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Forum: BASKETBALL 08-19-2024, 12:05 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,333
Posted By Tallboy
So I suppose I'll put this forward that came to...

So I suppose I'll put this forward that came to mind from something someone else said:

While I don't agree that SPx is missing rookies in their player section, for reasons specified above, I do...
Forum: BASKETBALL 08-18-2024, 06:44 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,333
Posted By Tallboy
I'm not saying it's never happened, but I don't...

I'm not saying it's never happened, but I don't know what the point would be.

Why include information that will be out of date by the time people get the card?
Forum: BASKETBALL 08-18-2024, 06:43 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,333
Posted By Tallboy
A appreciate your insights. One thing though: ...

A appreciate your insights. One thing though:

1996 SPx had 1995-96 rookies, and 1997 SPx had 1996-97 rookies - and not just rookies that realistically were seen as breaking through as something...
Forum: BASKETBALL 08-18-2024, 06:23 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,333
Posted By Tallboy
I mean, the 1997 all-star game happens mid '96-97...

I mean, the 1997 all-star game happens mid '96-97 season.
And why don't they have complete stats for '96-97 yet? Because it's being made mid-season.
So when did the back of these cards get fleshed...
Forum: BASKETBALL 08-17-2024, 03:37 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,333
Posted By Tallboy
Well, it was always jus bizarre that it only...

Well, it was always jus bizarre that it only included stats up through '95-96 in a 1997 release. Not only was that abnormal, it's not anything that I think any designer would ever think was a good...
Forum: BASKETBALL 08-17-2024, 03:08 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,333
Posted By Tallboy
The idea that there was a Duncan rookie craze...

The idea that there was a Duncan rookie craze then is so strange to me given that

a) he was even better than expected
b) collectors have never seemed to care one bit about him
c) it had already...
Forum: BASKETBALL 08-17-2024, 03:01 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,333
Posted By Tallboy
Well, I stand corrected. This raises the...

Well, I stand corrected.

This raises the question of why they would do this if they didn't have to. It's not like Upper Deck hadn't already desperately looked to win the RC race in basketball and...
Forum: BASKETBALL 08-17-2024, 02:56 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,333
Posted By Tallboy
I honestly believe another factor here was that...

I honestly believe another factor here was that the audience wasn't quite ready to pay up front as much as Upper Deck was asking for.

The same was true earlier for Sportflics in baseball and...
Forum: BASKETBALL 08-17-2024, 01:43 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,333
Posted By Tallboy
So, when I came back into the hobby one of the...

So, when I came back into the hobby one of the things that blew me away was the way these monopoly companies were continuing to release cards with the same season association long after the season...
Forum: BASKETBALL 07-14-2024, 04:41 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,185
Posted By Tallboy
So, just because I'm feeling a little emboldened,...

So, just because I'm feeling a little emboldened, I'm going to share the Wemby cards I've purchased, which I'd say are the cards that have impressed me most aesthetically so far - particularly...
Forum: BASKETBALL 07-14-2024, 04:13 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,185
Posted By Tallboy
Hey, you're welcome Bradley! I'm glad that it was...

Hey, you're welcome Bradley! I'm glad that it was helpful.

Yeah, in comparison with other sports discussion, I feel like sports card discussion has a built-in cynicism now that there's this track...
Forum: BASKETBALL 07-13-2024, 01:02 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,185
Posted By Tallboy
I suppose for consistency I should have included...

I suppose for consistency I should have included it, but honestly Contenders Optic has just never felt like it was really separate from Contenders to me.

In terms of those others being in a...
Forum: BASKETBALL 07-13-2024, 12:00 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,185
Posted By Tallboy
So I've been chewing on this for a bit deciding...

So I've been chewing on this for a bit deciding how I want to answer. Decided I'm just going to try to give you an overview of things as I perceive the view of the Hobby. But before I do I'll...
Forum: BASKETBALL 07-10-2024, 08:38 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,395
Posted By Tallboy
I think those '22-23 Bowman basketball sets with...

