Bucher plays the 'Mormon' card.

• carty64

  +3

  all people who make sweeping generalizations are idiots.

  Posted 4/18/2008 [reply] [flag]

  • Ben Q. Rock

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    Only Sith speak in absolutes.

    Posted 4/19/2008 [reply] [flag]

• The Zoner

  +1

  And he couldn't even offer up a lame apology. Just "inappropriate connection".

  Posted 4/18/2008 [reply] [flag]

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ESPN's Bucher Credits Jazz Home Court Advantage to Mormonism, Repressed Anger
Published 4/18/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
Filed under: NBA Fans, NBA Media Watch, Jazz, ESPNVia Sports Media Watch, the Deseret News reports ESPN's Ric Bucherz made some touchy comments on Colin Cowherd's ESPN radio show about why the Utah Jazz have such a strong home court advantage. Apparently, we should credit the Church of Latter Day Saints. "Let's be honest. They're Mormon. And they're in Salt Lake. And there's nothing else there," he said. "You've got to smile and be happy all the time. This might be one opportunity for fans to get ...

The 10-man rotation, starring more of Korver's lockdown 'D'
Published 4/18/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... The FanHouse. Sonics fans strike back at David Stern via his Wikipedia page. SF: Jones on the NBA. Bryant Gumbel interviews Barack Obama on politics and basketball. SG: Los Angeles Times. Oddsmakers say the Lakers and Celtics are favorites to win it all. Lay that coin, people. PG: Ballhype. Put your playoff picks to the test and win an iPod touch. 6th: Sports Media Watch. ESPN's Ric Bucher credits the Jazz strong home court advantage to Mormonism. ...

Reading is Great! Friday’s NBA Links
Published 4/18/2008 by Andrew Thell and Brian Spencer at Empty the Bench
... - The Sac Bee - Reggie Theus isn’t impressed by his team’s leading scorer. - Soapbox Land - Bad Boys from Detroit’s past and present just don’t give a f*#k. - The Onion - Pau Gasol and Tony Parker share a very special moment on the court. - Deuce of Favenport - Taking five minutes to check in with Gheorghe “My Giant” Muresan. - Sports Media Watch - Ric Bucher and The Church of Latter-Day Saints are not friends. ...

Ric Bucher Gets No Big Love From Angry Jazz Fans [Beware The Storming Mormons]
Published 4/18/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... hearts to welcome me as hospitably as they have in the past." Apparently, Bucher's not doing any of the NBA playoff games this weekend and is being replaced by Holly Rowe, who according to Sports Media Watch, hasn't done any NBA games at all this year. Perhaps this is the WWL's quiet disciplinary tactics, or they're just fearful of wild-eyed Mormons charging out of the stands like starved zombies to attack Bucher. Better to be safe, than having his brain eaten on air. Bucher Plays The Mormon Card [Sports Media Watch] ...

Ric Bucher Calls Utah Jazz Fans, Mormons Boring
Published 4/18/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... SPORTS MEDIA WATCH tunes in to hear Bucher go off on fans of the Utah Jazz . Appearing on Colin Cowherd’s show Wednesday, Ric tried to explain why the Jazz seem to have such a strong home-court advantage:“Let’s be honest. They’re Mormon. And they’re in Salt Lake. And there’s nothing else there. You’ve got to smile and be happy all the time. This might be one opportunity for fans to get vicious.” Hmmm, interesting viewpoint. Well, one person who wasn’t smiling & being happy was Scott Price of the DESERET NEWS, who found another opportunity to get vicious: Let’s leave ...

LDS NBA
Published 4/19/2008 by haastk at PlayersPrayers.com
Why do the Jazz have such a home court advantage? To answer this question ESPN NBA analyst Ric Bucher plays the 'Mormon' card. Bucher was kind of misled: Less than 50% of Salt Lake City's residents are mormons. The nonstop smilers live some miles south of SLC, in happy valley. There are no numbers available as how many Jazz fans live in happy valley, sorry. sports books | spirituality books ...

Pop Quiz: on Vegetables, PacMan and Mormon slander
Published 4/24/2008 at JoeSportsFan.com
... 3. “Let’s be honest. They’re Mormon. And they’re in Salt Lake. And there’s nothing else there. You’ve got to smile and be happy all the time. This might be one opportunity for fans to get vicious.”  Who said it? ...

Game 3: Rockets vs. Jazz
Published 4/24/2008 by UofTOrange at The Dream Shake - a Houston Rockets blog
... Let's be honest. They're Mormon. And they're in Salt Lake. And there's nothing else there. ... You've got to smile and be happy all the time. This might be one opportunity for fans to get vicious." ...

How Utah Jazz fans became the loudest in the NBA
Published 5/12/2008 at Soapbox Land
... about the Utah Jazz. I understand that, but my intent is not to ridicule the religion. I m not speaking bad about Mormons or the Jazz. In fact, I am a Jazz fan. I m not a Mormon, but I have lived in Utah and became a fan of the Jazz as a result. This is still the case despite now living in the Los Angeles area. I know firsthand how often people associate the Utah Jazz and Mormons. It s just how it is. It s not necessarily a knock on the religion. This should be obvious in lieu of Ric Bucher ...