Pack Break: Panini Hoops Pack Three
Posted: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Filed under: Box Breaks, Wax | Tags: Brook Lopez, David Robinson, Hall of Fame, Hoops, Panini Leave a comment
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 there. I would like to see these Heroes in color, though. Last pack of our small break tomorrow.
Insert Set Flashback: 1997-98 Ultra Jam City
Posted: Monday, January 16, 2012 Filed under: Inserts | Tags: Blake Griffin, Cards, Collect, David Robinson, Dwight Howard, Fleer, Jam City, Juwan Howard, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, NBA, Ultra Leave a comment
The Set:
1997-98 Ultra Jam City
Set Odds:
1 in 8 series 1 packs
Key Cards:
Kobe Bryant $8.00
Shaquille O’Neal $4.00
Kevin Garnett $3.00
Why I Like It:
Oh man, how to get started. How sweet would a modern-day Jam City set be? Blake Griffin, Dwight Howard, LeBron, etc… highlighting a set of the league’s best dunkers? Or a set with past slam-dunk champions? The Jam City name had tons of potential.
The cartoon-y black and white background makes the color shot of the player jump off the card. Putting some of the league’s arenas into the background would have been a nice touch.
One thing I found amusing from the cards above: How does Juwan have a pass into Jam City when the back of the card says that he likes to step out for 18-footers? Howard could throw it down in his younger days, but at least mention that rather than his set-shot ability.