I think those '22-23 Bowman basketball sets with Wemby in a (French) pro uniform, Clark in the jersey that made her famous, and with both of them signing autographs, are likely to end up proving to...
Forum: BASKETBALL 07-10-2024, 08:25 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,395
Posted By Tallboy
So, leaving aside from the technical truth that...

So, leaving aside from the technical truth that it's a pre-rookie card:

I totally get why the Hobby looks down its collective nose at Sports Illustrated for Kids cards, and I'm kinda on board with...
Forum: BASKETBALL 07-07-2024, 08:26 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,395
Posted By Tallboy
Well, if you're looking for a Panini WNBA RC for...

Well, if you're looking for a Panini WNBA RC for Clark, it already exists in the form of Panini Instant. Looks like there are 8 cards so far that have Clark and only Clark on them.

I'm a bigger...
Forum: BASKETBALL 07-07-2024, 06:35 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,456
Posted By Tallboy
Well, speaking for how I view subject aesthetic,...

Well, speaking for how I view subject aesthetic, the important thing here isn't how hard it was for Wemby to make that block, but the symbolic nature of him doing that as a potential usurper to a...
Forum: BASKETBALL 07-07-2024, 03:56 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,395
Posted By Tallboy
It speaks volumes. If memory serves, before...

It speaks volumes.

If memory serves, before the supply chain issues of the pandemic, Panini had their WNBA stuff out by midseason, but after the pandemic they've yet to get back on track in...
Forum: BASKETBALL 07-07-2024, 03:48 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,456
Posted By Tallboy
Of course it's what he's doing to that all-star...

Of course it's what he's doing to that all-star that's so significant.

I will say: A card front like this really calls for a nice portrait photo on the back, which PhotoGenic, like so many other...
Forum: BASKETBALL 06-28-2024, 03:39 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,061
Posted By Tallboy
Hmm, I don’t think the next few years are likely...

Hmm, I don’t think the next few years are likely to significantly damage the case of Horford or Holiday, so that’s a place where I think we must just be looking at different things.

The base...
Forum: BASKETBALL 06-28-2024, 01:18 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,061
Posted By Tallboy
I think Holiday, Horford, Tatum and Brown are now...

I think Holiday, Horford, Tatum and Brown are now close to locks.

Of the 4, Brown furthest from lock because young guys can have more go wrong that changes the story of their career.


Sent...
Forum: BASKETBALL 06-13-2024, 10:53 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,456
Posted By Tallboy
Gorgeous! Sent from my iPhone using...

Gorgeous!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Forum: BASKETBALL 06-13-2024, 06:15 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,456
Posted By Tallboy
So the phenomenon where PSA 10 Prizms have...

So the phenomenon where PSA 10 Prizms have essentially become a standardized currency is interesting. I've obviously got specific negative feelings about it, but I've made peace with the influence of...
Forum: BASKETBALL 06-13-2024, 06:01 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,456
Posted By Tallboy
Well everyone has their own individual taste, so...

Well everyone has their own individual taste, so while I love this photo, I guess it's not your jam.

Curious to see an example of a Wemby photo you prefer.
Forum: BASKETBALL 06-12-2024, 06:52 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,456
Posted By Tallboy
Man, as an American, it's so weird to me that...

Man, as an American, it's so weird to me that when Panini finally gets the message that subject aesthetic matters, it's because of China. Thank you to the Chinese!...but also what the heck is up with...
Forum: BASKETBALL 06-12-2024, 06:44 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,456
Posted By Tallboy
So incidentally, I'm super-impressed by what I...

So incidentally, I'm super-impressed by what I see in '23-24 PhotoGenic from my subjective aesthetic oriented view.

I don't want to knock '22-23 like it was bad, but to me both the '21-22 and...
Forum: BASKETBALL 06-12-2024, 06:36 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,456
Posted By Tallboy
I'm totally with you. One of the fascinating...

