Friday, 4 September 2020

2020 Adventures in Repacks: Part 32.5 - Cubism

1990 Fleer - Jack Sikma - The final grouping starts with a recent HOF inductee.
1990 Hoops - Alexander Volkov
1992 Fleer - Larry Stewart
1989 Fleer - Mark Price
2009 Prestige - Mike Bibby
2009 Prestige - Jon Brockman - There's going to be a few of these instances here where the same set appears back-to-back.
2007 Topps - Corey Maggette
1990 Hoops - Bill Fitch
1992 Fleer - Jerrod Mustaf
1992 Ultra - Rodney McCray 
1992 Ultra - Charles Smith - Case in point.
1991 UD - John Turner
1990 Fleer - Adrian Dantley
2016 Donruss - Malachi Richardson
2013 Hoops - Paul Millsap
1990 Skybox - Derrick Gervin
2018 Hoops - Lance Stephenson
1990 Hoops - Reggie Miller
1990 Fleer - Eric Floyd - The man's name is Sleepy, TYVM.
1996 Topps Stars - Scottie Pippen
1998 Ionix - Glenn Robinson
1991 Skybox - Jerome Lane/Larry Smith
1991 Skybox - Scott Skiles - This is my favourite pairing, as it honours individual stats, and it shows the players in question performing the highlighted act.
1998 SPx Finite /5000 - Bryant Reeves - Numbered Grizzly!
1992 UD - Blair Rasmussen
1989 Hoops - Sylvester Gray
1992 Stad. Club - Randy Wood
2006 Topps - TJ Ford - The last Raptors card in the cube.
1999 MVP - Randy Ford
1995 Skybox - Adam Keefe
2006 UD - Devin Harris
1990 Fleer - Michael Cage
2012 Prizm - Kevin Garnett
1992 Hoops - Greg Sutton
1993 Hoops - Dino Radja
1996 Hoops - Grant Hill
2002 UD Glass - Chris Webber
1998 Press Pass - Kerry Kittles - Who needs licensing?
1998 Ultra - Danny Fortson - Somewhat of an odd photo choice. You could have told me this was a pic used on a Tracy Murray card and I also would have believed it.
1992 Hoops - Scott Williams
1991 UD - Buck Johnson
1996 Hoops - Danny Ainge
1992 Ultra - Dennis Smith
1990 Fleer - Dennis Hopson
1992 UD - George McCloud
2014 Threads - Jamal Crawford
2002 Topps Jersey Edition - Caron Butler - The only true hit of the repack. I like how both the window, and the swatch are cut in the style of a jersey. There's a slight border, but it only serves to accentuate the swatch. 
2003 Sweet Shot - Chauncey Billups
1993 Hoops - Michael Cage
1992 Skybox - David Wood
1990 Fleer - Tod Murphy
1995 Metal - Clifford Rozier
1990 Skybox - Pooh Richardson
2008 Press Pass Bronze /750 - Sleepy Floyd
2014 SPA - Sleepy Floyd - Now that's a better way to provide Sleepy Floyd cards.

And that's 250+ cards! These are always fun, and given the costs of new basketball releases this season, they're probably the best value in terms of enjoyment value that you can get today from the sports.

