Sport: Basketball
Product: 2013-14 Panini Intrigue Basketball
Break Date: September 25, 2015
Hit Breakdown: Two autographs and two jersey cards
Summary: Back down the Intrigue rabbit hole I go...
I've now got half of the Slam Ink, so picked up a few boxes to give it another go. Yet again (like the last break) so close. Sooooo close.
As always, I opened the Intriguing Players packs first - and the first of the two packs was the hit of the break - another 1/1 Platinum - this time, Damian Lillard. These 1/1 cards are so nice-looking, and since the entire set is made up of all stars, it's a great card.
Overall, this was a better break than the last one. The two autos in the first box were a Nick Young jersey/auto and a David Thompson Dunk Co. auto – at least Thompson's a Hall of Famer.
Then, the autos in the second box. The first was another Dunk Co. auto - J.R. Smith; it's the base auto, but only numbered to 15. Then, the second one.
Finally, a Slam Ink. Sadly, though, it was Terrence Ross, which I already have. It's /25, but if I was going to pull a double, at least it would have been nice if it was, say, Vince Carter, or McGrady, or something I could maybe flip for one I need.
The jersey cards were pretty good. The first box had a Andrei Kirilenko First Flight (Jazz uni) and a Kobe/Durant Intriguing Pairs dual jersey. I had actually pulled a Kobe/Durant before, but it's a nice card and I know I can trade it for something else.
The second box had a Top Flight Luol Deng and a Terrific Trios card with Blake Griffin, Anthony Davis, and Kevin Love jersey swatches – a real sharp card.
While I didn't pull a Slam Ink that I needed, this was still a solid break. The Smith /15 is a nice card, and the two multi-player jersey cards are really cool. And, to top it off, the 1/1 Lillard is great.
Overall, a solid B+ that would have been an A had the Ross been any of the other Slam Ink cards I need.
Grade for the product: A-I've now got half of the Slam Ink, so picked up a few boxes to give it another go. Yet again (like the last break) so close. Sooooo close.
As always, I opened the Intriguing Players packs first - and the first of the two packs was the hit of the break - another 1/1 Platinum - this time, Damian Lillard. These 1/1 cards are so nice-looking, and since the entire set is made up of all stars, it's a great card.
Overall, this was a better break than the last one. The two autos in the first box were a Nick Young jersey/auto and a David Thompson Dunk Co. auto – at least Thompson's a Hall of Famer.
Then, the autos in the second box. The first was another Dunk Co. auto - J.R. Smith; it's the base auto, but only numbered to 15. Then, the second one.
Finally, a Slam Ink. Sadly, though, it was Terrence Ross, which I already have. It's /25, but if I was going to pull a double, at least it would have been nice if it was, say, Vince Carter, or McGrady, or something I could maybe flip for one I need.
The jersey cards were pretty good. The first box had a Andrei Kirilenko First Flight (Jazz uni) and a Kobe/Durant Intriguing Pairs dual jersey. I had actually pulled a Kobe/Durant before, but it's a nice card and I know I can trade it for something else.
The second box had a Top Flight Luol Deng and a Terrific Trios card with Blake Griffin, Anthony Davis, and Kevin Love jersey swatches – a real sharp card.
While I didn't pull a Slam Ink that I needed, this was still a solid break. The Smith /15 is a nice card, and the two multi-player jersey cards are really cool. And, to top it off, the 1/1 Lillard is great.
Overall, a solid B+ that would have been an A had the Ross been any of the other Slam Ink cards I need.
Grade for the break: B+
Box 1
Intriguing Players Platinum 1/1: Damian Lillard
Autographed Jerseys: Nick Young /149
Dunk Co.: David Thompson /99
First Flight Unis: Andrei Kirilenko
Intriguing Pairs: Kobe Bryant/Kevin Durant /199
'14 Draft X-change: P.J. Hairston(#12)
Intriguing Players: James Harden, Anthony Davis
Intriguing Players Die Cuts: John Wall, Kevin Durant
Base: Gerald Green, Dion Waiters
Box 2
Slam Ink: Terrance Ross /25
Dunk Co.: J.R. Smith /15
First Flight Unis: Luol Deng /49
Terrific Trios: Blake Griffin/Anthony Davis/Kevin Love /199
First Flight Unis: Andrei Kirilenko
Intriguing Pairs: Kobe Bryant/Kevin Durant /199
'14 Draft X-change: P.J. Hairston(#12)
Intriguing Players: James Harden, Anthony Davis
Intriguing Players Die Cuts: John Wall, Kevin Durant
Base: Gerald Green, Dion Waiters
Slam Ink: Terrance Ross /25
Dunk Co.: J.R. Smith /15
First Flight Unis: Luol Deng /49
Terrific Trios: Blake Griffin/Anthony Davis/Kevin Love /199
'14 Draft X-change: Doug McDermott(#11)
Intriguing Players: Tim Duncan, Derrick Rose, Dirk Nowitzki
Intriguing Players Die Cuts: Tim Duncan, Russell Westbrook
Base: Vince Carter, J.R. Smith
Intriguing Players: Tim Duncan, Derrick Rose, Dirk Nowitzki
Intriguing Players Die Cuts: Tim Duncan, Russell Westbrook
Base: Vince Carter, J.R. Smith
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