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Ric Bucher left ESPN, ESPN tried to steal Adrian Wojnarowski from Yahoo

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Carl Herrera, Oct 24, 2012.

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  1. Carl Herrera

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    #1 Carl Herrera, Oct 24, 2012
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    Would have been a huge pickup for ESPN
     
    #2 AFS, Oct 24, 2012
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    Woj is the most informed, Bucher is mediocre.
     
    #3 gah, Oct 24, 2012
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    Only problem: Woj has a deep hatred for ESPN. I'm not surprised at all that they went for him -- he's by far the best NBA insider these days -- but they would have to pay him a fortune to overcome that.
     
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    <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rHJoj9IqeKg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
    #5 BigBird, Oct 24, 2012
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    Bucher was so annoying. He was skip bayless without the personality
     
    #6 ktbballplaya, Oct 24, 2012
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    Why??
     
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    Good thing we still have Chris Broussard and his sources.
     
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    Ric Bucher is gone from ESPN?

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    Wojnarowski is the only reason Yahoo! NBA is getting any hits imo.

    I'm glad he didn't go to ESPN, but I hope he gets compensated correctly for doing such a good job.

    The guy writes what he knows, and he really knows the insides of the NBA. His interesting writing style doesn't hurt either.
     
    #10 srrm, Oct 24, 2012
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    I like Wojnarowski's inside information, which is always reliable. I don't like his opinion pieces, which are one sided, ridiculously biased, and over the top hatchet jobs.
     
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    Woj is a G. Did bucher get canned or he left on his own terms?
     
    #12 Han Solo, Oct 24, 2012
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    Thank you lord. Bucher lost ALL of his credibility when he proclaimed on national TV that he would quit as a journalist of Kobe ever wear a Laker jersey ever again.

    Woj would have been a nice pickup.

    Anyways, weird question: who's the highest paid sports journalist out there?
     
    #13 t_mac1, Oct 24, 2012
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    Does Bill Simmons count as a sports journalist?
     
    #14 BigBenito, Oct 24, 2012
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    Woj is one of the few people with actual reliable insider sources. Love his twitter.
     
    #15 ch0c0b0fr34k, Oct 24, 2012
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    Absolutely, I was thinking the same thing. I would be shocked if Woj left Yahoo. He's pretty much made it known that ESPN disgusts him.

    I'd hate to see Woj conform, he has real news, real stories. ESPN regurgitates everything, same stories on different shows, gets old.
     
    #16 mikol13, Oct 24, 2012
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    Yaaaaaaaaaaay!

    No more Rik PUKER with his "inside info"!!!
     
    #17 ROXTXIA, Oct 24, 2012
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    When I hear Ric Bucher's name, I think about Dwight Howard trade rumors.
     
    #18 AB423, Oct 24, 2012
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    I second this opinion. "Over the top hatchet job" is an apt description of his opinion pieces. Straight from the Charley Rosen school of 'journalism', although Rosen hated everyone except Phil Jackson while Woj clearly loves all things Kobe.
     
    #19 ParaSolid, Oct 25, 2012
  20. Mr. Clutch

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    What are the big places for sports journalists to go besides ESPN?

    I actually think ESPN the Mag is pretty good, unlike the network or website.
     
    #20 Mr. Clutch, Oct 25, 2012
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