I'm totally with you. One of the fascinating things for me about Court Kings is that it is of course just one spin off of Donruss Diamond Kings...and yet I don't think I've ever been impressed by...
Forum: BASKETBALL 05-13-2024, 08:33 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 661
Posted By Tallboy
I think tracking stuff like this is really...

I think tracking stuff like this is really interesting.

Making a taxonomy of '09-10 Panini sub-brand roots:

Panini
Panini
Adrenalyn XL
Season Update
Stickers
Forum: BASKETBALL 05-13-2024, 08:15 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 661
Posted By Tallboy
Glad to see some responses! Next: James...

Glad to see some responses!

Next: James Harden

Studio #135
-Base, NBA, Portrait (w/Action)
https://www.tcdb.com/Images/Cards/Basketball/9885/9885-783505Fr.jpg

There's an attitude in the...
Forum: BASKETBALL 05-12-2024, 02:33 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 661
Posted By Tallboy
Devoting this post to Curry, and I'll start...

Devoting this post to Curry, and I'll start exactly where you'd expect me to given my avatar:

Bowman #106
-Base, Non-NBA, Portrait...
Forum: BASKETBALL 05-12-2024, 02:11 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 661
Posted By Tallboy
Aesthetic RCs of 2009-10

Alright, so I'm one of the folks who is into cards because they resonate with me aesthetically and I like going through by year in seeing what pops out to me.

RCs have such a huge place in the...
Forum: BASKETBALL 05-12-2024, 12:02 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,456
Posted By Tallboy
As someone first and foremost focused on subject...

As someone first and foremost focused on subject aesthetic, it's one of my favorite Panini brands - probably just behind Court Kings, though Court Kings can vary a lot from year to year.

Someone...
Forum: BASKETBALL 05-12-2024, 11:34 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 4,379
Posted By Tallboy
I'm the weirdo who put the Mikan card, but then...

I'm the weirdo who put the Mikan card, but then I'd have picked that for #1 as well.
Forum: BASKETBALL 03-17-2024, 03:52 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 812
Posted By Tallboy
My sort of thread! :) Beginning at the...

My sort of thread! :)

Beginning at the beginning:

'09-10:

Court Kings takes top aesthetic right from the start. And in a year where Panini's autographed cards are mostly horrendous designs,...
Forum: BASKETBALL 11-18-2023, 03:29 PM
Replies: 589
Views: 51,846
Posted By Tallboy
The Court Kings really does him justice there....

The Court Kings really does him justice there. Love it!
Forum: BASKETBALL 11-18-2023, 03:27 PM
Replies: 589
Views: 51,846
Posted By Tallboy
I think he would if he's seen as the clear 2nd...

I think he would if he's seen as the clear 2nd best player on the Nuggets. I think the voters will be looking to give the Nuggets multiple all-stars if they're after the top of the standings. Clearly...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-27-2023, 11:47 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,558
Posted By Tallboy
Well, it's fun, but it doesn't work well for me...

Well, it's fun, but it doesn't work well for me because it's just not how I go about things.

Just to share, the Top 10 list that came out for me was:

1. Wilt
2. LeBron
3. Jordan
4. Kareem...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-17-2023, 12:28 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,581
Posted By Tallboy
My significant basketball card adds of the...

My significant basketball card adds of the summer:

Steve Nash - my favorite player, and I didn't have a rookie auto of his.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/hdMAAOSwkohk67rk/s-l1600.png

Maya...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-16-2023, 04:00 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,852
Posted By Tallboy
Since getting back into the hobby I've thought a...

Since getting back into the hobby I've thought a lot about trading cards vs other 2-dimensional stuff.

I don't think there's any doubt that when viewed strictly from the lens of copies produced,...
Forum: BASKETBALL 09-04-2023, 11:33 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,259
Posted By Tallboy
Well, it's certainly possible that new...

Well, it's certainly possible that new innovations will evolve that better oppose 3 point shooting, but defenses have already been doing this. Centers in the 2020s are considerably more agile at a...
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