Happy bday Myles Turner! I narrowed this Donruss patch down to 4 games

Deadshot · 03-24-2022, 10:01 AM

I typically don't go for Donruss patches because they're usually pretty small/weak. But Panini’s entering into this memorabilia dump phase of their run so it's hard telling what's gonna show up from here on out.
This card has a piece of the Motorola logo from a Hickory uniform in it, which is something I don’t think I’m going to see again. That's the kinda stuff that appeals to me. Thanks to fellow Pacers fan SteveO21 for pointing out the eBay listing to me!

After I purchased the card, I went into full-on research mode. I knew the Pacers had only been wearing Motorola patches for a couple years and I knew they only wore Hickory jerseys on a specific number of dates, too. Here’s the breakdown of what I found.

The Pacers announced a partnership with Motorola starting on December 18, 2018. Their Hickory jerseys that season were red/burgundy. The patches were white. The next season, the Hickory jerseys were white with a red/burgundy sponsor patch. That means Myles worn this patch sometime between December 18 and April 21. That’s a pretty small window.

So I went on Basketball Reference and pulled up Myles gamelog from that season and copy and pasted it into Excel. From there I went on Getty Images and looked at pictures from every game in that 5-month time frame that he played in. If they didn’t wear the Hickory jerseys that game, I removed it from the spreadsheet.

That narrowed it down to 4 games, all from 2019:

January 19 against the Mavs

February 7 against the Clippers

March 10 against the Sixers

April 7 against the Nets

I’ve been tracking the other Myles Hickory patches over time, but all this Nike stuff seems like it’s pressed on and it’s so cookie cutter…you never see any loose threads. I doubt I’ll be able to narrow it down any more from there. But I got it to 4, so I'm happy about that.

Happy bday Myles! Feel free to show off your Turner stuff in this thread!

indyguy · 03-24-2022, 10:32 AM

Nice work! Would love to see Myles back on the court soon and see how he fits with the new guys.

smalltown · 03-24-2022, 10:34 AM

More posts like this! Love seeing stuff on here about cards themselves.

Deadshot · 03-24-2022, 04:37 PM

Thank you! I'm hoping they keep him in Indy

montej1695 · 03-24-2022, 04:53 PM

Nice investigative work!!!

volblorx8634 · 03-24-2022, 11:47 PM

This is excellent stuff! Do you attempt something like this for all patch cards you purchase? I can't imagine doing that for all my patches, but I also don't really keep an eye out for unique patches that might be identifiable like the Motorola patch here.

Deadshot · 03-25-2022, 07:27 AM

I don't do it for all patch cards, just the more unique ones. Thanks!

johnyensmith123 · 03-25-2022, 06:49 PM

As usual, amazing investigative work Deadshot! Always amazes me how good you are at identifying patches

pnft17 · 03-26-2022, 12:47 AM

Wax museum is the Perry Mason of blow out cards ! Love his research and conclusions on
Patch work.

03-24-2022, 10:01 AM	#1
Deadshot Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 7,694	Happy bday Myles Turner! I narrowed this Donruss patch down to 4 games I typically don't go for Donruss patches because they're usually pretty small/weak. But Panini’s entering into this memorabilia dump phase of their run so it's hard telling what's gonna show up from here on out. This card has a piece of the Motorola logo from a Hickory uniform in it, which is something I don’t think I’m going to see again. That's the kinda stuff that appeals to me. Thanks to fellow Pacers fan SteveO21 for pointing out the eBay listing to me! After I purchased the card, I went into full-on research mode. I knew the Pacers had only been wearing Motorola patches for a couple years and I knew they only wore Hickory jerseys on a specific number of dates, too. Here’s the breakdown of what I found. The Pacers announced a partnership with Motorola starting on December 18, 2018. Their Hickory jerseys that season were red/burgundy. The patches were white. The next season, the Hickory jerseys were white with a red/burgundy sponsor patch. That means Myles worn this patch sometime between December 18 and April 21. That’s a pretty small window. So I went on Basketball Reference and pulled up Myles gamelog from that season and copy and pasted it into Excel. From there I went on Getty Images and looked at pictures from every game in that 5-month time frame that he played in. If they didn’t wear the Hickory jerseys that game, I removed it from the spreadsheet. That narrowed it down to 4 games, all from 2019: January 19 against the Mavs February 7 against the Clippers March 10 against the Sixers April 7 against the Nets I’ve been tracking the other Myles Hickory patches over time, but all this Nike stuff seems like it’s pressed on and it’s so cookie cutter…you never see any loose threads. I doubt I’ll be able to narrow it down any more from there. But I got it to 4, so I'm happy about that. Happy bday Myles! Feel free to show off your Turner stuff in this thread! __________________ He said he name was “E”, so I introduced myself as “G”...The license plate said “IMNBITZ” or “IMNBISZ” or something. - G YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPuD3WYJ0rkpLqDdyavC2WA

03-24-2022, 10:34 AM	#3
smalltown Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 17,243 ifeature	More posts like this! Love seeing stuff on here about cards themselves. __________________ Collecting: Raptors, Canadian Basketball Players, Vintage & More. PC: https://www.instagram.com/smalltown.cards/

03-24-2022, 04:37 PM	#4
Deadshot Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 7,694	Thank you! I'm hoping they keep him in Indy __________________ He said he name was “E”, so I introduced myself as “G”...The license plate said “IMNBITZ” or “IMNBISZ” or something. - G YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPuD3WYJ0rkpLqDdyavC2WA

03-24-2022, 04:53 PM	#5
montej1695 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New York Posts: 1,725	Nice investigative work!!! __________________ My Chris Paul PC: https://www.flickr.com/photos/191037787@N07/albums

03-24-2022, 11:47 PM	#6
volblorx8634 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: OC Posts: 4,129 kd35durant	This is excellent stuff! Do you attempt something like this for all patch cards you purchase? I can't imagine doing that for all my patches, but I also don't really keep an eye out for unique patches that might be identifiable like the Motorola patch here. __________________ PC: Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Indians Looking for these cards: 1. 2018-19 National Treasure Tim Duncan Game Gear /10 (non-trim) 2. 2016 Kawhi Leonard Hoops Base Parallels (and Bird's Eye View Gold /10)

03-24-2022, 10:32 AM	#2
indyguy Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 8,512 arndru indyguyat	Nice work! Would love to see Myles back on the court soon and see how he fits with the new guys.

03-25-2022, 07:27 AM	#7
Deadshot Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 7,694	I don't do it for all patch cards, just the more unique ones. Thanks! __________________ He said he name was “E”, so I introduced myself as “G”...The license plate said “IMNBITZ” or “IMNBISZ” or something. - G YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPuD3WYJ0rkpLqDdyavC2WA

03-25-2022, 06:49 PM	#8
johnyensmith123 Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,814	As usual, amazing investigative work Deadshot! Always amazes me how good you are at identifying patches

03-26-2022, 12:47 AM	#9
pnft17 Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,693	Wax museum is the Perry Mason of blow out cards ! Love his research and conclusions on Patch work.