Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers Podcast

The Process Is Dead! Long Live The Process! Get your Lottery Party tickets at rightstorickysanchez.com On January 20th, Joel Embiid landed funny on his knee in a win over the Portland Trailblazers. At the time, Embiid was making a case for an All-Star berth, and the Sixers finished the month 10-5.  Just six weeks later, Simmons is out for the season, Embiid is out for the season, Nerlens Noel got...

As Mike predicted to save his own sanity the minute the injury happened, Ben Simmons will not play for the Sixers this year. Bryan Colangelo announced this during his Friday press briefing, though our friend John Barchard announced it several hours earlier. We discuss the press conference, Simmons sitting the year, the continued knee troubles for Joel Embiid, and the Sixers as the Indians from Maj...

They traded Nerlens.  At least they got rid of Ilyasova. 

** There is no "Who Is Paul Millsap" All-Star Party at XFINITY Live! tomorrow. All good but we had some logisitical issues. The Lottery Party however is ON ON ON for XFINITY Live! on May 16th. ** If anyone was drunk on the success of the Sixers this year, the last two weeks have likely sobered you right up. We discuss the timeline and confusion of the Ben Simmons situation, the big Jahlil Okafor t...

An abbreviated podcast as we wait for the Jahlil Okafor trade. We talked about the Joel Embiid injury and dancing, the TJ McConnell game-winner and we countdown to the Okafor trade. A new podcast coming when the trade happens!

Joel Embiid is sitting out with a knee injury that he played against Houston with. We go over conspiracy theories and just what is going on with The Process' knee. We discuss trade options for Jahlil Okafor and the rumor that Richaun Holmes is in demand. And the long awaited appearance of Nerlens Noel Twitter leader and father of Alt-Process Ben Detrick of Cookies Hoops, The Ringer and The New Yor...

It's a LIVE RICKY. Well they're always recorded live, and you always listen when it's recorded, but this time we were in the same room when it was recorded. Mike calls this a "live Ricky." The NBA and its coaches decided that the world would rather see Paul Millsap in the All-Star game than Joel Embiid. This is not a world we want to live in. We discuss the Embiid All-Star snub, the TJ McConnell R...

We often talk about Retweet Armageddon, and getting online retribution for the anti-Process takes over the last few years. But within the Process-folks, there was a lot of anti-Brett Brown and Robert Covington discussion, is it finally time to walk that back? We also discuss the limited playing time for Chasson Randle, Joel Embiid's chances at being a backup All-Star, Bryan Colangelo's recent inte...

Bus The Process was a fantastic success. ESPN said the name, Joel Embiid almost said the name. Comcast Sportsnet said the name, and nobody got injured. We wrap up the evening. We also talk about Embiid's growth, TJ's game-winner, and what our new projections for Sixers wins is.  Finally, we reveal the winners of the Retweet Armageddon Congress listener vote.

It was a very sad day for The Process, as Hollis Thompson was released this week. We reflect on the career of the most Process player (arguably) of the Process era. We also discuss Joel Embiid's All-Star bid, TJ McConnell's starting spot, a potential trade for Jimmy Butler, the wins over the Wolves and the Nuggets, the Joel-Noel pairing, Ben Simmons' potential return, and announce the finalists fo...

This is not a full podcast, it's just instructions and info for Bus The Process 2. Also, we'll be doing a farewell party and salute to Hollis Thompson before the buses leave at XFINITY Live! on 1/14/17 from 1p till 3p. Half price apps and $3 drafts. You can even come if you're not going on the bus trip. 

Since our last podcast, nothing changed with the Nerlens Noel situation and the Sixers, and everything changed. Bryan Colangelo spoke, and Joel Embiid spoke *out*, saying that he'd like to give the Twin Towers experience a try with Noel instead of Okafor. We also discuss Alt-Process leader Ben Detrick's piece on The Ringer suggesting possible trades for each. Finally, we took some questions from o...

For the first time ever, Joel Embiid said he did not trust the process. Coincidentally, that was the first time that Jahlil Okafor started along side him. And then it got even less fun when Nerlens Noel returned against the Lakers and only played eight minutes. We talk about the Triple Towers experiment, Jerryd Bayless' wrist surgery and subsequent missing of the season, the "return" of Ben Simmon...

