22-23 Hoops: These winter blasters hit the shelves shortly after the non-winter variety did. We'll kick this off with De'Aaron Fox. Don't sleep on this guy. He's in Sacramento so many haven't heard of him but he's good. Really good. The Kings are doing well this season and hopefully a playoff appearance is in the cards for them.
The design is the same as what we've already seen from Hoops this year with some snow added. They could have gone a little more heavy on the snow. If you are going to do a themed set, go all out like the Topps holiday versions. Still, this is better than some designs from years past when you could barely see the snow.
Jaden Ivey is averaging 15 ppg for the Pistons while top rookie Paolo Banchero is averaging 20/6/3 for the Magic. He's slowed down a bit as the season has gone on but he's still shown he was worthy of the top pick in the draft.
Some nice photos in the set.
The rookie sweater relic. Watson isn't really seeing any court time yet for the Nuggets.
Some greats of the league on the inserts. Frequent Flyers is a design I like while the jury is still out on Pure Players and Skyview.
More youngsters. All three of these guys are having solid rookie seasons averaging seven to eight points per game.
Duren is averaging almost nine points and almost nine rebounds per game this year. He's doing better than this design. Need more something in all that blank space in the background.
Just showing off some of fun guards in the league. That Klay photo is great. Easy to make up a great ending to a game with that one.
Many folks really like this Hoops Tribute design to include myself. They have that Hoops vibe to them. Can't wait to see how Luka and Kyrie do in Dallas. I'm not an Irving fan but there's no denying his talent. Can Dallas make it work? Should be interesting to watch to say the least.
BREAKDOWN:
90 – Total Cards
13 – RC
5 – Hoops Tribute
3 – Arriving Now
3 – Purple Parallel
2 – Rookie Greetings
1 – Skyview
1 – Pure Players
1 – Frequent Flyers
1 – Rookie Sweaters Relic
Nice batch of rookies!
ReplyDeleteNo complaints from me!
DeleteI have not bought any of the winter Hoops cards, and from looking at them, I will probably just try to pick any singles that interest me. As a Duke fan, I am pleased to see the season Bancero is having.
ReplyDeleteBanchero is doing well. If Orlando stays on track they could be a contender soon.
DeleteI like the idea of using the airport code on the Arriving Now inserts. The insert itself could have used a better design, but at least there was some creativity put into it.
ReplyDeleteIt was a good add to the design. And yes just a little more creativity would have made it a really good insert.
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