Rights To Ricky Sanchez: The Sixers Podcast

It's been two weeks, so we have a lot to talk about. Also, it's the offseason, so we're committed to doing something pretty different or absurd in each podcast. First, we discuss Sam Hinkie's Twitter awakening, Allen Iverson's Hall Of Fame speech, Brett Brown's press lunch, the return of Elton Brand, and the various Embiid media of the week.  Then, we provide you with something incredible and ridi...

Our offseason of intelligence soldiers on with Philadelphia native and Caltech Theoretical Physicist Sean Carroll. We talk about what he thought of Hinkie's departure, Noel vs. Okafor, and what it's like to be a theoretical physicist AND a Sixers fan. We also talk about the multiverse, his new book The Big Picture, and whether or not we're living in a simulation. 

Hey, Spike here, I'm writing the intro to this one.  I've long said that Chuck Klosterman writes like I would want to write if I was smarter. He's my favorite writer of all time. We were lucky enough to have Chuck on the podcast for an hour (!!) to talk about the Sixers, The Process, Sam Hinkie, Chip Kelly, and of course his new, awesome book, 'What If We're Wrong? Thinking About The Present As If...

Many people ask us, "when are you going to get over it," and the answer is always "never!" At the very least, it's "not yet." Because it's August and there's not much else to discuss, on today's Ricky we grade every single transaction of the Sam Hinkie era of Sixers basketball. We also briefly discuss the reported delay in the construction of the new practice facility. 

  We're so sorry, we were off, but it was Spike's fault.     We return with thoughts on Dario and Sergio in the Olympics, the Sixers schedule, Mike Weber asking the president about the Sixers, and a brand new relationship advice and Jigsaw. 

It's undoubtedly the offseason. Not the "draft, summer league" sort of offseason, but the "check in on Eagles training camp, talk even more about Jahlil Okafor, celebrate the signing of Dion Waiters, discuss the change in the Analytics Department, and do an extended relationship advice" sort of offseason. Thanks to Dave Spadaro, host of the Eagles Live Podcast, for checking in from Training Camp....

Somehow, some way, Joel Embiid has managed to do things over the last two years to keep us hopeful and excited, even when he hasn't been able to play a game for the team. This week was no different. We talk about Embiid's new practice dunk video, and his social media tribute to Sam Hinkie. We also discuss the remaining available free agents, the signing of Cat Barber, the return of Relationship Ad...

Dario Saric is officially a Sixer. We talk about what it means, and gloat in the glow of Sam Hinkie. Also, farewell to forever Sixer Chu Chu Maduabum. Also, a tearful goodbye to Christian Wood, some long-promised hot takes on Adnan Syed's recent court victory, wrapping up Summer League, what not to do at the movies, and talk of an off-season return of "Relationship Advice."

Ben Simmons is really, actually a Sixer. Look at him dropping dimes and refusing to shoot. He's everything we hoped for. We talk about Simmons' performance, the 'rise' of Christian Wood, TJ McConnell's haircut, and that guy on the Sixers who looks like he's an accountant. As well, we talk to Ben Simmon's Mental Skills coach   Graham Betchart , Director of Mental Training for   Lucid . You can find...

In this episode, we talk about NBA Free-Agency, the signing of Jerryd Bayless and the Sixers activity, the decision to renew Hollis Thompson, but send Isaiah Canaan packing, the hiring of Jim O'Brien, and we talk to ESPN's Jordan Brenner ( @JordanBrenner ) about   his article about Sam Hinkie , and why he didn't say the name of our podcast.

Now that we've had 60 hours to digest it, we revisit the draft and and to appropriately grade the job Bryan Colangelo has done. We address the Sixers prospects in free-agency, and the (still) present glut of big men.

A bittersweet draft, for sure. We got everything we wanted, Ben Simmons, Timothe Luwawu and Furkan Korkmaz. But we wish Sam Hinkie was here to have it with us. We discuss the draft, the flurry of trade rumor activity beforehand, and the roster construction for the Sixers moving forward.

