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I'm just curious. =)
For me, I came across Shawn Kemp Jam(Super Sonics !) while I watched TV.
In my country(South Korea), there has been a few method to watch NBA Play..
SO it had more impact than real when I saw that Kemp's Jam like below.
Because of his jam, I have collected Shawn Kemp cards..
For example, I bought and kept 1995-96 UD All-Star Shawn Kemp in 1995...over 13 years!!
When Dikembe Mutombo's Nuggets upset Kemp's sonics..I was bad mood...I have liked Mutombo though..
I also liked Alonzo Mourning(My Top Favorite Player) Block shot...I have liked Hustle Players..
As soon as he was traded to Heat, I became a Heat Big Fan because of ZO..lol
At that time, I liked all Heat players..even Bench players like Voshon Lenard, Issac Austin, P.J. Brown
I also collected those players cards..
I liked 2 Hardaway..Tim Killer Cross over Hardaway and Anfernee Penny Hardaway.
But I couldn't collect Anfernee Hardaway at that time..Price was really expensive.
For example, Anfernee Hardaway Finest RC was dealt around 50$-60$ !!(Not Refractors !!)
Refractors? I couldn't imagine..I didn't see any Anfernee Hardaway RC Refractors at that time..
(I managed to get this RC and RC Refractors in last year...)
Tim Hardaway was also great..My brother collected Timmy..but I sold most of them include 1996-97 Skybox Autographics..
(I will miss this combi..)
I liked other young Nets combi.
Kenny Anderson and Derrick Coleman..
I liked Kenny Anderson..But I didn't call him as Young Stockton. =)
(Someone called that DUO as Young Stockton and Young Malone)
The other Point Guard I liked was Rod Strickland.
He was not a Super Star but he was exciting..at least for me..
(But he blocked after stealing balls and attepting lay-up shoot by Olajuwon..lol)
Clutch shot is really exciting..Of course, someone thinks it is worse than Jam.
But Jam is only jam..Clutch shot wins championship..
I have liked John Starks, Reggie Miller..and Robert Horry...(I haven't collected John Starks though..)
I didn't know what is RC.
But finally I could know about RC..because of Kevin Garnett !!
I saw Kevin Garnett in 1995..He was really thin but really tall.
Most of People liked Jerry Stackhouse(many People called him as Next MJ lol) and Joe Smith..not KG..at least in my country..
I bought KG finest RC around 1.5$..but I threw that card =(
Because I peeled the finest film..Bad Topps Company !!
I peeled the film because
Topps Finest Protector / Peel and Remove Coating
I should not have known English.=(
I removed film KG Finest RC. My brother saw that card then told me. " Value of this card was lower because of peeling."
Since then..I have never got and bought KG finest RC..=(
Next year..Really Craziest Rookie Season.
Allen Iverson, Marcus Camby, Abdur-Rahim. Starbury, Ray Allen, Antoine Walker, Kobe Bryant,
Peja Stojakovic(# 14 but debut year was 1998),Steve Nash, Jermaine O'neal..and Ben Wallace...
and other semi stars like Erick Dampier, Derek Fisher...
I picked Allen Iverson, Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Kobe Bryant.
But Iverson cards and Kobe Cards were really expensive...SO I only collect Shareef..
Then, one event happened. There was rumor Allen Iverson was included Drug Case with his friends.
I don't know what's happening in US at that time.
But all of people in my country sold all of Iverson cards !!
SO I bought and bought as I could buy ! Nobody bought Iverson cards except me !
The result, I could get this baby as cheap price before chrome skyrocketing.
I have more story about mine but it would be enough...
because there would be a few people feels irritable about like this story..
(I understand =) )
SO I would end my story...
I don't want to live in the past..I have really liked 1990's NBA....
How about you ?
P.S. : Thank you for your interesting and Sorry for my poor English. =)
For me, I came across Shawn Kemp Jam(Super Sonics !) while I watched TV.
In my country(South Korea), there has been a few method to watch NBA Play..
SO it had more impact than real when I saw that Kemp's Jam like below.
Because of his jam, I have collected Shawn Kemp cards..
For example, I bought and kept 1995-96 UD All-Star Shawn Kemp in 1995...over 13 years!!
When Dikembe Mutombo's Nuggets upset Kemp's sonics..I was bad mood...I have liked Mutombo though..
I also liked Alonzo Mourning(My Top Favorite Player) Block shot...I have liked Hustle Players..
As soon as he was traded to Heat, I became a Heat Big Fan because of ZO..lol
At that time, I liked all Heat players..even Bench players like Voshon Lenard, Issac Austin, P.J. Brown
I also collected those players cards..
I liked 2 Hardaway..Tim Killer Cross over Hardaway and Anfernee Penny Hardaway.
But I couldn't collect Anfernee Hardaway at that time..Price was really expensive.
For example, Anfernee Hardaway Finest RC was dealt around 50$-60$ !!(Not Refractors !!)
Refractors? I couldn't imagine..I didn't see any Anfernee Hardaway RC Refractors at that time..
(I managed to get this RC and RC Refractors in last year...)
Tim Hardaway was also great..My brother collected Timmy..but I sold most of them include 1996-97 Skybox Autographics..
(I will miss this combi..)
I liked other young Nets combi.
Kenny Anderson and Derrick Coleman..
I liked Kenny Anderson..But I didn't call him as Young Stockton. =)
(Someone called that DUO as Young Stockton and Young Malone)
The other Point Guard I liked was Rod Strickland.
He was not a Super Star but he was exciting..at least for me..
(But he blocked after stealing balls and attepting lay-up shoot by Olajuwon..lol)
Clutch shot is really exciting..Of course, someone thinks it is worse than Jam.
But Jam is only jam..Clutch shot wins championship..
I have liked John Starks, Reggie Miller..and Robert Horry...(I haven't collected John Starks though..)
I didn't know what is RC.
But finally I could know about RC..because of Kevin Garnett !!
I saw Kevin Garnett in 1995..He was really thin but really tall.
Most of People liked Jerry Stackhouse(many People called him as Next MJ lol) and Joe Smith..not KG..at least in my country..
I bought KG finest RC around 1.5$..but I threw that card =(
Because I peeled the finest film..Bad Topps Company !!
I peeled the film because
Topps Finest Protector / Peel and Remove Coating
I should not have known English.=(
I removed film KG Finest RC. My brother saw that card then told me. " Value of this card was lower because of peeling."
Since then..I have never got and bought KG finest RC..=(
Next year..Really Craziest Rookie Season.
Allen Iverson, Marcus Camby, Abdur-Rahim. Starbury, Ray Allen, Antoine Walker, Kobe Bryant,
Peja Stojakovic(# 14 but debut year was 1998),Steve Nash, Jermaine O'neal..and Ben Wallace...
and other semi stars like Erick Dampier, Derek Fisher...
I picked Allen Iverson, Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Kobe Bryant.
But Iverson cards and Kobe Cards were really expensive...SO I only collect Shareef..
Then, one event happened. There was rumor Allen Iverson was included Drug Case with his friends.
I don't know what's happening in US at that time.
But all of people in my country sold all of Iverson cards !!
SO I bought and bought as I could buy ! Nobody bought Iverson cards except me !
The result, I could get this baby as cheap price before chrome skyrocketing.
I have more story about mine but it would be enough...
because there would be a few people feels irritable about like this story..
(I understand =) )
SO I would end my story...
I don't want to live in the past..I have really liked 1990's NBA....
How about you ?
P.S. : Thank you for your interesting and Sorry for my poor English. =)