Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers Podcast

We just tried to have some fun on this one. At least they didn't quit? Maybe? The Sixers were in the game, but go down 3-0 to the Celtics in their first round playoff series. Mike continues to do the podcast in darkness, and now lays out how dumb he thinks everyone is. For the second half of the podcast, we surprise Mike with a special appearance from Andrew Sharp of Greatest Of All Talk (which yo...

Mike has finally broken. Doing the show in the dark, probably naked, Mike questions how we got here, and why we're still here, after an embarrassing blowout loss to the Celtics to go down 2-0 in their first round series. Then Andrew Unterberger joins us, who cannot see Mike, as he is sitting in the dark. Enjoy this one, Celtics fans. Fuck you guys. The Rights To Ricky Sanchez is presented by Draft...

Joel Embiid came out dominating, the Sixers came out hitting shots, but couldn't hold on to the ball, and were unable to take advantage. The Sixers were unable to get the ball to Embiid down the stretch, Alec Burks was their go-to guy, and Jayson Tatum had a great third quarter as the Sixers went down 1-0 to the Celtics. We discuss the game, and Mike O'Connor joins us to talk adjustments, the deve...

Once again, the Sixers will meet the Celtics in the playoffs. We go through the matchups, discuss how the team will once again torture us, and give our predictions. ESPN's Zach Lowe joins us (finally) to talk about the Sixers team, how we got here, what could happen in the future, and the Celtics series. We also discuss how Zach does his job, and whether he can handle more than one beer.  The Righ...

The Sixers locked up the six-seed and a first round matchup against the coaching-for-his-job Brad Stevens and the Boston Celtics. We talk about the takeaways from the Suns and Raptors games, including improved play from Horford, Richardson and Harris. We discuss Joel Embiid's appearance on the JJ Redick podcast, and give a live celebration as the Thunder lock up a victory that gives their 2020 fir...

Ben Simmons is likely out for the rest of the season, Joel Embiid left the Portland game with an ankle injury, so Josh Richardson had the best game of his life. We discuss how the team might operate with Simmons out and what their ceiling is, how they got into this situation, what non-Sixers teams we'd want to win the championship, Stan Van Gundy as Sixers coach, and some hockey guy. The Rights To...

Joel Embiid looks great, Shake Milton hit a game-winner, but we are somehow agonized by watching all three Sixers games since the return. We discuss the positives and negatives. Then The Ringer's Dan Devine, John Gonzalez, and Haley O'Shaughnessy, formerly known as Heat Check, join us to talk Sixers, Raptors, Philly fans, The Bubble, and who they would secret ban.  The Rights To Ricky Sanchez is p...

We waited four months, and the Sixers were nice enough to play all of the greatest hits in their return to the court. Ben isn't shooting! Why did Brett do that? What is wrong with Horford? Why do they look so miserable? We discuss the Sixers return, take some excellent mailbag questions, and talk to Tina Dixon Spence of Buddha Babe, whose children's pajamas store is making our new masks. Get the m...

Joel Embiid finally appears on the Ricky. It took a global pandemic, and a weird NBA hostage scenario in Orlando, and who knows what else, but here he is. We talk to The Process about his relationship with fans, his free throw wedgies, his relationship with Ben Simmons, his new Under Armour signature shoe The Embiid 1 (out in September), whether Dario will ever come over, and much more. We also pr...

The Sixers are going to win it all again. This decision is made after their first Bubble scrimmage against Memphis. We discuss Simmons' shooting, Milton's playmaking and zombie optimism. Then Houston Rockets GM and Process Godfather Daryl Morey joins us to talk about Sam Hinkie, Robert Covington, front office decision making, coaching and corn hole.  Sign up for Spike's  chat with Chuck Klosterman...

Chuck Klosterman showed up to the podcast with two Miller High Lifes in hand, ready to talk about whatever we wanted. We discussed his weird, cool book of short stories Raised In Captivity which is now out now on paperback, Ben Simmons, the NBA bubble, what Covid-19 would have been like 25 years ago, the legacy of Grantland, Bill Simmons, and comparing UFOs and The Shining.  Sign up for Spike's  c...

Former Presidential candidate Andrew Yang joins the Ricky to talk about his life as a Knicks fan, why he gave them up (but not before trading John Starks memories with Spike), Sam Hinkie and The Process, as well as more serious topics like automation, the data dividend project, police violence and fixing the two-party political system. We also discuss Ben Simmons' practice threes and the bubble up...

We discuss the big news out of Orlando, that Ben Simmons has been playing power forward exclusively, and Shake Milton has been the primary point guard, its effects on the team and why it took so long. The former-forever Sixers guard Larry Hughes joins us to talk about life after the NBA, playing with Iverson, playing with LeBron, the Orlando Bubble and the Nelly video for Dilemma. You can hear Lar...