We discuss the new pictures and video of our savior Joel Embiid, figure out what teams would want Jahlil Okafor, and talk to NBA Scout Elan Vinokurov for some final thoughts on the NBA Draft.

Dario's maybe not coming! We might not have any more information than we did a week ago, but we've got to talk about the prospects of Dario Saric maybe not coming over this year. We also take some questions from the BRAND NEW Rights To Ricky Sanchez Facebook page. Finally, The Ringer 's (and The Watch podcast, and After The Thrones ) Chris Ryan ( @ChrisRyan77 ) joins us, to tell us if he secretly...

Thank you rumor mill! If there's anything that screams "Sam Hinkie is gone," loud and from the rooftops, it's a rumor that the Sixers are considering trading Nerlens Noel for a year of Jeff Teague. We break down the trade rumors, speak with SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell about his thoughts on the draft and what the Sixers should do, celebrate the YouTube Big Board's influence on the draft (hi Marques...

It's Big Board season! Spike debuts his YouTube Big Board for 2016, Mike waxes poetically about Timothe Luwawu, and Derek Bodner joins the show to talk about who the Sixers should take at #1, who they should take if they get another top-five pick, and who may be available with the 24th and 26th picks. We also talk about which big man the team should trade (Noel or Okafor). And of course a long, he...

It's the weekend, and we still have the #1 pick. We talk about basking in the glow of the victory, the media coverage of the party, the persistent rumors about Mike D'Antoni, Simmons vs. Ingram (get ready for a month of this!) and our schedule leading up to the draft.

We did it. Then we did a podcast. 

It's finally here, the Rights To Ricky Sanchez / Liberty Ballers 2016 Lottery Party at XFINITY Live! We've seen the numbers, and there are going to be a heckuvalotta people there. We want to see you. We talk about the party, the week's news, and whatever other nonsense we think of.

The Sixers hired some guys! Bryan Colangelo hired a guy whose name is Ned and is almost impossible to find on the internet. It seems like he's flirting with us. We discuss the hiring of Cohen and Eversley, what Bryan Colangelo actually does, Mike D'Antoni's interview in Houston and what that means for Brett Brown, and we take Twitter questions. The Lottery Party is REALLY REALLY CLOSE.

One of our most popular podcasts ever was with NBA Draft scout Elan Vinokurov, so we're RUNNING IT BACK! Elan comes on the show to talk about what he (and we) got wrong and right about the 2015 Draft, and take a look at some of the bigger questions for the 2016 draft. Elan was nice enough to offer to come on twice this year, so we'll have him on closer to the draft to get into some of the nitty gr...

People have asked a lot of times, so we go over every possible free-agent target the Sixers could have this summer. We also discuss the current NBA playoffs and give our predictions, discuss Bryan Colangelo's appearance with Derek Bodner on Sixers Beat, once again talk about the snakiness of Jerry Colangelo, take some Twitter questions, and cryptically hint at something we won't discuss. All in al...

In the first podcast not about what a disaster the Sixers organization is since Sam Hinkie stepped down, we give out some grades for the season, as well as our season awards, including LVP, MVP, and Lickface Of The Year. We also discuss the rumors of Brett Brown's dismissal, Bryan Colangelo's denial, and Jerry Colangelo's all-around snake-in-the-grassedness. We're a month till the Lottery Party ki...

What a week it's been for The Process. It's pretty funny that our group is seen as small, but "The Process" and its proponents seem to have captured the ongoing narrative for an NBA team for the better part of three years. In any case, this episode was recorded "live," as Mike says, when in really means "when we're both in the same room." We discuss our feelings on the week, a few days later, the...

Not much to say here. There will still be a Lottery Party, which will be Sam Hinkie Appreciation Night. We will look to add Sam's name to the shirt. Thanks for listening to our podcast. You guys are the best.