China's National Basketball program make a great leap forward

Story | Conversation | October 30, 2008

Sudden Impact

The postseason feels like it grinds on forever. But the guys in it know they have only a short time to buckle down and make a lasting impression

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008

HOW DO YOU KNOW ... WHO'S BETTER?

Ric Bucher, ESPN The Magazine

Deron Williams and Chris Paul didn't want to touch this one, but plenty of others did. How do insiders rate the NBA's next great rivalry?

Story | Conversation | October 23, 2008

HOW DO YOU KNOW ... WHO KNOWS BEST?

Just because statheads like Daryl Morey think they see the game best doesn't mean they do. We let a fan, a coach, a GM and a player make a case for ha...

Story | Conversation | October 23, 2008

When Push Comes to Shove

Ric Bucher and Chris Palmer

-Does defense still win titles? -Can the Suns get it done this time? -Does Lebron have what it takes? (Funny you should ask)

Story | Conversation | October 15, 2008

NEXT ATHLETE: DWIGHT HOWARD

Ric Bucher

There must be something Dwight Howard is afraid of, but the search continues. Follow in the disastrous footsteps of Kwame Brown as a straight-from-hig...

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008

2001 'NEXT' ATHLETE: YAO MING

Cal Fussman

A year before he went No. 1 overall, ESPN The Magazine anointed Yao 'NEXT.'

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008

2001'S 'NEXT' BEST

Various Magazine Staffers

Yao Ming was given the title of 'NEXT' by ESPN The Magazine in 2001. These three guys were the final runner-ups.

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008