On The Ball with Ric Bucher
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- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 564
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Being The Best Player On A Bad Team Has Been Good To Bradley Beal
Ric discusses the validity of Bradley Beal's ranking as the second-best shooting guard in the NBA entering the 2021-22 season.
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It's Past Time For The Nets To Move On
Ric discusses the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Kyrie Irving's availability for the Brooklyn Nets this season and how that impacts their championship aspirations.
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Things I Love About The NBA Right Now
Accused by a listener of being too negative, Ric offers a random, off-the-cuff list of things he loves about the NBA.
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Player Empowerment: Is It Making The NBA Better or Worse?
Ric discusses the seeming uselessness of NBA preseason games and Warriors forward Draymond Green's defense of teammate Andrew Wiggins' short-lived anti-vaccination stand.
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What the Embiid-Simmons Muddle Tells Us About The 76ers
Ric discusses the discovery by Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid that his fellow All-Star and teammate, Ben Simmons, no longer wants to play with him.
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The Lakers Are Painting The Most Perfect Picture
Ric discusses comments by Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony about how they see their respective talents fitting together in their first season together as Los Angeles…
The Truth Just Set Jonathan Isaac and Jason Kidd Free
Ric finds commonality in Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac's explanation as to why he has declined getting vaccinated and Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd's view of how Mavs star Luka Doncic has …
NBA Media Day: Equal Parts Promising and Depressing
Ric breaks down what he took from comments made on the start of NBA training camp by a variety of stars, including Kawhi Leonard, Zion Williamson, Kyrie Irving, Andrew Wiggins and Bradley Beal.
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What Do NBA Players Want And How Do They Plan To Get It?
Ric discusses the issue of unvaccinated NBA players on the eve of the 2021-22 season.
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How The NBA Plans To Eliminate Non-Basketball Moves
Ric discusses what he learned in a call and video session with Monty McCutcheon, the NBA head of referee development and training, about how the league hopes to curb offensive players from launching…
Diving Into The Minnesota Timberwolves' Mess & Fighting Revisionist History
Ric details the dysfunction laid bare by the the Minnesota Timberwolves firing team president Gersson Rosas and balks at revisionist history with both Warriors forward Draymond Green and Pelicans GM …
Why Comparing Draymond Green to Ben Simmons Is An Insult
Ric discusses comments made by Warriors owner Joe Lacob about the team's interest in Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons, comparing him to his incumbent defensive star, Draymond Green.
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A Dose Of Reality For Both Ted Lasso And The Warriors
Ric discusses his disappointment in Season 2 of the comedy series, "Ted Lasso," and the sobering announcement from the Warriors on the status of Klay Thompson and James Wiseman.
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Why Moving Ben Simmons May Take Longer Than Expected
Ric examines the dynamics facing the Philadelphia 76ers in moving disgruntled point guard Ben Simmons, along with the video clip of star Kawhi Leonard looking unhappy at the ground-breaking ceremony …
LeBron James Is Not Moving To Power Forward -- Nor Should He
Ric examines a variety of curious social media posts and reports by or about Kyrie Irving, Russ Westbrook, LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
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Why Dennis Schröder Might Still Find That Bag And Zion Could Be Packing His
Ric discusses Dennis Schröder's chance of landing a big-money deal next summer and the odds of Pelicans star Zion Williamson staying in New Orleans.
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Another Ben Simmons Trade That Makes Sense And The Vaccine Mandate Stand-off
Ric offers another sensible trade for disgruntled 76ers guard Ben Simmons and discusses the potential source and fallout of the players union's refusal to accept a league mandate that all players be …
A Proposed Ben Simmons' Trade Sixers' Fans Will Hate -- But Makes Sense
With training camp less than two weeks away, Ric offers his assistance to the 76ers in moving their unhappy star point guard, Ben Simmons, for the aggressive offensive point guard they need.
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Top 75 NBA All-Time Greats List Completed
Ric fills the final seven spots in his list of 75 all-time NBA greats in its first 75 seasons by selecting the last seven additions to the 2006-07 to 2020-21 era.
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Selecting the NBA's Greatest Players From 2006-07 to 20-21
Ric nears completion of his list of the 75 all-time greatest players in NBA history, naming 8 of the 15 in the final era from the '06-07 to '20-21 seasons.
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