The Sixers are in The Bubble, and the only people to tell us about it are the Sixers. We discuss the reports from Orlando so far, the seven year anniversary of The Ricky, welcome our newest staff member Mike O'Connor, and talk to Hassan Bennett, a Philadelphia man who was wrongly convicted of murder, spent 13 years in jail, and proved his innocence by acting as his own lawyer.  Follow Hassan on Tw...

We bet on over/unders for the Sixers entire stay during the Hostage Orlando Playoffs ( play the free pool to win $500 on Draft Kings ) including starts by Horford, threes by Embiid and Covington vs. Thybulle shooting, Tony T and Tommy from Down The Shore join to talk about their Top 20 foods list and Hoagie quarantine, we discuss the DeSean Jackson situation, the total money raised for the Brother...

Al Horford suggests he was hurt, Ben Simmons says he's in great shape and wants more pick and roll, and Bryan Colangelo says he was absolved of wrong-doing. We welcome Alonzo Jones to Team Ricky, sign up for Zo's Corner Three newsletter here . We review Devon Gilfillian's Black Hole Rainbow in the Carl Landry Record Club, discuss trading for Wall or Wiggins, and name music and movies Mt Rushmores....

Brett Brown says that nobody worked out more during quarantine than Joel Embiid. Is this good? Ben Simmons is healthy, and Brown thinks Howard Eskin looks like Forrest Gump. Zhaire Smith goes down with another injury, and we welcome Mike's writing parter Patrick Kang to talk about their TV show script about Ben Simmons and his family, Brotherly Love. Get it here for a $5 charitable donation .  The...

The Sixers, whether we like it or not, are going to play more games. We talk about the Sixers bubble schedule, assessing the risk the league faces in doing it, and Joel Embiid's six year anniversary as a Sixer. ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz joins us to talk about covering The Process, Ime Udoka's future, Brett Brown's future, and whether the Sixers can be the sleeper team in Orlando.  The Rights To Ricky...

Charles Barkley thinks that nobody wants to play the Sixers, which would make sense if he's not watched them at all this year. We discuss Barkley's comments, Joel Embiid and Josh Richardson wanting a place to go play soccer, a theory about the Astros cheating that angers Mike, the release of Mike's Brotherly Love Script , and our dads in a reality show. The Rights To Ricky Sanchez is presented by...

To celebrate Father's Day, the Ricky welcomed the two Ricky dads, Glenn Levin and Howard Eskin, to talk about their sons, the Sixers, dads, what what makes a good Philadelphia sports owner. Also discussed are JJ Redick's comments about Tobias Harris and Jimmy Butler, as well as our Carl Landry Record Club album of the week, Brian Fallon's Local Honey. Draft Kings Sportsbook is the presenting spons...

Bryan Colangelo couldn't get anyone to hire him so he bought part of a team in Australia... we won't be letting this one go. Josh Harris bought part of the Steelers, Joel Embiid got a driver's license, so we try to figure out how it happened and remember our driving tests. We discuss the ridiculous, hilarious rules in Orlando, name Al Horford after a hotel, listen to Spike's blackjack stories, and...

The NBA was heading smoothly toward its Orlando arrival, and then Kyrie said that "something is fishy." We discuss the different issues in restarting, what would happen if Ben Simmons played with Michael Jordan, whether shorts are pants, and Sixers Adam gives a take that will most likely cause outrage.  The Rights To Ricky Sanchez is presented by  Draft Kings Sportsbook.  The Ricky is now on YouTu...

Ike Reese, who once jumped on Mike's back after the Sixers won the Lottery, joins the show to talk about his afternoon show on 94WIP, Ben Simmons and the Sixers after the layoff in the weirdo Orlando playoffs, and his experience on the air in the last two weeks during the George Floyd protests. We also discuss Larry Brown's comments about Simmons and Embiid and whether Joel is actually working out...

Friend of the Ricky Bill O'Neill was screwed by the Pro Bowlers Association, Spike has an aggressive and possibly controversial take about the Sixers coaching situation, the guys discuss the release of Mike's Brotherly Love script on 6/25 for charity (thanks Touchstone! ), which Sixers would be the best two on two team, whether Furkan looks a little hefty in his latest social media posts, we retur...

The Sixers will be one of 22 teams competing in empty gyms in Disney World. We discuss how we think the team will fare, the continuing protests across the country, and we welcome World Champion Bowler, Sixers fan, and Ricky guy Bill O'Neill to ask him a million bowling questions he never expected. Bill is on Twitter here , and will be bowling live on Fox, Friday night at 7pm. He'll donate 10% of h...