They said it would never happen! Well, Spike said it would never happen. It looks like Nerlens Noel is going to return to play for the Sixers. We'll discuss how he'll fit. We also recap the week in Sixers, give out some quarter-season grades, talk about Bus The Process II (F*ck Andrew Sharp), the Retweet Armageddon Congress, and the new Ricky theme song by Amos Lee and Jaron Olevsky. You heard us...

Joel Embiid is playing basketball, Dario Saric is a Sixer in Philadelphia, and the Sixers won the lottery. So it's time for Retweet Armageddon, right? Not so fast. We take your suggestions on when the online day of reckoning should happen, talk about the new Sam Hinkie long-read in Sports Illustrated, discuss the losses to the Cavs, Raptors and Magic, and the debut of the twin-towers lineup with E...

We recap the week in Sixers, including the double-overtime loss to the Grizzlies, the Embiid-less obliteration by the Bulls, the win over the Heat, and Robert Covington's sorta-break out of his slump. We also briefly preview the Cavs game, and take a ton of questions from Twitter.

Somehow, someway, Nik Stauskas is playing like a man possessed. Somehow, some way, Robert Covington has forgotten how to shoot. We those things, the win over the Wizards, the matchup with the Timberwolves, and the Sixers decision to rest Joel Embiid at home. 

For the first time in a few years, the Sixers won a game before December. To put that in perspective, the last time the Sixers won a game before December, that Sixers team had Evan Turner and Spencer Hawes on it. We do talk about the election for the first 45 or 46 minutes. It is spirited but we still love each other and you. You can skip past it if you've had enough. We discuss the win over the P...

Here we are, winless and arguing about Brett Brown's late-game coaching. Is it a product of a young, flawed roster, or is it time to hold Brown accountable? Sounds familiar. We discuss Brown's coaching and the chances he makes it through the year, the greatness that is Joel Embiid, the Jerami Grant trade, the Nerlens Noel rumors, Robert Covington's shooting struggles, Jerry Colangelo's stepping do...

'Trust The Process,' is a little phrase that we're all probably a little sick of and proud of at the same time. When we look back at where it started (in this context at least), we can whittle it down to this; Tony Wroten said it, Pablo Torre wrote it, we ran with it, Joel Embiid perfected it. It's been a long time coming, but we've finally got ESPN's Pablo Torre on the podcast to talk about his o...

The season begins this week, and we look ahead and make our predictions for the 2016-17 Sixers. How long will Nerlens Noel be on the team? How much longer will everyone fight about it? How many games will they win? Will Ben Simmons play at all? Will Hollis Thompson shoot 40% from three? How long will it take us to make a lewd joke about Jerryd Bayless' wrist soreness? And finally... Joel Embiid?

Joel Embiid really played a game! Then he played another one! And he looked good! We discuss Embiid's debut, his embracing of his new nickname, and how everyone else on the team looked in the first two games.  Then, we're treated to a game of TEST THE PROCESS! Boy, this will be embarrassing. Spike and Mike compete against each other in a round of trivia hosted by none other than Andrew 'Invented S...

Hey, here we are again! We discuss the news about Ben Simmons, make up scenarios, and help you get through it. Let us know if you find out who is helping us get through it.  We also talk about Nerlens Noel's comments at camp, and what the Sixers lineup may look like now. 

Many asked us to post the audiobook version of Sam Hinkie's resignation letter separately. So here it is! Page 1: Michael Levin Page 2: LL Pavorsky Page 3: Max Rappaport and Jim Adair Page 4: Spike Eskin Page 5: Sean Carroll Page 6: Spike Eskin Page 7: Andrew Goldstein Page 8: Ben Detrick Page 9: Michael Weber Page 10: Michael Levin Page 11: Michael Baumann Page 12: Eliza Hardy Jones Page 13: Spik...

There is no theoretical physicist, acclaimed writer, or audiobook on this week's Ricky, just some riffing about the Sixers. We talk about Bryan Colangelo's appearance on The Vertical Podcast, the opening of the new practice facility, NBA2K 17, the 20 man roster, Vegas' over/under for the team, and Joel Embiid's upcoming debut. We also discuss Sam Hinkie's follows on Twitter.