On The Ball with Ric Bucher

By: Ric Bucher NBA insider and Fox Sports NBA analyst
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  • A weekly sports podcast with inside information and perspective from veteran NBA insider and Fox Sports analyst Ric Bucher, along with NBA players, coaches, executives and media as occasional guests Support this show at http://supporter.acast.com/bucher-and-friends

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Episodes
  • The Man Behind The Shooting Prowess of Every Final Four Team

    The Man Behind The Shooting Prowess of Every Final Four Team
    Mar 31 2025

    Ric interviews John Carter, CEO of Noah Basketball Technology, about the shooting technology used by 28 NBA teams and hundreds of college and university programs, including all four men's Final Four teams. The two discover that they have a host of similar connections in the basketball world and that Bucher -- and his collegiate basketball-playing daughter -- used prototype versions of Carter's technology without knowing it.

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    43 mins
  • Digging Deeper into the AD-Doncic Trade and the SGA-Joker MVP Debate

    Digging Deeper into the AD-Doncic Trade and the SGA-Joker MVP Debate
    Mar 27 2025

    Ric digs into the reports detailing the Los Angeles Lakers' disenchantment with, and willingness to trade, Anthony Davis, as well as the arguments being made for and against the NBA's top two candidates for Most Valuable Player, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

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    30 mins
  • Resting Stars to Lose: Legit Concern or Crazed Conspiracy Talk?

    Resting Stars to Lose: Legit Concern or Crazed Conspiracy Talk?
    Mar 20 2025

    Ric discusses the heated reaction to NBA teams resting their star players against certain opponents and whether there is merit to believing teams are intentionally trying to lose specific games against particular opponents.

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    27 mins

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On The Ball

Big fan Ric. You had to talk about the Lakers after in LeBron incident. However, when will you talk about the Washington Wizards? They are off to a decent start and Beal hasn't really gone nuclear this season. Thoughts...

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