Thursday, 3 September 2020

2020 Adventures in Repacks: Part 32.4 - Cubism

2015 Prizm - Chris Bosh - Bosh is always a good way to start a post.
2012 Hoops - Andrew Bynum
1993 Skybox - Dan Schayes
1993 Ultra - Terry Dehere
2002 Hoops Stars - Vladimir Radmanovic
1994 UD - Michael Jordan - Gotta scan a Jordan appearance.
2009 Prestige Orange /300 - Hedo Turkoglu - The first Raptors card in this portion. And it is a numbered card, too!
1993 UD - Vin Baker
1992 Topps - Greg Anthony
1990 Fleer - Randy Breuer
1990 Fleer - Winston Garland
1991 Skybox - Michael Williams
1996 Z-Force - Marcus Camby - Another Raptor card. And it is pure 90s. This looks like one of those "Graphic Design is my Passion" memes.
1992 Fleer - Buck Williams
2007 Topps - Andrew Bogut
1990 Hoops - Jerome Kersey
1991 UD - Michael Adams
1991 UD - Charles Barkley - Remember when there was at least the illusion of playing defense during the ASG?
1992 Fleer - Dan Majerle
1991 Fleer - Harvey Grant
1989 Fleer - Rodney McCray
1998 SPA - Hakeen Olajuwon
1999 UD - Scottie Pippen - Ah yes, Pippen on the Blazers. The team everyone remembers him with.
2015 Prizm - Mike Conley
1997 Starquest - Bryant Reeves - Vancouver Grizzlies content! I really need to get my hands on a card from this year where Memphis sports these unis, but the best views seem to only be on Ja Morant cards.
1993 Fleer - Kevin Duckworth
1990 Hoops - Kevin Duckworth - Back to back from the same player. At least the Fleer card is a Washington card.
1994 Choice - Patrick Ewing
1994 Choice - Bimbo Coles - How can I not scan a Bimbo card?
2012 Hoops - Devin Ebanks
1999 UD - Greg Ostertag - This is probably the best Ostertag will ever look on a card.
1990 UD - Ben Coleman
1998 Topps - Malik Sealy
1993 Fleer - Sedale Threatt
1992 Ultra - Horace Grant
1990 Skybox - Todd Lichti
2009 Panini - Hakim Warrick
1999 UD - Tracy McGrady - The third and final Raptor in this portion.
1994 Hoops - Chris Webber
1993 Stad. Club - Rick Mahorn
1993 Hoops - Lee Mayberry
1991 Fleer - Brian Shaw
1993 UD - Charles Barkley
1997 Fleer - Hot Rod Williams - 4th Hot Rod card in the repack!
1990 Hoops - Robert Reid
2008 Topps In The Genes - Taurean/Sidney Green - I always find family-themed cards interesting. I think this insert set was entirely fathers and sons, and I like seeing people that haven't made post career appearances on cardboard, such as Sidney.
2012 Panini - Emeka Okafar
2013 Panini - Marc Gasol
1993 Hoops - Kevin Willis
1990 Fleer - Mark Jackson
1992 Stad. Club - Kennard Winchester - I liked the self-referential Stadium Club cards, where the pictured rookie card is actually the card in hand.
1998 Hardcourt /1300 - Ray Allen - This card has the feel of the wood rookies inserts in Panini sets. Also, looking at COMC value, this was probably the best card in the repack, where it is available for $16.25.
1990 Skybox - Jerry Sloan - This time, we end with a coach.

Wednesday, 2 September 2020

2020 Adventures in Repacks: Part 32.3 - Cubism

1996 Metal - Ray Allen - Let's start with some Metal! *throws up the horns*
1997 Stad. Club - Joe Smith
1991 UD - Roy Tarpley
1994 Ted Williams - Carlos Rogers - I seriously had no idea there were Ted Williams Co. basketball cards until I saw this one.
1991 UD - Chris Mullin
1992 Fleer - Tim Perry
1990 Hoops - Bill Wennington
1992 Hoops - Rudy Tomjanovich
1992 Hoops - Jerome Kersey
2012 Retro - Glen Rice
2012 Retro - Tyler Zeller - Two cards, back-to-back, from the same set, albeit with different designs. Repacks!
2016 Donruss - Rudy Gay
2016 Prizm - Wayne Ellington
2015 Hoops - Tristan Thompson
2014 SPA - Bo Outlaw - One of my favourite names to get a card of. Solely on the basis of being named Outlaw.
2016 Prizm - Emmanuel Mudiay
1992 Skybox - Tony Campbell
1994 Choice - Jamal Mashburn

1999 Focus Red /3999 - Nikita Morgunov - Much like with the Mik Kilgore from yesterday, this card, and associated parallels, was the only one Morgunov would get.
1995 Hoops - Alan Henderson
2002 SPA - Bonzi Wells - Gotta scan a card of a dude named Bonzi.
2001 Chrome - Trenton Hassell
1992 Ultra - Bill Laimbeer
1990 Fleer - Buck Johnson
1991 UD - Ledell Eackles
1989 Hoops - Terry Teagle
1992 Ultra - Greg Foster
1992 UD - Buck Williams
1999 UD - Rasheed Wallace


2003 SPX - Quentin Richardson - There is a kinda sorta hologram on the silver area. It just doesn't scan.
1993 Hoops - Sherman Douglas

