I’m starting this post by stating that I’m a Pacers fan first. I started cheering for the Pacers in the mid-90s when Reggie Miller and team regularly went deep in the playoffs, battled the Knicks, MJ, etc… While Indiana’s been consistently good, not great, for quite some time, the Spurs obtained the ultimate prize five… Read More It Must be a Spurs Thing: Dejounte Murray Rookies
A couple things I miss since the pandemic began, going to the movies, and going to professional sporting events. I enjoy seeing the coming attractions as I walk up to the theater, the movie posters and cardboard cutouts inside, and the previews before the movies. On the sports side, and in particular, going to NBA… Read More It’s Showtime: 2009-10 Upper Deck Now Appearing
The Fleer Force brand only had two iterations, in 1999-00 and 2001-02. In 1999-00 it was a silver version of the Fleer Tradition set. It was like the Fleer version of Topps Chrome, in that the photo and design were the same as the Fleer Tradition card, except with silver foil added. That’s how I… Read More The Force is Strong with This One – 1999-00 Fleer Force Special Forces
A few posts ago I mentioned a lot of 12 packs I had won around Christmas and shared the first pack I opened. Next up is 1999-00 Topps Gallery. I don’t remember opening many packs from this set around that time. Here are the odds of pulling inserts and parallels as listed on the hobby… Read More Pack Break: 1999-00 Topps Gallery
My wife surprised me with a box of 2013-14 Panini Pinnacle basketball for Valentine’s day. What better gift than a box of cards. It’s been years since I’ve busted a hobby box of anything and I couldn’t be more exited. I’m trying to limit myself to a pack a day. This box has 10 packs… Read More Box Break: Pack 1 from 2013-14 Pinnacle Jumbo Box
Tim Duncan is my favorite non-Pacer of all time, and probably my second favorite player behind Reggie Miller. It’s weird not being able to watch Duncan play this season. In my book he goes down as the greatest power forward in the history of the game. So much has already been said about Duncan, so… Read More Top 10 favorite Tim Duncan cards in my collection
Since I started collecting back in the mid-90s, my focus has always been on collecting ‘any and all Indiana Pacers cards, past or present’. The mid-to-late 90s Pacers will always hold a special place in my heart and in my basketball card collection. Guys like Mark Jackson, Rik Smits, Jalen Rose, Dale and Antonio Davis,… Read More Shift in collection focus
After losing in six games to the Thunder in what may have been the most entertaining series of the playoffs, the question comes up- are the Spurs, as they are currently assembled, done as a serious title-threat going forward? Tim Duncan becomes a free-agent, although both sides have basically accepted Duncan is a Spur-for-life. The… Read More Are the Spurs Done?
The Set: 1999-00 Topps Series 1 36 packs per box, 11 cards per pack Series 1 base set contains 110 base cards, 10 rookies inserted 1 in 5 MVP Promo, 1 in 336 packs Record Numbers, 1 in 12 packs Season’s Best, 1 in 12 packs Patriarchs, 1 in 22 packs Picture Perfect, 1 in… Read More Wednesday Wax: 1999-00 Topps Series 1 Hobby
The Set: 2000-01 Ultra Thrillinium Set Odds: 1 in 48 packs Key Cards: Kobe Bryant $20.00 Shaquille O’Neal $10.00 Why I Like It: Although the rookie class wasn’t particularly strong for the 2000-01 season, the inserts made some of the products worth buying. 2000-01 Ultra Thrillinium is filled with some of the influential and exciting players… Read More Insert Set Flashback: 2000-01 Ultra Thrillinium
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