RIC BUCHER RUMORS & GOSSIP
San Antonio Spurs unlikely to trade for Al Jefferson or Josh Smith
Don't look for the San Antonio Spurs to make a major move before Thursday's trade deadline.
ESPN's Ric Bucher reported that the Spurs are likely to stand pat. Bucher debunked the Jefferson rumor, writing that it "never had substance to it."
NBA insider Chris Sheridan floated the idea of the Spurs making a play for Jefferson, even calling the Western Conference...
Bucher: NBA GM's think Kevin Garnett will retire before his current deal ends
Interesting tidbit from ESPN's Ric Bucher on a potential hold-up in any deal the Celtics try to draw up involving Kevin Garnett, as Bucher has spoken with two NBA GM's who do not think KG will finish out his current contract before retiring. From Bucher's Sulia post:
I keep being asked about deals involving Kevin Garnett going somewhere. Hard to imagine that happening...
Ric Bucher: Chris Paul Isn’t As Enamored With Clippers As Advertised
I’ve heard whispers that CP3 isn’t as enamored with the Clippers — or playing with Blake — as advertised, but since it has come from execs on other teams, I’m a little wary about how much credence to give it. They’re still very thin on the front line, particularly when it comes to scoring in half-court sets. If they get to the conference finals, it would be a significant...
Big Names: ESPN Keeps Shulman, Loses Berthiaume, Brunson and Bucher
ESPN play-by-play voice Dan Shulman is staying put with the network. In other news, ESPN’s Steve Berthiaume and Cindy Brunson are leaving the network, and ESPN NBA reporter Ric Bucher is already gone. Shulman Agrees to Extension: Lead ESPN Major League Baseball play-by-play voice Dan Shulman has agreed to a multi-year extension to remain with the network, it was announced this...
Bucher trade idea: Pierce for Gasol
Ric Bucher was on Dennis and Callahan this morning. Bucher called himself a "big fan" of Jeff Green. It's uncertain whether Jeff Green will be willing to sign with the Celtics to come off the bench. In order to free up a starting spot for Green, Bucher floated the idea of a Paul Pierce for Pau Gasol trade, which he claims several GM's have said they'd...
ESPN's Ric Bucher to Appear on 'Dennis and Callahan' Monday Morning
NBA analyst Ric Bucher will appear on The Dennis and Callahan Show Monday morning. Bucher is an analyst for ESPN, a columnist for ESPN.com and a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine. He will join the show's hosts in discussing the Celtics' blowout win over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference playoff series, including Boston's health concerns looking...
Audio: ESPN's Ric Bucher talks about lost interview with Spurs' Popovich
Aside from being named the 2011-12 NBA Coach of the Year, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich also has a reputation for being blunt, curt and often sarcastic with media.
From him being snippy with reporters who ask him baseless questions to his live TV interviews where he shows the world just how snarky he can be, Popovich usually brings the laughs whenever he is interviewed...
And here’s Ric Bucher trying to convince you that the Lakers should trade Kobe Bryant
ESPN trotted Ric Bucher out on Sports Center yesterday to give his take on trades the Lakers should make before the March 15th trade deadline. Bucher starts with the obvious, moving Pau Gasol, but when asked what he would do, he decided to actually state that he would begin to explore trading Kobe Bryant.Now of course, he presented the usual reasons; the amount of money Kobe makes...
Ric Bucher Ranks Russell Westbrook Above Kevin Durant
Andy FlintI sit here in total disbelief as I watch Ric Bucher make a mockery of himself on live television. Bucher is currently constructing his “Top 7 NBA Players” list and somehow has managed to slip Russell Westbrook in there over Kevin Durant. This list, from top to bottom, goes Kobe Bryant, Derrick Rose, Lebron James, [...]Sports-Kings - The Kings of Sports Lists
Bucher: Likeliest NBA Draft Formula to Include Three-season Aggregate
For months, regarding the team-by-team order within the 2012 NBA Draft, the hard line has been that the league would cross the bridge as it was approached. Today, with recent news that the league owners have arbitrarily applied a labor agreement deadline for Wednesday of this week, what was thought to have been a hypothetical is becoming more of a reality: there may not be a 2011...
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