The 2012-13 NBA season is coming up in a few months, and with that thought in mind, Panini is bringing us 2012-13 Panini Hoops Basketball later this week. This set will mark the first appearance of the rookies of both 2011-12 and 2012-13, as well as Kevin Durant ‘Durantula’ cards along … Continue Reading
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Field Level Preview: 2012 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions
Goodwin Champions has always felt like an odd product to me. It dates back to the days where products weren’t just sports stars, and has an overall field similar to Topps Allen and Ginter, which may be the entire problem — it feels too much like a copy of another … Continue Reading
Field Level Preview: 2011-12 Panini Gold Standard Basketball
Taking a look at 2011-12 Panini Gold Standard Basketball reveals a high-end product with a ton of gloss, foil, and some pretty decent patches hidden in the product. Each $200 box will give you five hits, including a 2011-12 Rookie Redemption (possibly Kyrie Irving, many others included). When you look at … Continue Reading
Field Level Preview: 2011-12 Panini Limited Basketball
Sadly, this will be one of a few releases of basketball cards by Panini because of the short NBA season. Again, there are redemption cards in this product, and it’s rumored that they won’t be redeemable until November since Panini will try to get the autographs in the off-season. There … Continue Reading
Field Level Box Break / Review: 2011-12 SP Authentic Basketball
Release Date: September 19, 2011 Price Point: $7/pack or $115/box at Blowout Cards. Product Loadout: 5 cards per pack, 24 packs per box, 6 boxes per inner shipper and 2 inner shippers per case. Hit Ratios: Each box will contain three hits from: SP By the Letter Autographs, College Pride Auto … Continue Reading
