1985-86 Star NBA cards that never were

GatorPie · 02-15-2019, 08:58 PM

Several key HOF rookies were left out of the 1985-86 Star NBA basketball sets, and ended up having rookie cards in the 1986-87 Fleer set. I've always wondered what those cards, had they existed, would have looked like. I decided to get on MS Paint and make my own. Tell me what you think.

Panthersfans · 02-15-2019, 09:05 PM

Love it

Wings · 02-15-2019, 09:13 PM

You failed. Those cards are way too nice looking to be in the Star set

hxcmilkshake · 02-15-2019, 09:23 PM

Nice Mullin with the hair, short shorts and about to school James Worthy!

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slum22 · 02-15-2019, 10:44 PM

I love your mock ups. I have always wondered what happened with the Dumars, Malone and Mullin cards from that set and why they weren’t included. Mullin was a huge star at St. John’s and drafted number 7 overall and Dumars and Malone were first rounders too.

Giantrobot · 02-15-2019, 11:07 PM

Nice work! Man, I wish those were real. I love the Star sets from 83-86.

ehp6737 · 02-15-2019, 11:07 PM

Awesome work. Look amazing

Giantrobot · 02-15-2019, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Wings

You failed. Those cards are way too nice looking to be in the Star set

Haha, sadly probably true. They would have picked far more awkward photos.

GatorPie · 02-16-2019, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by slum22

I love your mock ups. I have always wondered what happened with the Dumars, Malone and Mullin cards from that set and why they weren’t included. Mullin was a huge star at St. John’s and drafted number 7 overall and Dumars and Malone were first rounders too.

All I can figure is that they couldn't get the rights to those players for whatever reason.

I love the Star cards and am extremely grateful that they exist. Can you imagine all those years had there been nothing while some of the greatest players ever came on board? They filled an extremely important void.

Jasondr91 · 02-16-2019, 08:42 AM

These are fantastic! Can you do possibly an 87 Fleer Dennis Rodman, or 88 Mitch Richmond?

GatorPie · 02-16-2019, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Jasondr91

These are fantastic! Can you do possibly an 87 Fleer Dennis Rodman, or 88 Mitch Richmond?

The Rodman I'll take a stab at (he played in 86 and could have had a 87 card), but why an 88 Richmond? He wasn't a rookie in '87. Obviously these are just fantasies, but there never could have been a 88 Richmond.

The Star cards from 83 to 85 put out cards for players DURING their rookie years, which is pretty remarkable. That's why when you look at the backs it shows their college stats - they didn't even have complete rookie years yet. When Fleer took over, they went to the standard practice of putting out a card after the rookie year was in the books.

Saying that, I could make an 88 Richmond just for the hell of it.

RookieAddict · 02-16-2019, 09:49 AM

That looks awesome!

bblaue1 · 02-16-2019, 11:06 AM

Always wanted to see a 89-90 David Robinson Fleer or a 89-90 Hoops series 2 Shawn Kemp. In baseball a 1990 UD update Frank Thomas would have been smooth. Len Bias Fleer issue from I guess 87-88 would have been amazing. Last one 1994 Bowman Football Packers Kurt Warner. He was in camp and a lot of guys that only went to camp had cards in larger sets. Brunel had a 93 SP. This is fun

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kb 24 · 02-16-2019, 11:24 AM

Nice!!

AbraCalabro · 02-16-2019, 11:38 AM

I'm blown away that you were able to create these in MS Paint

GatorPie · 02-16-2019, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Jasondr91

These are fantastic! Can you do possibly an 87 Fleer Dennis Rodman, or 88 Mitch Richmond?

Here's a start. Right click, save as:

GatorPie · 02-16-2019, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bblaue1

Always wanted to see a 89-90 David Robinson Fleer

Okay, here it is:

bblaue1 · 02-16-2019, 06:33 PM

That’s awesome thanks

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6celtics33 · 02-16-2019, 07:11 PM

They look so real

GatorPie · 02-16-2019, 07:17 PM

GatorPie · 02-16-2019, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by bblaue1

Last one 1994 Bowman Football Packers Kurt Warner. He was in camp and a lot of guys that only went to camp had cards in larger sets.

ari_ivy · 02-16-2019, 09:58 PM

Amazing! Professional work!

