I enjoy a good insert set focused on basketball big men, especially those from the 90s. Tower of Power, Power in the Key, Rejectors, they are all great. 1995-96 Metal Steel Tower is no exception. It has all the best centers from the mid-90s. If you can name them, they’re here. Hakeem, Ewing, Robinson, Mourning,… Read More Men of Steel: 1995-96 Metal Steel Tower
Taking a look back at the Big Shots insert set from 1997-98 Ultra basketball.… Read More Who Wants the Ball? 1997-98 Ultra Big Shots
It’s interesting for me to see inserts of semi-star players, taking a term out of the beckett magazines I used growing up. The 1995-96 Topps Pan For Gold includes players who took an uncommon path to success in the NBA. These guys didn’t play at traditional NCAA powerhouses, and they may or may not have… Read More Taking the Unconventional Path – 1995-96 Topps Pan For Gold
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
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… Read More Insert Set Flashback: 1997-98 Ultra Jam City
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