Ric talks with Rodney about overcoming his early struggles in the playoffs, tearing his Achilles tendon as a pending free agent, being critiqued by his wife and the Blazers' chances of making Charles Barkley smart for betting $100,000 they'd win this year's title. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bucher-and-friends.
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Ric discusses with Nurse his response to those who discount the Raptors' 2019 title because of the Warriors' injuries, how to motivate a team after its championship window closes, Pascal Siakam's struggles, and how he set a three-point shooting record at Northern Iowa while shooting worse from the free-throw line. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bucher-and-friends.
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Ric examines the volume of stories produced in conjunction with the one-year anniversary of NBA legend Kobe Bryant's death and disheartening reactions to longtime NBA analyst Sekou Smith succumbing to the Coronavirus. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bucher-and-friends.
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Ric examines what we learned from Bulls-Rockets, Nets-Bucks and Warriors-Lakers, including Exhibit A on the superstar characteristic Steph Curry has over LeBron James. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/bucher-and-friends.
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