GatorPie · 02-16-2019, 11:20 PM

Working on some others, but would love to get some more requests. Even some classic existing cards you’d like to see with a better photo.

bblaue1 · 02-16-2019, 11:27 PM

These are absolutely amazing

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Arianny_Fan · 02-17-2019, 01:23 AM

That robinson fleer rc.is awesome! Always wondered how one would look if Fleer made one. Would probably be harder to find than Hoops rc too.

02-15-2019, 08:58 PM	#1
GatorPie Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 1,199	1985-86 Star NBA cards that never were Several key HOF rookies were left out of the 1985-86 Star NBA basketball sets, and ended up having rookie cards in the 1986-87 Fleer set. I've always wondered what those cards, had they existed, would have looked like. I decided to get on MS Paint and make my own. Tell me what you think.

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slum22 Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 3,582 slummer22	I love your mock ups. I have always wondered what happened with the Dumars, Malone and Mullin cards from that set and why they weren’t included. Mullin was a huge star at St. John’s and drafted number 7 overall and Dumars and Malone were first rounders too. __________________ Steve Reigning Blowout 3 Point Contest Champion https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1175082

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Jasondr91 Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Behind the Pokemon cards at WalMart Posts: 4,549 Jasondr91	These are fantastic! Can you do possibly an 87 Fleer Dennis Rodman, or 88 Mitch Richmond? __________________ Still collecting certain Aleksandaя "Sasha" Pavlovic items since 2004. "The United States has become a place where professional athletes and entertainers are mistaken for people of importance." - Robert Heinlein

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bblaue1 Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 877 blaue2014 bblaue1	1985-86 Star NBA cards that never were Always wanted to see a 89-90 David Robinson Fleer or a 89-90 Hoops series 2 Shawn Kemp. In baseball a 1990 UD update Frank Thomas would have been smooth. Len Bias Fleer issue from I guess 87-88 would have been amazing. Last one 1994 Bowman Football Packers Kurt Warner. He was in camp and a lot of guys that only went to camp had cards in larger sets. Brunel had a 93 SP. This is fun Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Collecting Pre-retirement David Robinson, 90's Jordan, 80's Star, Gold bullion, love.... IG: nbspursfan Last edited by bblaue1; 02-16-2019 at 11:18 AM.

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Panthersfans Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: NC, USA. Posts: 1,047 Kkirks496p	Love it

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Wings Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Omaha Posts: 5,390	You failed. Those cards are way too nice looking to be in the Star set

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hxcmilkshake Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Apopka FL Posts: 11,264 hxcmilkshake	Nice Mullin with the hair, short shorts and about to school James Worthy! Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

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Giantrobot Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 4,828	Nice work! Man, I wish those were real. I love the Star sets from 83-86.

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ehp6737 Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 478	Awesome work. Look amazing

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RookieAddict Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 1,310 volumeaccumulation	That looks awesome!

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kb 24 Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: BCN Posts: 634 crds-inte skbcards	Nice!!

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bblaue1 Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 877 blaue2014 bblaue1	That’s awesome thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Collecting Pre-retirement David Robinson, 90's Jordan, 80's Star, Gold bullion, love.... IG: nbspursfan

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6celtics33 Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 8,271	They look so real

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GatorPie Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 1,199

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ari_ivy Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 145	Amazing! Professional work!

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GatorPie Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 1,199	Working on some others, but would love to get some more requests. Even some classic existing cards you’d like to see with a better photo.

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bblaue1 Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 877 blaue2014 bblaue1	These are absolutely amazing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Collecting Pre-retirement David Robinson, 90's Jordan, 80's Star, Gold bullion, love.... IG: nbspursfan

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Arianny_Fan Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: On a rock in the middle of the sea. Posts: 3,574 basketballfiend	That robinson fleer rc.is awesome! Always wondered how one would look if Fleer made one. Would probably be harder to find than Hoops rc too. __________________ IG: @basketballfiendcards @ariannycelestecards Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/139631202@N06/albums