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SPORTSbyBROOKS (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
... no one else reported it but you, because we all know Iverson has no intention of retiring. ESPN’s Ric Bucher gives us a clue why. The more likely scenario is that Iverson finally figured out that no team in the league wanted his bad act anymore. And he went crying to Smith, who then ran with a trumped-up, *official* retirement announcement that Iverson moments later retracted. (Funny, don’t...
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Bullets Forever (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... confidence to succeed. I talked to Butler for a while after the game (well, that's a bit unfair, Ric Bucher and I were trading off questions). He had just come off yet another iffy shooting game (6-16), but judging from our discussion, you'd think a huge monkey had been lifted off his back. Or maybe that's just Caron, confident as always. Regardless, some excerpts below the jump: It seemed...
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ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... it would not happen until after this weekend's games, league sources told ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher.This offseason, the Knicks chose not to try to sign Iverson, then a free agent. The Knicks believed Iverson would take too many minutes from starting point guard and backups . The Knicks also have been playing in the backcourt. The Knicks are basing all of their decisions on how they...
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ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
November 18, 2009, 5:02 PM ETMagic GM likes depth to fill Nelson voidBy Ric BucherESPN The MagazineWhile the traded for a replacement when point guard went down last season, general manager Otis Smith said Wednesday he's not inclined to do so this time.Nelson underwent surgery Wednesday to repair torn cartilage in his left knee. He is expected to be out four to six weeks. He had shoulder surgery...
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Bust a Bucket (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Update: Ric Bucher and Marc Stein are now saying the Hornets will have GM Jeff Bower coach the team and Tim Floyd will be the top assistant. This should be fun to watch! Marc Stein is reporting that New Orleans Hornets coach, who was the coach of the year in 2008, has been fired by the team. This seems odd considering his recent track record. It's also way too early to be firing coaches in...
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Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... they go. Hopefully the security outside Monty Williams' hotel room is in place. Update (11:02AM) : Ric Bucher reports ... the Hornets are adding head coach to GM Jeff Bower's duties and bringing in Tim Floyd to be top assistant TickTock6 of the Hornets blog HornetsHype weighs in hilariously on the decision... Yeah, whoo, Jeff Bower. He doesnt need to be coaching. He needs to be trying to...
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
First some good news: ESPN’s Ric Bucher tweets that we should expect both Antawn Jamison and Mike Miller to be on the floor and ready to play this Saturday in Washington’s game against the Detroit Pistons. Okay, not good news, great news. The Wizards have lost 4 straight heading into tonight’s game against the Miami Heat, [...]
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Bullets Forever (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Also, look for Antawn Jamison, and maybe even Mike Miller, to be back for the Wizards on Saturday vs. Pistons. Ric Bucher's Twitter .
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Mr. Irrelevant (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... NBA and NHL. [ TWT ] George McPhee thinks Ovi may be back by this weekend. [ Caps Insider ] Ric Bucher tweets the same for Antawn and Mike Miller. [@ RicBucher ] Strasburg is pitching well in the Arizona Fall League. [ Federal Baseball ] Looks more like Jim Riggleman will stay on as Nats manager. [ WaPo ] Ruminating that the Nats will sign Orlando Hudson, Carl Pavano and Bengie Molina,...
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CelticsBlog (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
More photos » by Charles Krupa - AP Rondo is getting lots of lessons in maturity these days. Browse more photos » Given all the attention that we've given Rondo recently, I wouldn't be posting yet another Rondo post without new, interesting information. But I wanted to share some of the quotes from the ESPN the Magazine article by Ric Bucher and I don't think it is available online...