Once again, all participants made it through: All contestants made it through yesterday: Greg D. – Spurs WIN franxise01 – Lakers WIN Brian R. – Spurs WIN Tony Kapuschinsky – Lakers WIN tennelson55 – Spurs WIN jdlee123 – Spurs WIN Dwighthoward – Spurs WIN HoopsHobby – Lakers WIN The next few days will get interesting… Read More Playoff Survivor: Day Three, April 30th
All contestants made it through yesterday: Greg D. – WIN franxise01 – WIN Brian R. – WIN Tony Kapuschinsky – WIN tennelson55 – WIN jdlee123 – WIN Dwighthoward – WIN HoopsHobby – WIN Games on day two: Utah Jazz at San Antonio Spurs, 1 pm, ESPN Denver Nuggets at L.A. Lakers, 3:30 pm, ABC Boston… Read More Playoff Survivor: Day Two, April 29th
Games on day one of the playoffs are as follows: Philadelphia 76ers at Chicago Bulls, 1 pm, TNT New York Knicks at Miami Heat, 3:30 pm, ABC Orlando Magic at Indiana Pacers, 7 pm, ESPN Dallas at Oklahoma City Thunder, 9:30 pm, ESPN Make your pick by posting a comment on this post. Remember, you… Read More Playoff Survivor: Day One, April 28th
Playoff time! We are just days away from the start of the 2012 NBA playoffs which should be excellent once again. Absolutely my favorite sports time of year. As mentioned, Hoops Hobby will be hosting an NBA Playoff Survivor pick’em. Each day of the playoffs, Hoops Hobby will post the games for the day. Each… Read More Playoff Survivor: Contest Rules and Prizes
Last pack of our four pack Panini Hoops break. Here’s what we opened: #29 Baron Davis (Knicks practice jersey) #72 Jordan Hill #86 Al-Farouq Aminu (Hornets jersey) #122 Dwyane Wade #164 Landry Fields #179 Jameer Nelson #225 Andrea Bargnani #258 Kobe Bryant It was nice to see some big names in this last pack. As… Read More Pack Break: Panini Hoops Pack Four
I recently came across a post on the Panini America blog describing a local charity that collector Mitchell Kennedy started called Sports Cards for Kids. 15 year-old Mitchell is putting together hundreds of packs of 20 cards each and distributing them to local Boys and Girls clubs and children’s hospitals. He is reaching out to local athletes… Read More Support Sports Cards for Kids
Pack three from our four pack Panini Hoops pack break. Here is what we opened in pack three: #16 D.J. Augustin #58 Tracy McGrady #73 Kevin Martin #105 Shane Battier #147 Brook Lopez #203 Armon Johnson #244 Ronny Turiaf Hall of Fame Heroes #14 David Robinson Three inserts in three packs thus far, can’t complain… Read More Pack Break: Panini Hoops Pack Three
Pack two of our pack break of NBA Hoops. Here’s what we found: #25 Luol Deng #82 George Hill #140 Luke Ridnour #155 Jason Smith #197 Hakim Warrick #204 Gerald Wallace #239 Mehmet Okur Slam Dunk Champion #11 Josh Smith Definitely a fan of the idea on the Dunk Champion insert set. Only complaint on… Read More Pack Break: Panini Hoops Pack Two
Once the playoffs begin, Hoops Hobby will hold a survivor pick’em contest on the blog. Each day of the playoffs, participants must pick a winner of a game. One wrong pick means elimination. The last contestant remaining will not only earn the title of ‘Hoops Hobby Survivor Champion’, but a prize as well. More details… Read More Playoff Contest: Survivor Picks
Not having opened any packs of 11-12 cards yet this year, I decided to pick up four hobby packs of the relatively new Panini Hoops product from a local card store. I am opening a pack a day and posting the results to give an idea of what the typical pack contains. The first pack… Read More Pack Break: Panini Hoops Pack One
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