2002 SPA /2000 - Rashard Lewis - Another numbered card. Less interesting than the Morgunov, since there are far more Rashard Lewis options out there.
2006 UD - Devean George
1992 Stad. Club - Chris Corchiani
1993 Fleer - Cliff Robinson
1990 Skybox - Sherman Douglas
2012 Hoops - Luc Mbah A Moute
2012 Hoops - Quincy Miller - I prefer Draft day photos to Panini photoshoot ones, just because it does allow the draftees to show off their stylishness.
1993 Ultra - Elden Campbell
1998 Hoops - Harvey Grant
1993 UD - Terry Dehere
1993 Ultra - Litterial Green - Gotta scan a card of a dude named Litterial.
1993 Skybox - Kenny Smith
1993 UD - Jerome Kersey
1993 Topps - Rumeal Robinson
1992 Topps - Vlade Divac
2001 Stad. Club - Tim Thomas
2007 Topps - Josh Smith
1997 Bowman's Best - Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf - Since the photo almost looks like Penny is blocking the shot, this could have been used for either player.
1992 Ultra - Eric Anderson
1994 Skybox - Mookie Blaylock
1990 Fleer - Rodney McCray
1994 Choice - Dikembe Mutombo - Gotta scan a Dikembe!

1992 Skybox - The Magic of Skybox - Horace Grant - This was an interesting concept. The front of the card is the standard Skybox card, with the back showing the un-Skyboxed image.

1993 Hoops - Pete Myers - Not the most exciting way to end this. But at least there are banners in background, even if they are for the Hawks and not the Bulls.

Tuesday, 1 September 2020

2020 Adventures in Repacks: Part 32.2 - Cubism

Another 50 or so...

2010 Classics - Chris Paul - This really doesn't seem like a Classics design, as it really doesn't have the vintage look to it with all the colour.
1996 Topps - Mahmoud-Abdul Rauf
1990 Hoops - John Bagley
1996 Hoops - Derrick McKey
1996 Metal - Tyrone Corbin
1992 Stad. Club - Kenny Williams
1991 UD - Steve Hood
1993 Hoops - Duane Causwell
1994 Ultra - Jamie Watson
1993 Hoops 5th Anniversary - Tracy Murray - I'm scanning this just to comparison to the base card of Fred Carter I showed off for my 2/14.
1994 Choice - Negel Knight
2001 UD - Ron Artest
1993 UD - Mike Peplowski - I really love photos where the entire length of the court is visible behind the player.
1991 Fleer - Dominique Wilkins
1989 Hoops - James Edwards
1992 Classic - Herb Jones
1994 Choice - Shawn Kemp
1994 Choice - Hakeem Olajuwan
1990 Fleer - Tony Campbell
1993 Hoops - Mike Fratello
1995 Hoops - Jerome Allen
1995 Hoops - Damon Stoudamire - Raptors content!
1995 Hoops - Cedric Ceballos
1990 Fleer - Reggie Lewis
1990 Skybox - Stuart Bell

1995 Stad. Club - Bill Cartwright - This was a sunset card for Cartwright, as he retired in the previous off-season.
2003 Ultra - Elton Brand
2008 Signature /2325 - John 'Hot Rod' Williams - The only numbered card in this portion.
1989 Hoops - James Worthy
1989 Hoops - Jack Sikma
1989 Fleer - John Williams - This portion was a Hot Rod Williams hot repack. And I did double-check to make sure it wasn't Hot Plate Williams.
2016 Donruss - Sam Dekker
2013 Hoops - Francisco Garcia
1992 Fleer - Vernon Maxwell
1991 UD - Chris Mullin
1997 Z-Force - Jermaine O'Neal
1990 Fleer - Vern Fleming
1991 Skybox - Darrell Walker
1991 Skybox - John Williams - 3 Hot Rods!
1991 UD - Sam Vincent
1997 Fleer - Stacey Augmon

1992 Classic - Mik Kilgore - The fun thing about these repacks is getting an obscure player. This was Kilgore's only cardboard appeaarance.
1993 Fleer - Bobby Hurley
1990 Fleer - Lester Conner
1991 UD - Alvin Robertson


2010 Classics - Kobe Bryant - Gotta love getting a Kobe.
2018 Hoops - Maurice Harkless

1997 Fleer Crystal Traditions - Pooh Richardson - Another parallel. These have a glossy feel to them, a parallel from the cardboard feel of the regular issues.
1999 UD - Juwan Howard
2003 Rookie Exclusives - Reece Gaines
2003 Ultra - Tony Delk

2006 UD - Troy Murphy - The only other contender against the Peploski for best photo. The view from the roof!
1999 Hoops - Mike Bibby - Vancouver Grizzlies content!
2002 Hoops Stars - Eddie Jones
2007 Topps - Ricky Davis
1999 Ultimate Victory - Maurice Taylor - What type of Victory was it? An Ultimate one!
1996 Topps - Geroge Zidek
1990 Skybox - Ricky Pierce
1994 Fleer - Dennis Scott - This ends this portion.

I'll hit the halfway mark tomorrow!